„Courage of a Nation” / “Odwaga Narodu”
Howard G. Buffett
Curator: Muhammed Muheisen
photo exhibition
14.06 – 04.07.2026
Opening reception: 14.06.2026 , 6.00 PM
Photo exhibition featuring 50 images, showcases the bravery, resilience, and dedication of the Ukrainian people, captured by Howard G. Buffett, photographer, philanthropist, and Chairman & CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
Curated by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and Founder & Chairman of the Dutch non- profit Everyday Refugees Foundation, Muhammed Muheisen, the exhibition has previously been displayed in Höxter, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Kyiv and Odesa, Ukraine; and is currently on display aboard Ukrainian Railways trains across Ukraine, as well as in Chicago, USA.
From June 13 until July 5, 2026, Courage of a Nation will be on display at Savchenko Gallery in Gdańsk, Poland. Following its presentation in Gdańsk, the exhibition will travel to The Hague, the Netherlands, in mid-July.
Admission is free of charge.
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For more than three weeks, we presented a moving documentary portrait of contemporary Ukraine—a country that was forced to transform from a place of peace, prosperity, and hospitality into a nation of defenders. The photographs depict not only destroyed cities, ruined homes, and the tragic consequences of war, but above all the people who, despite the brutal Russian aggression, have preserved their dignity, courage, and determination in defending their freedom and identity.
Howard G. Buffett’s project is much more than a war report. It is a visual testimony to history unfolding before our eyes—a document of our time, a record of human suffering, but also of the extraordinary resilience and strength of the Ukrainian people.
For Savchenko Gallery, the opportunity to present this exhibition was both a great honour and an important mission. We are deeply grateful to everyone involved in making this project possible, especially the exhibition’s author, Howard G. Buffett, and its curator, Muhammed Muheisen, whose dedication allowed this remarkable story to be shared with our audience.
This exhibition will remain for us a symbol of remembrance, solidarity, and the power of documentary photography as a universal language of witness.
Serhiy Savchenko
