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13.06.2014

Ostap Lozynskyi became the head of the Association of Lviv Museums and Galleries

Elections of the head of the non-governmental organization “Association of Museums and Galleries” took place on June 11th in Lviv. Participants elected a new head – Ostap Lozynskyi. Previously the Association was headed by a famous theoretician and practitioner of the Cultural Studies Zenoviy Mazuryk. 

29.05.2014

Remains of prisoners from Transit Prison #25 were found in Lviv (video)

A former KGB cemetery was found in Lviv near Topolna Street. Human remains most probably belong to prisoners of Lviv Transit Prison #25, where the “Territory of Terror” Memorial Museum will be located. After exhumation, which has already started, skeletal remains will be reburied according to Christian tradition in Lychakiv cemetery.

17.05.2014

The International Day of Museums is celebrated in Lviv

On May 17-18 Lviv museums invite everyone to the celebration of the Day of Museums. Various exhibitions, expositions, performances are planned in the framework of celebration. All events in Lviv museums are united in the project "The Music of Lviv Museums" organised with the support of the Department of Culture of Lviv City Council. 
09.05.2014

Ukraine remembers victims of the Second World War with the European symbol - a red poppy

The Day of Remembrance, devoted to victims of the Second World War, takes place on May 8-9 in many countries. In official events that will take place in Kyiv to commemorate the end of the Second World War in Europe and the victory over Nazism, the European symbol - a red poppy - will be used for the first time. 
15.04.2014

KGB documents became more accessible

Historical materials about repressions and liberation movement that are kept in the State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine became more accessible starting from the month of April. These documents can be copied free of charge. Also, opening hours of the reading hall were prolonged. 

10.04.2014

This spring pupils of the 10th grade will watch a documentary about Carpatho-Ukraine

A spring season of the project “A Memory Lesson” has started. An alternative lesson in history will be offered to pupils of the 10th grade from Lviv schools. In April-May 2014 pupils will be shown a documentary “The Silver Lands. Chronicles of Carpatho-Ukraine 1919-1939”. Pupils from schools located in Sykhiv district will be the first to watch the film. 

27.03.2014

European museums take part in #Museum Week

The Museum of Oxford will join museums and galleries from across the UK and Europe on Twitter for the first ever #MuseumWeek. The project aims to connect people to artwork, culture, history and science in new and interactive ways. #MuseumWeek will take place from Monday 24 March until Sunday 30 March and will give Twitter users direct and unparalleled access to some of Europe’s leading museums and the people behind them. 

16.03.2014

14,000 archive documents of the security service of the OUN were found in Ternopil region

Examination records, lists of deceased employees of the security service of the OUN, training materials and other documents were found in Berezhany district, Ternopil region. These documents had been under the ground since 1947.  

14.02.2014

Serving the target audience should become a priority for museums, says Yevhen Hlibovytskyi

The third colloquium of the museology education program “Sustainable development strategy: do museums need it?” took place on February 13th in the State Natural History Museum in Lviv. Participants talked about methodological and practical aspects of formulation and implementation of a strategy for museums. 

14.12.2013

Political prisoners voiced their support of the Maidan

Both Ukrainians and the international community are concerned with the social and political situation in the country. Witnesses and participants of national liberation movement, political prisoners and those who were repressed by the Soviet and Nazi totalitarian regimes do not stand aside of events that are enrolling in Ukraine and are voicing their support of the protest. 

11.12.2013

The “Territory of Terror” Museum will have an “Alley of Totalitarisms” where dismantled Soviet monuments would be located

The architectural conception of the “Territory of Terror” Museum includes an “Alley of Totalitarisms” – a place for monuments that remained after the Nazi and communist regimes. There are not many Nazi monuments left, but there are plenty communist era monuments in Ukrainian towns. Therefore, museum employees will accept as display units any monuments to the world proletariat. 

24.07.2013

Monumets to Petlyura, Konovalets, Shukhevych, and Bandera were erected in the USA

Four monuments to Ukrainian heroes were opened and blessed in the USA, in the territory of a summer camp of the Union of Ukrainian Youth "Beskyd", in the town of Baraboo (Wisconsin). A monument that was erected to commemorate the Declaration of Ukrainian Independence, announced on June 30, 1941, was also renewed. The information was provided by the media portal VIDIA with a reference to the press-service of the Union of Ukrainian Youth. 

30.05.2013

The “Territory of terror” Museum presented its vision of the museum complex of the same name that will be located on 45 Chornovola Av.

A future look of the “Territory of terror” Museum was demonstrated in the exhibition that opened on May 28th in Lviv City Hall. The Museum will be located on 45 Chornovola Av. in Lviv. The exposition starts with a presentation of the main activities undertaken by the Museum and visualization of the architectural project of the memorial complex construction.  


26.05.2013

The 60th anniversary of the Norilsk uprising: witness’s testimony

In May 2013, a number of events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Norilsk uprising take place in Ukraine from the initiative of public figures and activists, journalists, historians, political prisoners. All events are aimed at rethinking of the meaning of the Norilsk uprising in destroying the Stalin GULAG system. On May 25th 60 years ago political prisoners of the 4th zone of the Gorlag (a camp for political prisoners in Norilsk), having refused to work, started an uprising. 

19.05.2013

Looking at the deportation of the Crimean Tatars through the history of one

69 years ago Crimean Tatars went through one of the biggest tragedies in there history. During three days (from May 18th to May 20th, 1944), according to the decision of the USSR State committee of defense, the NKVD departments evicted from Crimea to Uzbekistan and Caucasus, to Siberia and Ural almost 188 thousand of Crimean Tatars. Almost 44% percent of the evicted died during the deportation.  

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