Ukraine

Preserving the heritage of the Russia-Ukraine war

Museums’ efforts to collect artefacts and document testimonies about the Russian invasion are being hampered by a lack of funding to repair damaged facilities

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UK museums are rethinking their approaches to Ukrainian cultural heritage

There’s growing recognition that the history of Eastern Europe is a global concern, says Evgeniya Ravtsova

Ukraine-focused decolonisation guide launched for museum professionals

Resource aims to equip museums worldwide to challenge misrepresentation and negative stereotyping

War crimes | The destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage

Three years since the full-scale Russian invasion began, the conflict has raised questions about the protection of culture in an age of modern warfare

Royal Armouries displays body armour damaged in Ukraine war

Exhibits have been decorated with religious iconography and will be on display until May 2025

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New decolonialism guide gives context for Ukrainian heritage

Document will dispel damaging legacies, say Tetyana Filevska and Maria Blyzinsky

Unesco verifies damage to 343 cultural sites as war in Ukraine enters third year

Exhibition opens in Kyiv to tell story of the conflict through civilian voices

Work begins on Ukraine-focused decolonisation guide for museums

Publication aims to help curators better represent and contextualise Ukrainian history

Scythian artefacts return to Ukraine after decade-long court battle with Russia

Items from Crimea had been on loan to Dutch museum when Russia annexed peninsula in 2014

Q&A | ‘Preserving and restoring Ukraine’s cultural institutions is critical’

Entrepreneur Tatiana Fokina introduces Save the Spot, a new initiative for supporting Ukraine's cultural sector

One year on: UN calls on Russia to stop deliberate destruction of Ukrainian culture

International heritage community expresses solidarity as efforts continue to assess cultural damage

IWM opens photography exhibition on Ukraine war

Photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind has been working in the country since 2014