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Ukrainian Museums and Cultural Sites Damaged by Russian Attack

05/27/2026

Ukrainian Museums and Cultural Sites Damaged by Russian Attack A Russian military strike on Kyiv and the surrounding area killed four people and did significant damage to one of the country’s oldest museums, theNational Art Museum of Ukraine(NAMU), as well …

Метки : украина#культурамузеиразрушенияkyivнаследие

Russian Strike on Kyiv Damages National Art Museum of Ukraine

05/26/2026

A recent Russian strike on the city of Kyiv caused “serious damage” to the National Art Museum of Ukraine, when a blast wave affected the building without harming the collection or workers there. According to a report from Reform.news, “The …

Метки : украинакиевнациональный художественный музей украиныразрушениякультурное наследиевоенные преступления

Baltic Pavilions Support for Ukraine During Venice Biennale Preview

05/08/2026

Three Baltic pavilions at the 2026 Venice Biennale—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—organized a walk in solidarity with Ukraine on May 6, one of the exhibition’s preview days. A statement from the Lithuanian Pavilion explains that the procession was dedicated to cultural …

Метки : искусствополитикасолидарностьукраинавенецианская биенналестраны балтии

Hermitage Museum Director Mikhail Piotrovsky Sanctioned by EU

04/30/2026

The Council of the European Union announced on April 23 that it is formally sanctioning Mikhail Piotrovsky, the long-time director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The reasons given are that Piotrovsky is “a close associate of Vladimir …

Метки : санкции#культурагосударственный эрмитажмихаил пиотровскийукраинаполитика

EU 'Intends' to Cut Funding to Venice Biennale Over Russian Pavilion

04/22/2026

In its most forceful condemnation yet of the world’s greatest art exhibition, the European Union said it planned to cut funding to the Venice Biennale, which will host this year host Russia’s first pavilion since the nation’s invasion of Ukraine …

Метки : venice biennaleроссияевропейский союзукраинасанкции#культура

Blue Shields Placed at 34 Archaeological Sites in Lebanon

03/17/2026

Blue shields now guard 34 archaeological sites across Lebanon, as the country moves to protect its cultural heritage amid escalating air and ground assaults from Israel, the Lebanese Culture Ministry announced Sunday. The shields signal that the sites are protected …

Метки : венецианская биенналеукраинароссиясовременное искусствопротестполитикакультурное наследиеливанархеологияunescoзащитаконфликт

Ukraine Adopts Resolution on Evacuating Museum Objects From War Zones

02/26/2026

The Ukrainian government has passed a resolution aimed at expediting the evacuation of more than three million cultural objects from frontline regions as Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches its fourth anniversary. The war has upended civilian life in Ukraine and resulted …

Метки : украинаэвакуацияискусство#культуравойнареституция

Ukrainian Pavilion at Venice to Confront Broken Security Promises

02/10/2026

The Ukrainian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale will take aim at a question that has haunted the country for decades: what are security guarantees worth? According to an announcement made in Kyiv on February 5, the pavilion will focus …

Метки : искусствоукраинавенецияbiannaleскульптура#культура

Ukraine Demands Extradition of Archaeologist for Illegal Excavations

12/26/2025

Ukraine has requested the extradition from Poland of an archaeologist who was detained in Warsaw earlier this month on suspicion of conducting illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the Polish media. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office received the extradition …

Метки : украинаэкстрадицияархеологиякрымраскопкиэрмитаж

UNESCO Launches First Virtual Museum of Looted Cultural Objects

10/02/2025

On Monday, UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, launched the world’s first virtual museum of stolen cultural objects, which lists thousands of artifacts that can be viewed in 3D form. The initiative was launched at UNESCO’s World Conference …

Метки : юнескокультурное наследиеукраинавиртуальный музейвыставкаартефакты

Ai Weiwei Visits Ukraine’s Front Line Ahead of Kyiv Installation

08/20/2025

Ai Weiwei has taken his work to one of its most dangerous stages yet: Ukraine’s eastern front. Just weeks before unveiling a major installation in Kyiv, Ai travelled to Kharkiv, a city under regular Russian bombardment, where he met with …

Метки : ай вэйвэйукраинаискусствовойнакультурное сопротивлениеинсталляция

David Chichkan Dead: Ukrainian Artist Dies in Battle Against Russia

08/13/2025

David Chichkan, an artist well-known in Ukraine for making explicitly political work that occasionally faced censorship, has died at 39. The Ukrainian culture ministry said that his heart stopped after he was wounded in battle against Russian troops. Chichkan made …

Метки : искусствополитикаукраинаанархизм#культурареволюция

Historic Ukrainian Synagogue Damaged by Russian Drone Strike

08/11/2025

A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine, was significantly damaged by a Russian drone strike on August 4. The Monday evening strike ignited a large fire in the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in Odessa’s Peresyp district. Established in 1898, the synagogue served …

Метки : одесса.синагогаукраинамоше азманкультурное наследиероссийское вторжение

Nonprofit Files Case Accusing Russia of Plundering Ukrainian Culture

07/21/2025

For Ukraine, For Their Freedom and Ours!, a French nonprofit, has filed a case with the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing Russia of the “systematic, widespread, and organized” looting of Ukrainian cultural heritage.The organization, which describes itself as “committed to …

Метки : искусство#культураукраинапреступлениямеждународный уголовный суд