Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - The German Football Museum in Dortmund invites you to a peace festival in favor of the people from Ukraine affected by the war. Next Saturday (12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) there will be a program on a large stage on the museum forecourt opposite the main train station under the motto "
A large orchestra from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv will play, and an opera singer from Ukraine will sing. Traditional handicrafts and typical fashion of the country are offered as well as hands-on art courses. Motifs from the photo exhibition "A piece of home - Ukrainian children abroad" in the foyer of the museum invite you to linger. In addition, performances by a ballet school are planned. Ukrainian and German children and young people will dance together and can play in the children's arena and at e-sports stations.
World boxing champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko sent a message to the museum from Kyiv: "The war in Ukraine is ongoing, it's not over. The needs of the Ukrainians are great. We are experiencing unbelievable suffering and are very grateful for every positive thought and form of support," wrote the mayor of Kyiv and his brother Vladimir. "Thanks to everyone who makes the Peace Festival in the German Football Museum possible. Thanks to all of you!"
According to the museum, up to 60 Ukrainians have been meeting in the museum's "Ukraine Café" every day since the start of the Russian war of aggression at the end of February. Admission to the permanent exhibition is always free for all Ukrainians - including the Peace Festival on Saturday, of course.
