At the restored Old Hlukhiv yard (18th century) Ukraine's first Maksym Berezovsky memorial museum opens. Opening date — 1 October 2026.
The city of Hlukhiv (Sumy Oblast) — Maksym Berezovsky's birthplace — opens Ukraine's first composer memorial museum in an 18th-century building at 18 Shkilna Street on 1 October 2026. The museum is housed in a partly restored Old Hlukhiv yard dating to the mid-18th century, next to the location where the Berezovsky family house stood per historical data. Restoration was carried out from 2023 to 2026 with Ukrainian Cultural Foundation funding (8.2 million UAH). The museum exposition consists of 4 halls: 1) 'Hlukhiv — Cradle' (local 18th-century exhibits); 2) 'Bologna — Apprenticeship' (recreated academy manuscripts, personal items — reconstruction); 3) 'Imperial Capital — Career' (imperial-period manuscripts, operas, symphony); 4) 'Legacy 2003+' (contemporary stagings, films, research). Curator — art scholar Olena Sydorenko (Shevchenko Kyiv National University, author of the monograph 'Berezovsky in the 21st century' 2024). Particular exhibits: 1) authentic 18th-century instrument — Andreas Stein piano (Augsburg 1771), similar to the one Berezovsky played in Bologna; 2) full reproduction of the 'Demofoonte' score autograph (original remains at the Bolognese Academy); 3) named list of 18 known works. The museum opening features a chamber orchestra concert performing 'Symphony in C' — the composer's only known symphony. Expected annual attendance is 60 thousand visitors.
