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November, 2024
Ukraine needs to decolonize, says Ukrainian Vice Minister biggest conference of Ukrainian museums since outbreak of war in 2014
„In many Ukrainian museums we see an urgent need for decolonization - the need to peel away layers of imposed narratives to reveal the authentic essence of Ukraine. Ukraine has always been multifaceted, and it is this diversity - both regional and cultural that makes us unique.“, stated Anastasia Bondar, Ukrainian Vice Minister for Culture and Strategic Communication, in Warsaw. There, today and tomorrow, happens the biggest gathering of Ukrainian museum representatives: Over 100 museums from all over Ukraine meet their partners from Poland and Germany at a conference organized by Foundation OBMIN, the biggest platform of Ukrainian museums.
Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Vice Minister in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, underlined that Ukraine keeps fighting for its freedom and for its place in the Western cultural family. Poland’s support for Ukraine will be unwavering in every respect.
Marta Cienkowska, Polish Vice Minister for Culture, underpinned the necessity to further deepen cultural cooperation between Ukraine and Poland. She added that:
“Equally clear was Lorenz Barth, head of Cultural Affairs in the German Embassy in Warsaw: „Germany and Poland are working towards the same goal. this is important for both our countries, for Ukraine and Europe.“
The Ukrainian museums presented a joined paper, called „10 Thoughts“, on the need for new narratives, also as a consequence of this war, and for decolonization of museums, be it exhibits or the way biographies are presented. Malgorzata Lawrowska - von Thadden, CEO of Foundation OBMIN, explained that museums will protect Ukraine’s cultural diversity and that freeing museums from a burdening colonial past requires to professionally deal with the complexity of this task. “It’s not about throwing away what we don’t like. it’s about finding the right way into a better future.”
The experts from these three countries will continue to work today and tomorrow on the challenge of how new narratives can be found and how to overcome a colonial heritage imposed on Ukraine.
more information on: www.obmin.eu
The “10 Thoughts” paper in a long and a short version can also be found on obmin.eu.
„In many Ukrainian museums we see an urgent need for decolonization - the need to peel away layers of imposed narratives to reveal the authentic essence of Ukraine. Ukraine has always been multifaceted, and it is this diversity - both regional and cultural that makes us unique.“, stated Anastasia Bondar, Ukrainian Vice Minister for Culture and Strategic Communication, in Warsaw. There, today and tomorrow, happens the biggest gathering of Ukrainian museum representatives: Over 100 museums from all over Ukraine meet their partners from Poland and Germany at a conference organized by Foundation OBMIN, the biggest platform of Ukrainian museums.
Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Vice Minister in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, underlined that Ukraine keeps fighting for its freedom and for its place in the Western cultural family. Poland’s support for Ukraine will be unwavering in every respect.
Marta Cienkowska, Polish Vice Minister for Culture, underpinned the necessity to further deepen cultural cooperation between Ukraine and Poland. She added that:
“Equally clear was Lorenz Barth, head of Cultural Affairs in the German Embassy in Warsaw: „Germany and Poland are working towards the same goal. this is important for both our countries, for Ukraine and Europe.“
The Ukrainian museums presented a joined paper, called „10 Thoughts“, on the need for new narratives, also as a consequence of this war, and for decolonization of museums, be it exhibits or the way biographies are presented. Malgorzata Lawrowska - von Thadden, CEO of Foundation OBMIN, explained that museums will protect Ukraine’s cultural diversity and that freeing museums from a burdening colonial past requires to professionally deal with the complexity of this task. “It’s not about throwing away what we don’t like. it’s about finding the right way into a better future.”
The experts from these three countries will continue to work today and tomorrow on the challenge of how new narratives can be found and how to overcome a colonial heritage imposed on Ukraine.
more information on: www.obmin.eu
The “10 Thoughts” paper in a long and a short version can also be found on obmin.eu.
