Chicago Cultural Alliance

Courage of a Nation
2025-07-02 11:00 - 2025-09-07 16:00 (America/Chicago) | 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 2249 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
For the first time in the United States, the photo exhibition Courage of a Nation by Howard G. Buffett will be open to the public in Chicago.
The extraordinary photo exhibition Courage of a Nation, by Howard G. Buffett, Ukraine’s largest private donor, will be on display at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago from July 2 to September 7, 2025. Following its museum debut, the exhibition will relocate to a downtown Chicago location, where it will remain on view for several months, offering the public insights into three years of documentation of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Mr. Buffett’s visual journey.
The photo exhibition is a selection of images that show the courage, resiliency, and commitment of the Ukrainian people as they stand strong for democracy and freedom, taken by Howard G. Buffett, photographer and chairman and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The images were taken between April 2022 and January 2025, including more than 63 days along the front lines.
Mr. Buffett crossed the border into Ukraine, camera in hand, about six weeks after Russia began its February 2022 full-scale invasion. Since then, Mr. Buffett has made more than 20 trips to Ukraine, including trips to Bucha, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, Vuhledar, Slovyansk, and Bakhmut.
“I want to thank the hundreds of Ukrainians from all walks of life I have met over the past three years who have so generously allowed me to take these images and tell their stories. I am regularly awed by their courage and resiliency–on the front lines, on the home front, and everywhere in between. I have had incredible support from many people, and I have been embraced by individuals who have lost everything they have, including, in some cases, their families. I hope this exhibit allows you to join me to bear witness to their struggle, recognize their courage, and offer our collective support as Ukrainians continue to fight for their freedoms.” Said Howard G. Buffett.
The exhibition is curated by the world-renowned photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and changemaker, Muhammed Muheisen.
“I am honoured to be the curator of this powerful and moving photo exhibition by my friend Howard, captured with both his heart and camera. It takes courage to capture courage in a single moment in time. This photo exhibition is all about courage, the courageous people seen in the photographs, and the courage of the photographer who captured the photographs.” Said Muhammed Muheisen.
