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The Focus Forum: “The Evolution of Protest Movements in Modern Ukraine: Empires, Wars, Identity”

The history of Ukraine is marked by a long and complex struggle for national identity, sovereignty, independence, and democratic values. The Ukrainian lands located on the frontier between the West and Russia used to be part of the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian empires. However, being at the crossroads of different civilizations and cultures, Ukrainians have managed to preserve their cultural identity, territory, historical memory, language, and national consciousness.

It became the fifth hub in the world created by the international non-governmental organization Cultural Emergency Response (CER). The Black Sea Regional Hub in Ukraine was co-founded by three non-governmental organizations from Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa that work to preserve and save cultural heritage - the Agency for Cultural Resilience (ACURE), HeMo Ukrainian Heritage Monitoring Laboratory, and Museum for Change.

The exhibition "Maidan: Birth of a Dream. The First Battle" is the largest display of protesters' belongings and other exhibits from the Maidan, as well as works of artistic reflection on the events of the Revolution. The Maidan Museum displays several hundred art objects that tell the story of Maidan initiatives.

The Day of Dignity and Freedom is celebrated annually on November 21st. The Maidan Museum and partners presented a program of commemorative events, this year's slogan, and announced a dedicated social campaign.
 

10 stands in key locations of the Revolution of Dignity tell the story of the largest protest in Ukraine's modern history. Anyone with a smartphone can recreate the Maidan space in real time with the help of a few QR codes. AR helped revive barricades, elements of the Tent City, the infamous Yolka, and the Art Barbican. 

On November 21, 2023, Ukraine will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity. This event not only marked the beginning of radical changes within our country but also became the first transformation stage of the world order and security environment.

A book by Giovanni Ercolani, a researcher in social anthropology and doctoral candidate at the University of Murcia (Spain), tells about the art born during the Revolution of Dignity and the Maidan Museum as an institution for preserving the spirit of protest. 

The discussion will facilitate expert exchange on challenges for citizenship education at museums in different countries across Europe, encourage museum educators to define priorities for international cooperation in order to face joint challenges in Europe and agree on possible further steps and partnerships.

The webinar will be held in English and Ukrainian with simultaneous translation. 
 

In 2014 the terrorist country of Russia started its war on Ukraine. Over the last year of full-scale aggression alone, more than 60 museums have been damaged or destroyed. In the occupied territories, Russian marauders in military uniforms have looted more than 100,000 artifacts from Ukraine's museum collections.

On Friday, May 12, at 4 p.m. Zoomya.tv (Turkey) will host a discussion about the mission of the Maidan Museum, as described in the monograph by social anthropologist Giovanni Ercolani "The Maidan Museum: Preserving the Spirit of Maidan. Art, Identity and the Revolution of Dignity". 

This Resolution is the outcome of discussions among about 200 experts from Ukraine and abroad. The discussion was held within the framework of the Forum, initiated by the Heritage Emergency Response Initiative (HERI) and the Maidan Museum with several partners.

The first International Forum 'War in Ukraine. The Battle for Culture' was held in Kyiv. It became a large-scale network platform for warriors of culture battlefield. For two days, participants from Ukraine and abroad discussed the challenges in protecting the cultural heritage today and the best ways to overcome them and summarized the previous war-ridden year.

We are thrilled to invite you to participate in the International Forum on Safety of Cultural Heritage 'War in Ukraine: The Battle for Culture' on February 8-9, 2023.

In the House of Trade Unions, where the Information and Exhibition Center is located, visitors can see a few dozen authentic belongings from the Maidan protesters, pictures, and videos of the protests

On Museum Selfie Day, we want to remind you that Ukrainian heritage is in danger, but the cultural community is united and strong.

This Christmas and New Year time Ukraine celebrates with courage and faith resisting the Russian military aggression, protecting its sovereign territory, peaceful nation, historical memory and cultural identity. 

The photo from the Maidan Museum's archive, taken during the expedition of the HERI to the Chernihiv region, is now the cover of the International Symposium 'War on Culture/War on Memory: Ukraine, Bosnia, and the Global Defense of Heritage,' dedicated to the topics of war and culture.

It's quite symbolic that on this day, the Heritage Emergency Response Initiative, created by the National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity and NGO 'Tustan', won the prestigious Award of the Archaeological Institute of America in the nomination 'Outstanding Public Service'.

Photo exhibition The War Is Not Over Yet opened in the Odesa City Garden on October 19. The project aims to tell the stories of people who made the world aware of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine – journalists who have been killed, injured, captured or persecuted, came under fire since the start of the full-scale invasion.

On this day, 32 years ago, students organized their first Maidan, the Revolution on Granite. Youth protested and went on a hunger strike for 15 days, from October 2nd to October 17th, 1990. This Maidan was the peak of opposition to the Soviet regime. On the granite slabs of the Kyiv center, then the Square of October Revolution, now known as the Independence Square, the students changed the country with their non-violent resistance.