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Run for Ukraine Across the Netherlands
In 2026, Run for Ukraine expanded across the Netherlands with regional editions in Maastricht, Groningen, and Zwolle. Local organizers reflect on what the events meant in their cities, from deeply personal acts of remembrance to the ways the Run brought Ukrainian and Dutch communities into closer connection.
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Hanna Hrabarska: open to a lot
Over a year after receiving a Letterenfonds grant, Ukrainian photographer Hanna Hrabarska discusses her latest photobook, open to a lot. She explains her turn toward intimacy, memory, and inner life, while reflecting on how Ukraine remains inseparable from her identity.
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Graduation Show 2026: WdKA in Rotterdam
In this first of a three-part interview series of Graduation Show exhibitions, we visited the presentations from two Ukrainian students at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, which ranged from steampunk-inspired folklore to 50 black envelopes containing letters from Gen Z questioning their luck in life.
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What Ukraine wears
We invite you to join our new educational and hands-on project dedicated to traditional Ukrainian clothing. The project consists of two parts: open lectures & practical course, allowing you to choose the format that suits you best.
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The Art of Run For Ukraine
“The beauty of such a run is that it literally exhausts you, and that exhaustion is connected to someone who gave their life.”
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Run for Ukraine 2026
Run for Ukraine returned to The Hague for its fifth year, bringing together over 1000 participants for a day of remembrance, solidarity, art, and community. From the memorial run to cultural projects, borshch, fries, and this year’s Ivan Franko medal, the event kept Ukraine’s stories present, together.
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Three Poems, Three Medals, Five Years of Run for Ukraine
This year’s Run for Ukraine medal honours Ivan Franko, pairing his call to struggle with imagery drawn from his homeland and embroidered clothing. As VATAHA marks five years of the memorial run, we take a look back at past medals and the Ukrainian poetry that has accompanied each one.
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Why HAAG Athletiek co-hosts Run for Ukraine
As war fatigue permeates the Dutch news landscape, what keeps HAAG Athletiek motivated to host Run for Ukraine? We spoke with main event organizers Arjan van Kooij and Peter van Raalte in depth about their personal convictions to support Ukraine through sports and art events – and why more Dutch…
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Run for Ukraine Stories 2026
For the fifth year, hundreds run to honour Ukraine’s fallen — soldiers, grandparents, volunteers, cities under siege. Read some of the stories of love and loss ahead of Run for Ukraine 2026.
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Studio of Ukrainian Crafts: SUMMER
Explore Ukrainian summer folk traditions through hands-on craft training. Learn Petrykivka painting, vytynanka paper cutting, and clay whistle-making, and gain the skills and confidence to teach these traditions to others.
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Rage, Humour, and Noise: Exploring Ukrainian Punk in The Netherlands
When Ukrainian culture appears in the more western side of Europe, it often takes familiar, traditional forms. But alongside the choirs, exhibitions, and commemorations is another current of Ukrainian cultural life. Here are 4 alternative Ukrainian bands that bring noise, punk, rage, and humour to the Netherlands.
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Top 5 Reasons to Run for Ukraine
VATAHA’s annual flagship event Run for Ukraine is around the corner. Hundreds of people have partaken in our annual run – but why should you? Here are our top five reasons to Run for Ukraine.
