🇺🇦 August 23 is Ukraine’s State Flag Day.

On August 14–16, Kyiv hosted the third and final in-person module of the educational program for history and humanities teachers who live and work in Ukraine, «Koreni ta Kryla: A History That Unites» (Roots and Wings). Teacher-participants of the Summer School discussed Ukrainian folk culture as the foundation of national identity, worked with ethnopedagogy, traditional arts and music, met with researchers and journalists, and visited the National Museum of the History of Ukraine, where they joined a special program dedicated to Yevhen Konovalets. At the close, they received certificates conf…

On the occasion of the return of Yevhen Konovalets’ ashes, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine and the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation held a special exhibition of unique artifacts for history teachers

The Russian army is attacking Ukrainian books — textbooks, classics, contemporary literature.

On August 8, the Maidan Museum’s Information and Exhibition Center hosted Rostyslav Prokopiuk’s “Aktualni Dialohy” (Actual Dialogues) — an open conversation about Ukraine, Europe, culture, the war, and the future of the security system. Taking part were actress, producer, and public figure Irma Vitovska, and diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2007–2009, Volodymyr Ohryzko.

The National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture has opened the exhibition “Energy of Good” — a display of paintings and photo-art works by Rostyslav Prokopiuk, Ukrainian public figure, artist, photographer, and director of the Ukrainian Institute in Prague.

Artem Mykolaichuk, Chairman of the Board of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation, spoke at the Conference of Heads of Foreign Diplomatic Missions «Restoring Peace and Ukraine’s Leadership,» where he presented the Foundation’s key areas of activity, thanked the diplomats, and spoke about opportunities for cooperation with Ukrainian missions abroad.

Preserving Ukraine’s cultural heritage is important, but so is making it visible to the world. To this end, the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the National Reserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” are joining forces.

How can personal belongings tell the story of a family, a region, or a country? Why is it important to discuss the experience of people from occupied territories not only at the local level, but at the national level as well? This was the focus of discussion during the public discussion “Local Voices of Luhansk Region: Memory, Identity, Future.”