"Arsenal of Ideas. All Together": Over 100 Events for Visitors
From September 19 to 21, 2025, the Mystetskyi Arsenal will host the "Arsenal of Ideas. All Together, which engages children, teenagers, and parents in education through creativity and play, promoting "new" ways of learning for everyone, regardless of age and educational needs.
1+1 Media, one of the largest media holdings in Eastern Europe, has become an information partner of the event. In particular, 1+1 Media School will join the event with a workshop on "Media Professions" and will also be represented at the "Opportunities Fair." The speaker will be Nadiya Boichuk, correspondent for the project "Breakfast with 1+1" on 1+1 Ukraine and a graduate of the media school.
In addition, over 60 events will be presented at the festival. Among them are master classes on collage, drawing, creating slogans for rallies, workshops on creating zines and miniature books, an interactive lesson on robotics, performances by a brass band and puppet theater, interactive performances, film discussions, educational games, a lecture on physicality and relationships, and even a discussion where teenagers themselves will refute rumors about themselves. There will also be 40 stands with interactive games, live classes, cool toys, and unusual quests. Here, you can play on flight simulators, try VR glasses, and take part in readings and various games.
Anna Klymenko, curator of civil society organization programs at the Arsenal of Ideas. All Together festival:
"The festival is a combination of professional development for participants and a fun, educational, and safe space for our adult and young visitors. Seeing familiar faces among the participants, meeting new ones, feeling the festival atmosphere, and the joyful children's laughter in the Arsenal space is a priceless opportunity for us as a project team."
The festival space will feature:
- Reading room. Here, you can join meetings with writers and take on their role yourself during workshops, masterclasses, readings, and open-mic sessions.
- Workshops. Various master classes and workshops will be held here. You can look forward to board games, voice control lessons, an introduction to media professions, eco-games, an acting master class, an immersion into the world of architecture, and much more.
- Stage with concerts, interactive performances, and dance performances.
- Fair with goods for enjoyable leisure and learning: postcards, stickers, educational books, board games, festival souvenirs, clothing, and more.
- Lecture hall, where talks will be held on topics such as searching for and understanding yourself, physicality, and relationships. And also events where you can ask your favorite blogger questions, share your creativity, or participate in a protest.
- A space of opportunities. Here, various organizations will offer you incredible opportunities in education, volunteering, leisure, and travel in Ukraine and around the world. It is also a great location to meet or relax with your peers.
For the youngest visitors aged 0 to 4, a special safe play area called Playset has been prepared.
One of the programs at the festival was prepared by the teenagers themselves. Liana Komardenko, curator of the teen program at the Arsenal of Ideas. All Together festival:
"This year, we trusted the teenagers and asked them to prepare a program of events that would be interesting to their peers. We have wonderful speakers who, together with the teenagers, will talk about important, serious, problematic, provocative, and sometimes funny topics."
The festival program will soon be available on the Mystetskyi Arsenal website. Stay tuned for updates! For more information about tickets, follow the link.
The Mystetskyi Arsenal organizes the festival in cooperation with the Mystetskyi Arsenal Community NGO. The project "Arsenal of Ideas. All Together" is implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation within the framework of the grant program "Society's Resilience through Culture" and with the assistance of the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine.
