On May 30-31, the second Forum “Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: #Act for Heritage” was held in Kyiv, which was attended by more than 100 people from different parts of Ukraine and foreign experts.
Eskender Bariiev, Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, member of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, and Tatiana Savchuk, Communications Manager of the CTRC, also joined the Forum.
The organizers of this event sought to create a platform for dialogue and monitoring in the field of preservation and protection of Ukraine’s cultural heritage with the participation of civil society, government, cultural community and international donor organizations. The current event focused on linking cultural heritage with security and education.
During the panel discussions, participants discussed the following topics:
– “Cultural heritage as a component of national and European security strategy”
– “The war for heritage”
– “The law: protection or obstacle”
– “Digitization in the field of cultural heritage”
– “Education and cultural heritage”.
– “Institutionalization of private collections and their interaction with the public sector”, etc.
In addition, a presentation of RES-POL analytics on cultural heritage policy was held. RES-POL project experts held 5 round tables to discuss strategic directions for working on key problems and significant issues in such areas as:
– “Movable Heritage”.
– “Heritage not subordinated to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy”
– “Immovable heritage”
– “Intangible heritage, problems of glossary and methodology in the field of intangible cultural heritage”
– “Memorialization”
The Forum also presented the exhibition “Miniature Ukraine”, which shows 3D-printed models of outstanding Ukrainian cultural and historical monuments. Including those that suffered as a result of Russian aggression.
We are grateful to our partners and organizers of the event for the opportunity to gain new knowledge and make useful acquaintances.
The organizers of the forum are the “Engage!” Community Engagement Assistance Program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact in Ukraine. Partners of the event are the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, UNESCO Desk in Ukraine, House of Europe, Ukrainian Institute.