Events
The Sophia Chamber Choir from Kyiv will perform at the Yehudi Menuhin Forum in Bern on December 12 at 19.30.
The program is devoted to the upcoming Christmas time and includes works from Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Poulenc, Victor Kolomits, Iaroslav Karpiv, Oleksandr Rodin and others. The audience can look forward to an impressive blend of voices and musical works from both Ukraine and Western Europe.
Please find the full program under this link.
The concert is organized by the Ukraine Culture Network UCN.
The War against Ukrainian Libraries and Ukrainian Literature
The Ukraine Culture Network UCN and Kornhaus Bibliotheken Bern (Kornhaus libraries, KOB) jointly organized a series of events to raise awareness of the ongoing war against Ukrainian libraries and Ukrainian literature. This war is part of the war the Russian Federation wages against Ukrainian culture and identity.
The events took place at the main building of Kornhausbibliotheken at Kornhausplatz 18 in Bern on December 2nd and 3rd, 2025.
about UCN
The purpose of the Ukraine Culture Network (UCN), an association under Swiss law, is to initiate and nurture partnerships between the culture spheres of Ukraine and other European countries to increase visibility of Ukrainian culture and cultural heritage. With the support of UCN, Ukrainian artists can access new audiences and markets. UCN can also support the development of art education in Ukraine through exchange programs and sharing of best practices.
On a practical level, UCN facilitates matchmaking between Ukrainian artists/culture institutions and partners (such as curators, event organisers, culture institutions, other artists, and sponsors) from other European countries. Through UCN, they meet and explore potential collaborations, e.g. productions, exhibitions, concerts, funding, artist-in-residence positions, inclusion of Ukrainian artists into productions, ensembles, or casts, and temporary exile for Ukrainian artists and artefacts. UCN encourages cultural institutions to include Ukrainian components as a natural part of their operations. In addition, UCN organises its own culture events to raise awareness of Ukrainian culture and raises funds to these ends.
