As part of the 2026 edition of Voices of Dignity, we invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Voices of Dignity: Literature of Resistance”  — a tribute to Ukrainian literary voices of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The exhibition reveals how Ukrainian literature has functioned not only as art, but as an act of resistance across generations. It honors writers who were persecuted or silenced under imperial and totalitarian regimes, those killed as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and those who continue to write under the conditions of war today. 

From Lesia Ukrainka and the Executed Renaissance to the Sixtiers, post-independence authors, and contemporary writers, the exhibition unfolds chronologically through key literary generations. These authors stand at the center of Ukraine’s cultural survival as they preserved the memory, challenged imperial narratives and articulated issues of human dignity in the face of repression. 

Through installations, archival materials, historical documents, videos, and contemporary publications, visitors have the chance to encounter literature as a living force — not peripheral to history, but central to it.

📅 Monday, February 23
⏰ 17:30 (doors open)
📍 Ukraine House in Denmark, Strandgade 27B, Copenhagen

The exhibition will be on view from February 23 to May 31.

We look forward to welcoming you to the opening!