Yaryna Yasynevych Joins Expert Council of the Holodomor-Genocide Museum
The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has approved the first composition of the Expert and Supervisory Councils of the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide. Yaryna Yasynevych — Program Director of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation, public figure, expert in communications and public history, board member of the Center for Civil Liberties Research, and co-author of the Reforms Coalition Council’s “Reanimation Package of Reforms” — has joined the Expert Council.
Who Joined the Expert Council
The Expert Council brought together 12 Ukrainian and international experts who work on the development of research, museum collections, exposition, publishing, and educational activities, as well as cooperation with Ukrainian and foreign archives and academic institutions.
- Valerii Yuriyovych Vasyliev, Leading Researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences;
- Liudmyla Volodymyrivna Hrynevych, Senior Researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences;
- Valeriia Volodymyrivna Huievska, Art Director of the “Mystetskyi Arsenal” National Art and Culture Museum Complex;
- Hennadii Hryhorovych Yefimenko, Senior Researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Candidate of Historical Sciences;
- Kateryna Andriivna Kulai, Director of the Odesa National Local History Museum;
- Liubomyr Yaroslav Luchuk, Emeritus Professor of Political Geography at the Royal Military College of Canada, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto;
- Tymish Oleksandrovych Martynenko-Kushliansky, expert on state policy, communications, historical memory, and civic engagement;
- Daria Mattingly, historian, senior lecturer in European history at the University of Chester;
- Iryna Anna Mikhak, expert in strategic communications, editor;
- Frank Edward Sysyn, historian;
- Anastasiia Mykolaivna Cherednichenko, president of ICOM Ukraine, historian;
- Yaryna Yaroslavivna Yasynevych, public figure, expert in communications and public history.
“The National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide must operate to the highest standards of transparency and academic integrity. Authoritative Ukrainian and international experts who will help the museum grow, strengthen international cooperation, and remain one of the key centers for research and preservation of the memory of the Genocide of the Ukrainian people have joined the Supervisory and Expert Councils,” — said Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy of Ukraine – Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetiana Berezhna.
“The National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide should become a place where academic integrity meets living memory. I believe that this joint work will help make the museum an institutionally stronger and more influential player in the international conversation about the genocide against the Ukrainian people,” — said Yaryna Yasynevych.
Who Joined the Supervisory Council
The Supervisory Council brought together 11 members who will contribute to the museum’s strategic development, transparent governance, resource engagement, and partnership expansion. Its members will serve for five years.
- Myron Vasylyk, expert in public relations and strategic communications;
- Roman Andriy Vashchuk, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine in 2014–2019;
- Anton Eduardovych Drobovych, Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance in 2019–2024, PhD candidate in philosophy;
- Hanna Tymofiivna Kapustian, historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences;
- Taras Volodymyrovych Kihmey, entrepreneur, co-founder of SoftServe corporation, PhD candidate in physics and mathematics;
- Olena Oleksandrivna Kovalska, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine;
- Andrii Andriiovych Kogut, Director of the Sectoral State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine;
- Bohdan Anatoliyovych Lohvynenko, journalist, writer, serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Viktor Rud, lawyer, Head of the Ukrainian-American Bar Association;
- Olha Yelizabet Soroka, Head and founder of the Holodomor Victims Memorial Network;
- Viktor Andriiovych Yushchenko, third President of Ukraine in 2005–2010.
How the Councils Were Formed
The formation of both councils took place in several stages. A temporary working group, established by Ministry order No. 874 of July 22, 2025, developed the selection procedure and set the requirements for candidates. After the application deadline, the Foundation verified applicants’ compliance with legal requirements, conducted interviews, and assessed professional expertise, motivation, vision for the museum’s development, integrity, reputation, and security aspects, according to the Ministry of Culture website.
More details are available in the report on the Ministry of Culture website.
