The Matyuha Foundation joined the Origami for Ukraine installation on the Kyiv Museum façade
The Andriy Matyuha Foundation joined the Origami for Ukraine installation on the Kyiv Museum façade (photo: facebook.com)
The large-scale Origami for Ukraine art installation now decorates the façade of the Museum of the History of Kyiv. The piece — composed of 5,000 origami birds — was officially unveiled on April 9 in the presence of delegations from Kyiv and Brussels, civic organizations, and diplomatic missions.
The project blends culture with charity and aims to raise funds for medical equipment for the Kyiv City Center for Rehabilitation. One of the initiative’s key partners is the Andriy Matyuha Foundation.
The author of the installation is Belgian designer Charles Kaisin, known for his creative projects with Hermès, Rolls-Royce, Cartier, and other luxury brands.
The first version of the installation was presented in Brussels as part of a campaign supporting Ukrainian soldiers. It raised over €50,000 for the Kyiv rehabilitation center. Now in Kyiv, the initiative has taken on new life — with the involvement of children from the Kyiv Palace of Youth.
Their participation gave the installation emotional depth — every paper bird carries a child’s vision of peace, compassion, and hope.
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“We support not only technical or material initiatives. Culture is another form of aid. Projects like ORIGAMI for UKRAINE inspire and unite,” representatives of the Andriy Matyuha Foundation noted.
The Andriy Matyuha Foundation regularly supports initiatives that connect art with social responsibility. According to the foundation’s founder, Andriy Valeriyovych Matyuha, such projects create meaningful messages while also offering tangible benefits.
“When a country is fighting for life and freedom, symbols like paper birds gain immense power. They don’t just decorate — they speak,” he emphasized.
The installation will remain on the façade of the Museum of Kyiv for 90 days and will serve as a landmark moment in the cultural dialogue between Kyiv and Brussels — sister cities since 2023.
As previously reported, Andriy Matyuha donated a Thompson retractor system to Okhmatdyt — a state-of-the-art tool for complex pediatric surgeries.
