On July 14, as part of the exhibition “Muses are not silent”, devoted to art during the war, a conversation between museum workers of Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro took place: “Museum rear: mutual aid in war”. Representatives of museums of major cities of Ukraine told how they worked in the first days of the war, […]
The «Territory of Terror» museum opened its doors to visitors for the first time since February 24. On September 20, the opening of the exhibition «TRIBUNAL» by the art photographer and artist Vera Blanche from Kiev was held here. The exhibition presents photographs by Vera Blanch, which she took during her trips to Kyiv, Bucha, […]
From August 20 to 28, the 26th General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) was held in Prague, at which one of the central topics was the protection of the cultural heritage of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Good afternoon, my name is Olga Gonchar, I am the director of the Memorial […]
On February 24, 2022, all employees of the “Territory of Terror” Museum met in the office of the museum, Sholom Aleichem str. We realized even then that we had a long struggle ahead of us. On the first day of the war, we taped the windows, bought the necessary household goods, and replenished water supplies. […]
Tvoemisto TV: https://tvoemisto.tv/exclusive/ye_vsi_oznaky_genotsydu_ukrainskogo_narodu_olga_gonchar_pro_rosiyskyy_teror_130487.html by Viktoriia Savitska Photo: Ivan Stanislavskyi Translation: Halyna Vyliika Before the war, putin threatened Ukrainians that the Russians were ready to show what real decommunization means. They are ready to punish us for the demolished monuments that remind us of Soviet terror. But we didn’t throw them away, we preserved them in the […]
Hromadske radio – https://hromadske.radio/publications/duzhe-ne-khochet-sia-shchob-nash-skhid-asotsiiuvavsia-u-liudey-z-separatystamy-iak-pid-chas-viyny-luhans-kyy-muzey-evakuiuvavsia-do-l-vova by Yaroslava Tsybulska A conversation with the directors of the two museums, Olesia Milovanova and Olha Honchar, about the evacuation of the Luhansk Regional Museum of Local History to the Lviv Museum “Territory of Terror” and cooperation under the wartime circumstances. Photo: Luhansk Regional Museum of Local History How did you leave and […]
shotam.info – https://shotam.info/rosiyski-bomby-vluchaiut-u-zaklady-kultury-ne-vypadkovo-khto-riatuie-ukrainski-muzei-pid-chas-viyny/ by Boichenko Anastasiia Translation: Halyna Vyliika When it comes to saving Ukrainian museums during the war, it is not only about the evacuation of exhibits and collections. It is important to support their employees as well – people who have dedicated themselves to preserving culture and history. Olha Honchar, founder of the […]
Nakipelo.ua – https://nakipelo.ua/shvidka-muzejna-dopomoga-hto-ryatuie-ukrainski-muzei-yaki-postrazhdali-vid-vijni/ by Alona Nahaievshchuk Photo: Ihor Leptuha Translation: Halyna Vyliika The museum crisis center is an initiative that grew from one post on Facebook into a common Ukrainian project in a matter of days. It aims to help regional museums and their employees financially and technically and preserve museum collections during the war. Activists say […]
Hypotheses – https://trafo.hypotheses.org/39379?fbclid=IwAR3W4zq4AkHDv-0s5GAFy-AwhMlDBWM0IQH1XRojgzIApVa4nSwEsy1DV5k by Natasha KlimenkoTranslation: Halyna Vyliika In mid-March of this year, I interviewed Olha Honchar, the head of Territory of Terror Museum in Lviv and the initiator of the Museum Crisis Center. Since the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine on February 24th, the center provides financial support to museum workers with difficult life circumstances, […]
ArtReview – https://artreview.com/art-workers-at-war-how-the-ukrainian-artworld-has-rallied-to-protect-cultural-heritage/?fbclid=IwAR1l6ScGcRGp_76U0LRCIS-cPfGfHpGJgNH9N7QHr3wHbucrcVyUW6pt2Eg by Polina BaitsymTranslation: Halyna Vyliika A monument of the city founder Duke de Richelieu is seen covered with sand bags for protection, amid Russian attacks on Ukraine, in central Odesa, Ukraine on March 12, 2022. (Photo by Maksym Voitenko/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Amidst Russia’s criminal invasion, the destruction of lives goes hand in […]
