On May 18, 2020, O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum hosted an opening of a personal exhibition of a famous Ukrainian artist, People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Nadezhdin “Modernist in Art – Pragmatic in Life” from the series “Secrets of Museum Collection” to the International Museum Day. The exhibition was held on the artist’s birthday and dedicated to his 85th anniversary.
    The exposition of the exhibition consists of thirteen paintings and graphic works of People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Nadezhdin from the museum collection “Modern Ukrainian Fine Art” of the different years, starting from the 1960s and until nowadays. The works were created during the years marked with special events in life and work, which are memorable for the artist and his family. There are a lot of self-portraits, as well as landscapes and still lifes.
    Before May 15, 2020, People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Nadezhdin came to the museum to see the exhibition. He presented the museum with a painting “Self-portrait” created in 1982 that was exhibited in the museum at the personal exhibition on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the artist “Self-portrait. Art Reflections of Mykhailo Nadezhdin” within the art project “In the Artist’s Studio” in 2015. The painting has been added to the exposition immediately.
    The museum director Vita Chernova handed People’s Artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Nadezhdin the Congratulatory Letter on the presentation of the jubilee exhibition and a souvenir cup with the image of the artist’s painting “In the artist’s studio. Inspiration II” from the museum collection.
    After learning about Mykhailo Nadezhdin’s visit to the museum, his friends and colleagues came to congratulate him on the birthday, among them were Merited Artist of Ukraine Serhii Shapovalov, who had his birthday on that very day, a famous photographer, a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, photo correspondent of the newspaper “Vechirnia Hazeta” Oleksandr Shuleshko, the head of Utilities management unit of the House of Artist of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine Mykhailo Makoviei, and journalists of Kropyvnytskyi broadcasting company “TTV” Dmytro Kokhan and Oleksandr Kolominov, who interviewed the artist and shot the exposition of the exhibition.
    Unexpectedly, despite the lockdown, an art feast took place in the museum, which included creative communication between the artists, playing the piano, and contemplation of works of visual art.