Paradoxes of Decolonisation

A joint Cosmopolis-Einstein Forum discussion about the logic and consequences of Ukraine's current "decolonisation" drive.

Olga Yarovaya's Exhibition

An exhibition by artist Olga Yarovaya is opening, featuring her distinctive collage technique, characterized by a unique play of images and details.

Ukrainian Portrait

Ukrainian Cosmopolis invites you to the exhibition “Ukrainian Portrait” by Kateryna Biletina at the Odesa Literary Museum.

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea

When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, directed by Eva Neymann, will be screened at Produktionhaus NAXOS. The film offers a cinematic journey through Odessa, a city worn down by war. 

PoemsNotBombs

Zoom event with Kaveh Akbar, Carolyn Forche, Kiese Laymon, Valzhyna Mort and Ilya Kaminsky.

The Girl Who Did Not Know How to Hate

Cosmopolis produced the Ukrainian translation of Lidia Maksymowicz's memoir of surviving Auschwitz. With support from journalist Paolo Rodari.

Kvartirnik No. 1

Anastasia Piliavsky talked to Odessa's artists and writers about applying for grant funding without betraying their visions or serving someone else's agendas.

Launch of Azov Horizons

Book launch and signing of Azov Horizons, a photography book by Cosmopolis Member Patrick Wack, with an afterword by Cosmopolis Founder Anastasia Piliavsky.

Cosmo Kino Fest

A one-day documentary film festival, featuring Gar O'Rourke's Oscar-nominated Sanatorium.

Fault Lines

A tribute-exhibition to the late award-winning French photographer Matthieu Chazal (1975–2024), in collaboration with Galerie Hegoa, Paris.

Cosmo Colloquium

Our launch conference about cosmopolitanism in Ukraine's past and future.