KEKHZ Heritage After 2003 — Mission to Preserve a Closed Production
The Kyiv Porcelain Museum sums up its work preserving the artistic school of KEKHZ (1944-2003) — over 50 artists, thousands of authentic works, heritage transmitted to next generations.
In September 2025 the Kyiv Porcelain Museum announced an updated strategic mission to preserve the heritage of the Kyiv Experimental Ceramic-Art Factory (KEKHZ), which operated in the capital from 1944 to 2003. Over 59 years of the factory's work, more than 50 author-sculptors passed through its workshops, forming an authentic Ukrainian porcelain school — from household services of mass consumption to unique experimental works of small-run series.
The museum's mission: preservation of the fullness of KEKHZ heritage in conditions when the production itself no longer exists. The programme includes three directions: digital cataloguing of 8000+ author works in the museum's holdings (3D modelling, photo documentation, cyclical attribution system); an interview campaign with living KEKHZ masters (as of 2025 — 12 living veterans of production); an exhibition programme rotating collections, opening little-known names of Ukrainian porcelain masters to the wider audience.
