Re-watch: Preparing Museums for a Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine

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Preparing Museums for a Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine.
The Peale Museum
Baltimore Sister Cities

Re-watch: Preparing Museums for a Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine

A virtual panel talk from international cultural professionals discussing best practices for preserving cultural heritage in Ukraine.
Thursday 17 September 2026 18:00 - 19:30

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Date: 17 September
Time: 18:00 - 19:30 CEST
Location: online
Language: English

Centring on the ongoing war and occupation of Ukraine, this program brings together international voices to examine the role of museums and cultural institutions in safeguarding collections, protecting sites, and sustaining cultural identity during crisis.

The discussion will feature live-streamed presentations from speakers across multiple time zones, followed by a live, moderated Q&A session to encourage dialogue and exchange among participants. Panellists include: Milena Chorna from the Association of Ukrainian Museums; Kateryna Chuyeva, former Ukrainian Vice-Minister of Culture; Kateryna Kulai from the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum; Arnoud Odding, Strategic museum advisor from the Netherlands; and Ihor Poshyvailo from the Maidan Museum. Moderated by Glen Davis, retired Foreign Service Officer.

This event is hosted by The Peale, a community museum in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, in collaboration with the Odesa and Rotterdam committees of Baltimore Sister Cities. It is made possible with the support of DutchCulture.

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Hear from a panel of international cultural professionals discussing best practices for preserving cultural heritage.
Learn about the destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage by Russia and the steps taken by Ukrainians and the international community to protect it, and lessons learned for how to prepare museums anywhere for possible future crises. We also encourage partnerships between American and Ukrainian institutions to support cultural heritage workers and share best practices.

Panelists include Ihor Pashyvailo, Director General of the Maidan Museum and co-founder of HERI and ACURE; Kateryna Kulai, Director of the Odesa National Fine Arts Museum; Milena Chorna, Co-founder and Head of Association of Ukrainian Museums; and Arnoud Odding, Strategic Advisor for the Dutch museum and cultural heritage sector. Glen Davis, retired Foreign Service Officer of the U.S. Department of State, moderates this discussion.

This webinar was recorded on 17 September, 2026. This webinar was hosted by The Peale, a community museum located in Baltimore, MD USA, in collaboration with Baltimore Sister Cities (Odesa and Rotterdam Sister City Committees). It was held in conjunction with the We Know Who They Are: Artworks and Narrative From the Invasion of Ukraine exhibition that was on display at The Peale. Thank you to event partner, DutchCulture -- the Netherlands' network organization for international cultural cooperation -- for advice and logistical support. Thank you to America Houses in Kyiv, Odesa, and Lviv for live-streaming the webinar.
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Created especially for the panel discussion on 17 September 2026 at The Peale Museum, this film by DutchCulture brings together excerpts from the documentaries Care & Resilience: Ukrainian Museums in Times of War and Despite All, We Work. The documentaries feature museum professionals who took part in knowledge exchanges between Ukraine and the Netherlands. Several of the people featured in the film will also participate in the panel discussion.

The event is hosted by The Peale Museum in Baltimore and Baltimore Sister Cities, and is supported by DutchCulture.

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Camera: Cem Altinöz
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