A restored panel “The Grape Harvest” was opened in Lviv, which was saved by more than 20 specialists for a year

From now on, the monumental work can be seen on the territory of the Jam Factory Art Center, reported the press service of the Lviv City Council.

The panel was created in 1979 by artists Hryhoriy Kichula and Yaroslav Sheremeta. The work, covering an area of ​​over 30 square meters, consists of 624 glazed tiles and depicts a scene of grape harvesting and winemaking in a decorative style typical of the 1970s.

Back in 2019, the Lviv City Council obliged the new owner of the former winery to preserve the work of art. After inspecting the dilapidated building, a decision was made to dismantle the panel, restore it, and move it to a new location.

Photo: Roman Baluk

The idea to move the mosaic to the Jam Factory Art Center arose over four years ago. As the center's founder, Harald Binder, explained, archival research revealed that a branch of the Ukrvyno factory, which later moved to Pohulyanka, once operated on the site of the modern art center.

Over 20 restorers worked on the project for a year. The specialists dismantled the tiles, transported them to a workshop for conservation and restoration, and then reassembled the panel and mounted it in its new location.

Photo: Roman Baluk

According to Vasyl Karpiv, head of the Karp Restorer workshop, the restorers sought to preserve the authenticity of the work as much as possible. Only two tiles were completely lost, about twenty more had significant damage. The lost fragments were not reproduced, but marked with a neutral background to separate the original from later interventions.

All costs for the dismantling, restoration, and relocation of the panel were financed by the construction company Auroom.

Photo: Roman Baluk

According to the director of the cultural heritage protection office of the Lviv City Council, Tetyana Balukova, the ceramic work is planned to be marked with the international Blue Shield protection mark and documentation will be prepared to grant it official monument status at its new location.

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