Creating mini-books and flying on flight simulators: what will this year's "Arsenal of Ideas. All Together" be?

From September 19 to 21, the Mystetskyi Arsenal will once again host the "Arsenal of Ideas. Different Together" festival. This event combines interactive classes, games, and creativity, engaging children, teenagers, and their parents in an exciting educational experience.

This year, the program features over 60 events and more than 40 stands from museums and organizations across Ukraine. Among them are collage making, rally slogans, zines, meetings with writers, workshops with artists, film screenings, and non-standard quests.

1+1 Media and 1+1 Media School are media partners of this year's festival.

We have compiled the most interesting events of the festival in this selection. Read the full program of "Arsenal of Ideas. All Together 2025" in the festival guide.

Space of Opportunities

One of the features of this year's festival is a new space for teenagers, the Space of Opportunities. It will be open from September 20 to 21 and will feature various organizations that will tell visitors aged 13-19 about their opportunities in education, self-development, internships, volunteering, and professions.

Among them, you will see a stand from the 1+1 Media School, where television specialists will share helpful tips on how to develop creativity, self-confidence, and the ability to think and speak like a modern media professional. In particular, participants will receive prizes from 1+1 Media School and Kyivstar TV, as well as an interactive board game.

Festival opening

On the first day of the festival, September 19, at 11:00 a.m., the opening ceremony of the festival "Arsenal of Ideas. All Together" will take place at the entrance to the Mystetskyi Arsenal, with the presentation of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2025. This is one of the most prestigious European awards in the field of cultural heritage, which the festival and its team won this year.

Program for children

• September 19

At 12:00, the Reading Room will host a workshop "Zakhaliavna Book" from the National Library of Ukraine for Children. During this class, children aged 7 to 10 will make miniature books, trying their hand at being real publishers.

At 1:00 p.m. in Workshop 2, we will create Ukrainian robots together with the Robocode School of Programming and Robotics for Children. The class is designed for children aged 8 to 14.

• September 20

At 11:00 a.m. in Workshop 2, there will be a master class on weaving camouflage headgear from the NGO "Triangle Pechersk" and the volunteer community "Pecherski Kotyky" — for children aged seven and older.

Afterwards, at 1:00 p.m. at the exact location, there will be a collage workshop based on the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" by the Art Arsenal Youth Council — for children aged eight and older.

At the same time, the Zhytomyr Academic Puppet Theater will present an interactive poster performance "Dream" based on Olia Rusina's story "Apricots Bloom at Night" for children and teenagers aged 7 to 15.

At 2:00 p.m. in the Reading Room, we will meet with writer Sashko Dermanksy, author of the books "The Wonderful Monster," "Aunt Malva's Shop," "The Twelve Misadventures of Ostap Kvitka," and "Everything in the World for Little Children."

• September 21

On this day, the 1+1 media school team will return with an interactive lecture on media professions at Workshop 1 at 2:00 p.m. We are waiting for children aged 8 to 13 years old.

At 2:20 p.m., the brass ensemble "Souvenir" will perform on the Stage.

At 3:30 p.m. in Workshop 1, we invite children aged 10 and older to play ecological board games with the NGO "UEC" Green Wave."

Program for teenagers

• September 19

At 3:00 p.m., the Zdolbuniv Local History Museum will record a live podcast entitled "What do we really know about the UPA?" The recording will feature historian and publicist Volodymyr Viatrovych, host Tymofii Mokhnachuk, and co-host Ivan Hlukhenkyi.

Half an hour later, the Stage will once again host a discussion on important topics: safety, physicality, and relationships, with the participation of doctor and sex educator Anna Galayeva. The conversation will be moderated by Vladyslava Kolomiets and Margarita Sarnovska, members of the Art Arsenal Teen Council.

• September 20

On this day, the Lecture Hall will host informative talks and discussions. At 12:00, graduates of the Urban Movement "The City Has Me" will organize a panel entitled "Youth — the Future of the Country, City Dwellers Today."

At 2:00 p.m., there will be a discussion entitled "How mass culture influences the perception of feminism: 2000 VS 2020." One of its participants is Maria Tucha, performer and founder of the "Slay Show."

Also at 2:00 p.m. in Workshop 1, investor and entrepreneur Tetiana Borimska will hold a master class on financial literacy.

At 4:00 p.m. on Stage, we will talk about whether all the rumors about teenagers are true. The conversation will feature Ukrainian language and literature teacher Yuriy Peoni, high school student and community activist Maria Faeva, founder of the Tykhy-Galasny poetry union, and participant in the Space of Tolerance projects Po Sidelnikova.

We are waiting for all writers at 5:00 p.m. in the Reading Room, where there will be an Open Mic event where you can share your own works.

At 5:20 p.m., we will meet on Stage, where there will be a participatory performance by the NGO "Symbol."

• September 21

Everyone wants to tame artificial intelligence. We will find out how to do this at 12:00 in the Lecture Hall, where there will be an educational game on this topic from Nadiyno.org.

At 3:30 p.m. on the Stage, we will talk with graduates of the Superhumans Center. The conversation will be moderated by members of the Art Arsenal Youth Council, Daria Rud and Iryna Rudas.

At 4:00 p.m. in Workshop 2, we will create cardboard signs and slogans for the rally with artist Maria Leonenko. And at 5:30 p.m., the Zbyten choir from the SMYK string rave will perform on the Stage.

To purchase tickets for the festival, visit the Art Arsenal website.
Photo by: Roman Shalamov