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Paris’s Louvre Museum Is Safeguarding Ukrainian Antiquities

by Rhea Nayyar June 19, 2023June 21, 2023

The 16 medieval works were secretly evacuated from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv after a Russian missile strike last October.

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Russian Missile Strikes Damage at Least Seven Museums in Kyiv

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

Ukraine’s defense minister called the strikes, which targeted power plants and civilian areas, “war crimes.”

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Ukrainian Museum Documents the War Through Objects Left Behind

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Curators at the Maidan Museum in Kyiv are sifting through the rubble for items that “tell the story of ordinary people’s lives, of their deaths.”

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Ukraine Tears Down Kyiv’s Massive “Soviet Friendship” Monument

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

The capital city will also rename 467 locations currently named after Russians.

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Street Murals Worldwide Show Love for Ukraine and Ire at Putin

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 2, 2022April 1, 2022

From Norway to Mexico, street artists paint murals calling to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine Asks to Keep Measures to Protect Cultural Heritage Under Wraps 

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 20, 2022March 21, 2022

Publishing data about efforts to protect threatened cultural properties might expose them as targets for Russian troops and looters, the country’s deputy minister of culture warned.

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Ukrainian Artists Speak Out As Invasion Intensifies

by Hakim Bishara February 25, 2022March 9, 2022

“We’ve been screaming into the void for years,” said artist Luba Drozd, who’s been active in raising awareness about the crisis in her home country.

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As Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTokers Are Documenting the War

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 25, 2022February 28, 2022

Mundane on-the-ground realities of warfare like urban bomb sirens in Kyiv to long lines outside gas stations hit the platform — but so does disinformation.

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Violent Clashes Erupted at One of Kyiv’s Oldest Cinemas

Avatar photo by Dorian Batycka June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

During a conflict between municipal guards and activists protesting the privatization of Kyiv’s cinemas, a group of over 300 protesters was met with violence and homophobic slurs.

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Crimea’s Amazing History Told Through Art

by Svitlana Biedarieva May 3, 2019

Amazing Stories of Crimea attempts to show the historical diversity of cultures in Crimea spanning several centuries.

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Political Art Exhibitions in Ukraine Face Attacks and Censorship

by Svitlana Biedarieva March 7, 2019March 8, 2019

In December, a professor at the National Academy of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine damaged a student’s artwork depicting the Russian army as phalluses. This follows a number of attacks on political artworks by rightwing groups across the country.

National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
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National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection.

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