My cultural heart bleeds for #Ukraine 🇺🇦. A simple (but necessary)🧵on the damage or otherwise invasive changes to Ukrainian cultural heritage in the #RussianUkrainianWar. #History #Art
#Kharkiv #Art museum. Founded in 1920. It houses 25.000+ of paintings & sculptures (including Repin, Semigradsky & Dürer). The museum lost entire collections in #WW2. It was struck by a rocket strike on 8-3-2022. No damage to its collection registered, but its future looks grim.
A report on the aftermath of the rocket strike on the #Kharkiv Art Museum:
Lviv's largest museum: Andrei Sheptitsky Museum (founded in 1905) is currently evacuating its vast and precious collection to safe warehouses. In images:
Statues in Lviv #Ukraine wrapped in protective sheets:
Damaged sculptures of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. Excerpt from his poem on the granite tile that broke off in Borodyanka, reads “Love your #Ukraine. Love her… In ferocious times, in the last difficult minute, pray to the Lord for her!”
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Mother of God in the village of Vyazivka, Zhytomyr in #Ukraine, built in 1862.
St. George's Church of the Boryspil Diocese in the village of Zavorychi, Kyiv Oblast in #Ukraine. It was built in 1873. #UkraineRussianWar
Church of St. Michael in Malyn village, Zhytomyr in #Ukraine. Late 19th century.
Orthodox Dormition Cathedral in #Kharkiv struck by shells on March 2, 2022. The cathedral was built between 1771 - 1774 in Baroque style. The Bell Tower built in 1821 - 1844 in Neoclassical style. #UkraineRussiaWar
Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum burned down on February 28th, 2022. It housed:
- 25 paintings of #Ukraine renowned artist Maria Prymachenko (1909-1997)
- Cossack weapons
- Kievan Rus/Chernyakhiv culture relics
- Prehistoric items
The works are to perceived as lost.
The second museum in #Ukraine confirmed destroyed. Museum of Antiquities V.V. Tarnovsky in Chernihiv (1902). It survived the Bolshevik attacks in 1918-1919 and #WW2.
On March 4th, 2022, #Poland technicians removed the XV century statue of Christ from the Armenian Cathedral in #Lviv, #Ukraine. The last time this happened was during #WW2. Father Jakub: "Christ is in a safe place ”. #History
Sviatohirsk Lavra (XVI century), a major Orthodox Christian monastery in #Ukraine, was damaged in an aerial bombing today. It housed 800 refugees in 2015.
Okhtyrka Muncipal Local History #Museum destroyed on 8 March 2022. It housed almost 10.000 artefacts, including personal items of #Ukraine poet Ivan Bagryany.
The extent of the damage to Sviatohirsk Lavra. This part of the monastery was built in the XIX century. #Ukraine
The employees and volunteers of the National #Museum of the #History of #Ukraine are working day and night to ensure the safety of Ukraine's most precious cultural objects. On 9 March 2022, a bullet flew through a window. No damage to the collection was reported.
Lviv National Art Gallery is the largest #art museum in #Ukraine, with over 62,000 artworks in its collection. The museum stashed away its masterpieces in the Potocki Palace or behind sandbags. It subsequently transformed into a volunteer hub, operating 24 hours a day.
Volunteers at the Lviv National Art Gallery on 4 March 2022.
The historical Court of Appeals building (1899-1902, 1920) in #Kharkiv was struck by two missile strikes on 6 March 2022, losing its roof and much of its interior. During #WW2, the building was badly damaged (right wing facade completely destroyed). Restored: 1946-1954. #Ukraine
Slovo House in #Kharkiv was damaged on 7 March 2022. Built in the late 1920's, its residents were primarily Ukrainian writers and poets of the #Ukraine cultural renaissance. Many were prosecuted by #Stalin: 33 executed, 1 suicide, 1 killed under unclear circumstances. 5 jailed.
Art Nouveau interiors in #Kharkiv destroyed. ⬇️
According to the museum's director Anna Golovko, the Gothic Revival 'Popov Manor House' (built in 1864-1884) was damaged and reportedly looted by #Russia forces on 13 March 2022. #Ukraine #Heritage
Freezing temperature, high humidity, indiscriminate shelling. All huge red flags. Staff at the Kharkiv #Art Museum #Ukraine are "are racing to get priceless artworks to safety". (via @Reuters)
The stained glass windows of the Latin Cathedral in #Lviv, #Ukraine (XIV century) are covered with shock absorbent material. These marvelous windows were designed by #Poland artist Józef Mehoffer and Jan Matejko. 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦 #Art
Korolenko State Scientific Library (established in 1886) #Kharkiv was damaged by shelling on 12 March 2022. The library's collection includes 25.000+ rare works.
Okhtyrka railway station, #Sumy oblast. It was built in 1895, damaged in 1943 and completed destroyed on 8 March 2022. #Ukraine
Interior pic of the Chernihiv museum, destroyed on 11 March 2022. #Ukraine
Wrapped statues in the St. Peter & Paul Garrison Church (XVII Century) in #Lviv. Other objects (including gilded angels) were removed for storage. Its roof was lost during #WW2, but restored in 1959. The church became the first monument of baroque architecture in Lviv. #Ukraine
86 Prehistoric, Scythian, Gothic, Turkic and Polovtsian statues (3000-2000 BC - XIII Century) at Dnipropetrovsk National History Museum protected with sandbags. #Ukraine
This Art Nouveau building (1911) in #Kharkiv housed the "Old Hem", a pub and cultural hub dedicated to Ernest Hemingway. #Ukraine
Neo-renaissance building (incl. @adidas store) on Konstytutsii Square, 3 in #Kharkiv, damaged on 14 March 2022. #Ukraine
The historic Church of the 'Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God' at Kholodna Hora in #Kharkiv was damaged in the night of 16-17 March 2022. The roof was destroyed, windows and doors were broken and church utensils damaged. #Ukraine
Since the start of the war, @UNESCO & partner organizations reinforced the protection of #Ukraine cultural sights, by:
✅ Marking important places with the "Blue Shield" emblem (1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property), starting in Lviv.
✅Monitoring damage.
The neoclassical regional youth center, formerly the Shchorsa Cinema, in Chernihiv was built in 1939. It was destroyed by a missile strike on 27 February 2022. The center was undergoing renovation since 2021. Costs: 58 million UAH (2+ million USD). #Ukraine
This dramatic shot captures the moment of the removal of the portrait of Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky. It was the last painting to be taken from the walls of the Andrei Sheptitsky Museum in Lviv. March 7, 2022. #Ukraine
🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦 A collective of #Poland museums (Committee for Assistance to Museums of Ukraine) aid to #Ukraine:
✅ Documenting, digitizing & making inventories of collections
✅Providing materials needed to secure & hide collections
✅Gathering evidence of looting & destruction
The wooden altar of the Armenian cathedral in #Lviv, March 2022. It was restored by #Ukraine & Polish experts with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of #Poland, the Foundation of Armenian Culture and Heritage of Poland. Sad.
The Boim Chapel is one of the most beautiful examples of Renaissance architecture in #Ukraine. Now covered in scaffolding. #Lviv #Culture
'Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online' (SUCHO) is working around the clock to preserve #Ukraine databases & digital cultural objects, including:
✅websites
✅digital exhibits
✅open access publications
✅other online resources
⬇️ sucho.org/archives
Volunteers protecting monuments in Zaporizhzhya, #Ukraine.
Polish #WW2 war cemetery in #Kharkiv damaged by missiles on 23 March 2022. It contains the remnants of 3,739 victims of the NKVD, murdered in 1940. 🇵🇱 #Ukraine #Poland
The church of the Ascension (1879) in Lukyanovka was destroyed on March 25th, 2022. #Ukraine
The #WW2 "Ataka" monument in Izyum (#Kharkiv oblast) was damaged on March 17th, 2022. The 26,5 metre high monument was built in 1988. Between the stelae is a bronze sculptural composition with several figures. #Ukraine cc @tracesofwar
Monuments in Kyiv. March 25th, 2022. #Ukraine
The stained-glass windows of the Kyiv Funicular were created by Ukrainian muralist Ivan-Valentin Zadorozhny in 1984. Volunteers reinforced the windows with special boards wrapped in fire-resistant tarpaulin on March 25th, 2022. #Ukraine
#WW2 Soviet mass graves in #Ukraine damaged by the war. @tracesofwar
Drobytsky Yar's menorah monument damaged on March 26th, 2022. The area includes two mass graves of 16.000 #Holocaust victims. #Ukraine @tracesofwar
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Avdiivka was damaged on March 21th, 2022. It was built in 1899. #Ukraine
The Romano-Gothic 'Kharkiv Choral Synagogue' (1912) was damaged on March 10th, 2022. Around 100 people are sheltering in the synagogue. #Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko monument in Kharkiv. 28th March, 2022. #Ukraine
The regional SBU archive in Chernihiv burned down on March 25th, 2022. Its vast collection of 19.000 historical documents contained info on:
- German war crimes in #Ukraine during #WW2
- NKVD / KGB crimes
- Gulag victims
The St. Demetrius Church (1861) of the Donetsk Diocese was destroyed on March 26th, 2022. #Ukraine
The collective grave of two unknown #WW2 Soviet soldiers after the battle for Lukyanovka, Kyiv Oblast, #Ukraine. March 28th, 2022. @tracesofwar
Damaged #WW2 T-34 tank monument in Trostianets, #Ukraine on March 29th, 2022. This tank belonged to 183rd tank brigade, which participated in the liberation of Trostianets on August 9th, 1943. @tracesofwar
Destroyed historic buildings in Trostianets, #Ukraine, after the recent fighting.
One of the destroyed buildings is the manor of L.E. Koenig (1821-1903). The estate was built in 1762 in neoclassical style with baroque elements. #Ukraine
The Round Court, built in 1749, is the oldest public building in north eastern #Ukraine. It was damaged in the fighting for Trostianets in March 2022.
Footage of the #WW2 memorial after #Russia captured the area. Damage appears to be minor overall, but right part of the granite slab destroyed.
Left: a dramatic picture supposedly showing Tchaikovsky's House in Trostyanets. Right: the real house. It was extensively damaged, but not completely destroyed. #Ukraine #Culture
The Ascension Cathedral (1826) in Izium was damaged by shelling on March 22th, 2022. #Ukraine
Worrying report by @UNESCO on #Ukraine: "As of 14 April, #UNESCO has verified damage to 102 sites since 24 February – 47 religious buildings, 9 museums, 28 historical buildings, 3 theaters, 12 monuments and 3 libraries." unesco.org/en/articles/da…
The Kyiv Small Opera house (former Lukyanov People's House built in 1900) was damaged in a rocket attack on March 15th: Facades, windows, doors and the interior of the hall. #Ukraine
Correction: Shelling on Izium damaged the Ascension Cathedral (built in 1826) and Church of the Holy Cross (built in 1809) + nearby building of the Izium Diocese Office (XIX century). #Ukraine
Damaged by shelling on 7 & 11 March in Izium: Department of Labor and Social Protection building (late XIX century) & former women's gymnasium of the 1870s. #Ukraine
As a result of shelling on March 6th, the Church of Evangelical Baptists in Izium (second half of XIX c.), was partially destroyed. #Ukraine
The Makariv Public Library building (early XX c.) was damaged by shelling on March 22th. #Ukraine
The #Museum of Local History of Borodyanka region was damaged by shelling on March 2nd. The number of lost museum exhibits remains unknown. #Ukraine
#WW2 memorial / mass grave in Borodyanka was damaged on March 31st. The site is a protected monument under № 179. #Ukraine
The Irpin city House of Culture (1952-1954) was partially destroyed by shelling on March 17th. #Ukraine
#WW2 mass grave in Gostomel city after shelling on March 10th. The grave contains the remains of 30 Soviet soldiers (74th Rifle Division) and local partisans who were killed on November 6, 1943. #Ukraine
In #Chernobyl, a museum exhibit was looted and subsequently damaged on April 4th. A restored Soviet-era VAZ 2101 police car, which in 1986 took part in measures to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. #Ukraine
The wooden Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (1892) in Peremoga was damaged by shelling on March 27th. #Ukraine
The "Turkish well" (XVIII - XIX c.) in Guryivka was partially destroyed by shelling. March, 2022. #Ukraine
The "mini-Museum" of Alexander Dovzhenko located within the Chernihiv City Library for Children was partially destroyed by shelling on March 13th. #Ukraine
The Church of St. Elijah, built in the late XI - early XII century, was damaged on March 4th. #Ukraine
The estate #museum of Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky was struck by mortar fire on March 6th. Some furniture and exhibits were damaged, including a memorial bookcase and grand piano. #Ukraine
The facade of the Chernihiv Regional Art #Museum was damaged by shelling on March 6th. The museum is housed in the former women's gymnasium, built in 1899. #Ukraine
The Church of the Resurrection in Chernigiv, built in 1913, was damaged by shelling on March 20th. The roof and interiors were lost in the ensuing fire. #Ukraine
The gazebo (built in 1911) on the Boldyni hills in Chernigiv was destroyed by shelling on April 4th. #Ukraine
Two more historic churches in Chernigiv city were damaged by shelling on 6 / 26 March.
Left: St. Catherine's Church, built in 1710-15.
Right: St. Kazan Church, built in 1820-27.
Damage on the facades of the Yelets Assumption Monastery (XII-XIX c.) after shelling on March 7th. The monastery is one of the oldest in #Ukraine.
The Chernihiv Regional Universal Scientific Library (1910-13) was struck by a shells on March 30th, damaging its facade, roof and windows. During #WW2, the Germans and Soviets took turns in destroying the library's vast collection. #Ukraine
The Chernihiv Military Museum was damaged by shelling on March 12th. #Ukraine
Novyy Bykiv, #Ukraine: The Church of the Assumption, built in 1801-04, was damaged by shelling in February-March.
Zaporizhzhia: The railway station "Zaporozhye-second" ("House of Catherine's Railway"), built in 1904, was damaged by rocket fire on March 16th. #Ukraine
The house of culture in Okhtyrka (former People's House, built in 1911-14) was damaged by shelling on March 8th. #Ukraine
The Kherson SBU Office (early XX c.) was damaged by a tank shell + subsequent fire on March 2nd. #Ukraine
Troitske village, #Luhansk oblast: The Holy Trinity Church, built in 1829-43, was damaged by shelling on February 26th, 2022. #Ukraine
Popasna, #Luhansk oblast: The Nicholas Church (1907-09) was damaged by shells on March 11th, 2022. During the Soviet era, the church was closed several times and used as granary. #Ukraine
Shchastya, #Luhansk oblast: St. Catherine's Church, built in 1914, was damaged by shelling on February 27th, 2022. #Ukraine
Lysychansk, #Luhansk oblast: The Second St. Mitrophan's Church (XIX c.) was damaged by shelling on February 26th, 2022. #Ukraine
#Kharkiv city: Early XX c. buildings damaged by shelling in March/April 2022. #Ukraine
From left to right: Merchant Moldavskyy building (1915), Ukrainian Main Chamber of Weights (1922), Institute of Metrology (1927), Kharkiv Mutual Credit Society (1903-05, 1913).
#Kharkiv city: Early XX c. buildings damaged by shelling in March 2022. #Ukraine
From left to right: Boyko House (1912-13), Kharkiv State Academic Puppet Theater (1906-07), Kharkiv National University of Arts (1929), Kharkiv School № 7 (1906-07).
The #Kharkiv Municipal Gallery, one of the first #Ukraine galleries of contemporary #art, was damaged by shelling on March 2nd, 2022. #Museum
#Kharkiv city: More buildings (early XX c) damaged by shelling & rocket fire in March 2022. #Ukraine
A two-story building (XIX - early XX c.) in #Kharkiv city was destroyed by a rocket on March 6th. #Ukraine
#Kharkiv city: The historic tramcar "MTV-82" (no. 844), built in 1960, was partially destroyed on March 4th. The tramcar served as #museum prior to #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine. There are only a few MTV-82's left in the world.
#Kharkiv city: The Chobotarska Synagogue, built in 1912, was struck by a rocket on March 15th. #Ukraine
#Kharkiv city: The former "Palace of Labor", built in 1914, after a missile strike on March 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine #Architecture
#Kharkiv city: The former People's Commissariat of Labor, built in 1925, after a missile strike on March 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine #Architecture
#Mariupol: The former Hotel Continental, built between 1887 and 1910, was partially destroyed on April 19th, 2022. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: The Center for Contemporary #Art and Culture was partially destroyed on April 19th, 2022. Five exhibitions were commenced prior #Russia's invasion of #Ukraine. #Museum
#Mariupol: The Palace of Culture “Iskra”, built in 1960, was destroyed on April 17th, 2022. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: The #Museum of Local Lore was destroyed. It housed 17,000 books and 53,000 exhibits. #Ukraine #Culture
#Mariupol: Many structures from the first half of the 20th century were destroyed. This residential building (mid 30's) on the corner of Av. Myru and vul. Kharlampievskaya is no exception. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: The Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater, built in 1956-60. Up to 300 people inside were killed in an airstrike on March 16th. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: The destroyed Museum of Local Lore. Per DNR sources, 95% of its collection was lost, including a XVII c. Persian chainmail. The DNR has claimed to have transferred the remaining exhibits to the Donetsk Museum of Local Lore. #Ukraine #Culture
Chernigiv region, Pisky village: The fence and door of the historical department of the Historical and Memorial #Museum of P. Tychyna were damaged on March 28th, 2022. #Ukraine
Chernigiv region, Pisky village: The memorial commemorating the destruction of the village in 1942. It was damaged on March 18th. #Ukraine #WW2
#Donetsk region, Lyman city: The former Artem House of Culture, built in the style of constructivism in 1929, was damaged on April 30th, 2022. #Ukraine
#Kharkiv region, Udy village. The secondary school (ca. 1910) was damaged on May 1st, 2022. #Ukraine
Sumy region, Trostianets city: The old trading house (late XIX century) was destroyed on March 16th, 2022. #Ukraine
#Luhansk region, Lysychansk city: The former barracks of the Lysychansk soda plant, built in 1895, was destroyed on May 1st, 2022. #Ukraine
Mykolayiv region, Kyselivka village: The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1852, was destroyed on May 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine
#Luhansk region, Lysychansk city: The former mansion of a soda plant manager, built in 1891, was destroyed on May 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine
#Luhansk region, Lysychansk city: The former hospital of the soda plant, built in 1911, was damaged on May 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine
#Donetsk region, #Mariupol: Damaged residential building (late XIXth century), which housed the Greek Collectivist newspaper in the 1930s and employed Georgy Kostoprav (1903-1938). #Ukraine
#Kharkiv region, Oleksiyivka village: Shelling damaged the earth ramparts of the Oleksiyivska (Beretskaya) fortress, built in 1731-42. #Ukraine
Hrygoriy Skovoroda mansion, built in the second half of the XVIII century, was destroyed May 6th, 2022. The fire also destroyed the exposition of the National Literary Memorial #Museum of H.S. Skovoroda, which was located in the building. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: Former "Nikopol" building (late XIX century), which housed the Karl Marx House of Culture, the Museum of History and the Library of the trade union of the “Ilyich” plant. Now partially destroyed. #Ukraine
#Donetsk region, New York village: The former Peter Dick Steam Mill, built in 1903, was partially destroyed on May 9th, 2022. #Ukraine
The Hlukhiv Jewish cemetery was shelled on May 8th, 2022. Many of the Jews buried in the cemetery were victims of a 1918 pogrom. #Ukraine
#Odessa: The 19th-century Vorontsov palace was built in 1826-1828 and reconstructed in 1935-36. The palace was previously damaged:
* April 10, 1854, during the Crimean War
* During #WW2, restored in 1947
* A fire in the main building, restored 1986-88
Funerary monuments in Volodymyr Bikov back in March, 2022. #Ukraine
Izyum: Ancient stone "Polovtsian women" (XII century) on the western slope of Mount Kremenets damaged by shelling on March 24th, 2022. #Ukraine #culture
Novgorod-Siverskyy: The neoclassical former public school (1841-44), now Novgorod-Seversk State Gymnasium, was damaged by rocket fire on May 12th, 2022. It is one of the oldest secondary educational institutions in #Ukraine.
Ivanivka: The former Ivanovo House of Culture, built in 1956 (now Ivanovo Village Library) was destroyed by rocket fire on March 30th, 2022. #Ukraine
Varvarivka: The monastery of St. Elijah (XIX-XXI century) was damaged by shelling on April 2nd, 2022. #Ukraine
Drevlyansky #Nature Reserve: A 600 years old oak (over 25 meters high) was reportedly burned down by #Russia|n soldiers. The tree was fenced and registered at the Nature Reserve Fund of #Ukraine.
Chernihiv: The Alexander Pushkin bust (erected in 1900) was dismantled on April 30th, 2022 & subsequently transferred to the Chernihiv historical #museum. The bust was stolen in 2017 and restored in 2018. #Ukraine #Russia #Culture
Lozova: The House of Culture was targeted and destroyed by a #Russia missile on April 20th, 2022. The building was restored last year as part of Zelensky's "Great Construction". #Ukraine
Aftermath pictures. #Ukraine #UkraineWar
Prudianka`s House of Culture was destroyed by shelling on May 18th, 2022. #UkraineWar
#Mariupol: The former Mariupol State Bank, built in 1897-1905, after the Battle for the city. #Ukraine
#Mariupol: The twin residential buildings topped by a spire tower, built in 1953, were damaged in the battle for the city. Classified as "an architectural monument of local significance". #Ukraine #Russia #War
#Mariupol: The former school № 41, built in 1936, after the battle for the city. It housed the City Technological Lyceum & the Lesya Ukrainka library. #Ukraine #Russia #War
#Mariupol: The former Alexander Men's Gymnasium, built in 1894-99. It housed the Mariupol Industrial College of PDTU until the destruction of the city. #Ukraine #Russia #War
#Mariupol: House of Culture "Chayka", built in 1958, after the battle for the city. #Ukraine #Russia #War
#Mariupol: The former estate of A. Tregubov (late XIX - early XX century) after the battle for the city. #Ukraine #Russia #War
#Mariupol: Old residential buildings (mid XX century) after the destruction of the city. #Ukraine #Russia #War
Guliaypole city: Shelling damaged an old apartment building, built by merchant Boris Karmanov in 1900. #Ukraine
The railway station "Popasna", built in 1878-93, was destroyed by shelling on June 6th, 2022. #UkraineRussiaWar #Culture
Back in March, 2022. World's first Gogol monument (1881) in Nizhyn was reinforced with sandbags / wood planks to protect it against shelling. The monument survived two world wars. #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar
#Mariupol: Primary school № 37 (former gymnasium), built in 1937, after the battle for the city. #Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar
Orikhiv: The old town hall ("Janzen's House"), built in the 1870's, was damaged by shelling in May, 2022. #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar
Mykolayivka city: The Krieger family manor house, built in 1892, was damaged by shelling on June 2nd, 2022. Since 2019, the house has been under restoration in order to be adapted into a branch of the local history museum. #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar
Back in early March, 2022, #Russia took control of Melitopol, #Ukraine. The city museum contained Scythian gold (excavated in 1954) dating back to 400 BC. The treasury, which was hidden by museum staff, was later found and moved to occupied Crimea.
#Bucha: The archive of Vyacheslav Chornovol, Hero of #Ukraine, was partially destroyed: All the books of the Chornovol Foundation & 60+ complete sets of the ten-volume Chornovol book.
The archive of Soviet political prisoner Mykola Plahotniuk was completely destroyed.
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