Museum Education in Ukraine After Russia's Major Invasion. How Institutions are Adapting to New Conditions on the Fly

ABSTRACT

This article describes the state of museum education in Ukrainian museums after the Russian armed invasion. The research was based on interviews with museum workers from five cities in Ukraine. Museums represent different regions of Ukraine and museums of different directions. The author analyzes what changes have taken place in educational work during the last two years.

KEYWORDS:

• Exposition
• internally displaced persons
• Ukrainian museums
• Russian armed invasion
• motivation

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

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2 Reid, Anna, “Ukrainian heritage is under threat - and so is the truth about Soviet-era Russia.”

3 Reid, Anna, Borderland: A Journey Though the History of Ukraine.

4 Vishlinsky, Hlib, Dariia Mykhailyshyna, Maksym Samoiliuk, and Maria Tomilina. 2023. “Ukrainian refugees: how many are there, their intentions & return prospects.” https://ces.org.ua/. https://ces.org.ua/en/refugees-from-ukraine-final-report/.

5 Farago, Jason, “The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War.”

6 Norris, Linda, and Rainey Tisdale, Creativity in Museum Practice.

7 “One year of supporting Ukrainian museums and their professionals.”

Additional information

Funding

The research, the result of which is this article, was financed by the Ukrainian Cultural Fund [Grant Number 5RCA21-00511].

Notes on contributors

Svitlana Tymkiv

Svitlana Tymkiv studied art conservation at the Lviv National Academy of Arts. She is a curator of art projects and a manager of educational events. Her research interests include culture, architecture, urbanism, inclusion, education and learning in formal and informal learning environments.