With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia on February 24, Ukrainian museums were forced to limit their activities. The Lviv Historical Museum was no exception either – permanent exhibitions were dismantled, sights were packed and moved to safe places.
At the same time, the Lviv Historical Museum remained open for visitors, receiving 115,981 people and organizing 788 excursion groups during the year. An alternative to permanent exhibitions was the offer of various cognitive and educational events and temporary exhibitions.
During the year, 19 exhibitions were opened in the museum, in particular, to the 110th anniversary of the founding of “Plast”, “Army of the Invincibles in the Struggle for Independence” and “Army of the Invincibles” (mobile), dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the creation of the UPA, the exhibition “Lviv and Water” from an unusual angle reveals the history of the city, for example, the importance of water when laying the princely castle, etc.
The sights of the museum were also presented at a mini-exhibition in the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv on the occasion of the meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey.
The presence of Ukrainian museums is extremely important in the international arena. This year, the Lviv Museum of History implemented four exhibition projects in friendly Lithuania and Poland:
“Day of Triumph – Stanislaus Zholkiewicz presents Sigismund III and Princess Wladyslaw at the 1611 Diet of the captured Shui kings”, presented in the Royal Castle on Wawel in Krakow;
“For the will of Ukraine!”, implemented jointly with the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War at the Vytautas the Great Military Museum in the city of Kaunas (Lithuania);
“Carelessness. Childhood in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania” took place in the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius.
Another project to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the UPA “Invincible. Ukrainian Insurgent Army” presented at the Museum of Occupation and Freedom Struggle in Vilnius.
The most popular events were organized for the children’s audience, a large part of which were children of IDPs. Educational activities (quests, quizzes, integrated excursions, master classes) “Our Sovereignty”, “Royal Charter”, “Unexplored Ukraine”, “Archaeology Researchers”, “Wheel Quest” and others helped young Ukrainians learn about their own history, master skills communication, develop creative potential. For an inclusive audience, the “See the Unseen” project has been implemented as part of the Comprehensive Cultural Development Program of the Lviv Region for 2022. A total of 48 educational events were organized in 2022.
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