{"id":786315,"date":"2025-09-08T17:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:25:34","slug":"vidrestavrovanu-za-pidtrymky-otp-grupy-v-ukrayini-kartynu-yana-batysta-vpershe-prezentuvaly-u-muzeyi-hanenkiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/vidrestavrovanu-za-pidtrymky-otp-grupy-v-ukrayini-kartynu-yana-batysta-vpershe-prezentuvaly-u-muzeyi-hanenkiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Restored painting by Jan Baptist presented at the Khanenko Museum with the support of OTP Group in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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For the first time, the Khanenko Museum<\/a> in Kyiv hosted a one-day presentation of a restored 18th-century painting by Flemish landscape artist Jan Baptist van der Meiren \u201cMediterranean Harbor with a Caravan of Merchants\u201d<\/strong>. The restoration was made possible with the support of OTP BANK JSC<\/a> and LLC AMC OTP Capital<\/a>, in partnership with Ukrainian businesses and clients.<\/p>\n

The canvas, dated 1736 and measuring 1.6 by 2.4 meters, entered the museum\u2019s collection in 1937 in poor condition. It had three large cracks, multiple deformations, and layers of overpainting and yellowed varnish. Moreover, the painting had no frame, which prevented it from ever being displayed to visitors. In 2021, OTP Capital, together with its partners, raised funds for the restoration. During the full-scale invasion, OTP BANK joined the fundraising campaign for the creation of a massive carved Baroque-style frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome might ask what connects a bank and art. In fact, they have more in common than it may seem. Both provide a foundation \u2014 financial and spiritual. As representatives of the financial foundation, we were honored to contribute to the restoration of such a majestic artwork that brings viewers joy and inspiration. Just imagine \u2014 nearly 800 people contributed to the fundraising for the frame. We are proud of projects that help people experience beauty\u201d,<\/em> said Lesia Syrota, Project Team Leader of OTP Bank Helps Ukraine<\/a> and Head of Retail Sales and Branch Network Management at OTP BANK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to Nataliia Mezhenska, General Director of OTP Capital and initiator of the charitable project, the idea to raise funds for the restoration was born after visiting the Khanenko Museum and meeting with its leadership. It became clear that, due to a lack of financing, many masterpieces remain hidden from public display. This inspired the decision to \u201cadopt\u201d \u201cMediterranean Harbor with a Caravan of Merchants\u201d.<\/p>\n

The project became possible thanks to the joint efforts of businesses and cultural institutions. The initiative was supported by: JSC OTP Bank, LLC AMC OTP Capital, LLC BANZA, LLC Oxford Medical Clinic, and PJSC Insurance Company UNIQA Life.<\/p>\n

The restoration was carried out by the National Research and Restoration Center of Ukraine, with Irina Salehina, a restorer of the highest qualification category, as the lead specialist. The frame was produced by Svit Ramok LLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the first time, the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv hosted a one-day presentation of a restored 18th-century painting by Flemish landscape artist Jan Baptist van der Meiren \u201cMediterranean Harbor with a Caravan of Merchants\u201d. The restoration was made possible with the support of OTP BANK JSC and LLC AMC OTP Capital, in partnership with Ukrainian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4489,"featured_media":668945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15576,15575],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-articles-en","category-news-and-articles-from-companies-en","company-16499"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}