Photo: Kateryna Czartorysky
SAFE supports the vital needs and adaptive strategies of museums in Ukraine during the war. Launched by The Ukrainian Museum following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, SAFE engages professionals in North America to assist their Ukrainian colleagues with the systematic structural stabilization of institutions, collections, and heritage sites; reinvention of organizational approaches; and recovery tactics. Expanding upon the Museum’s commitment to celebrate and preserve the cultural heritage of Ukraine, SAFE initiatives evolve from a new baseline: the pressing need for critical treatment of Russian and Soviet colonialism and the urgency to implement reparative policies for Ukraine across cultural institutions in the international arena.
SAFE prioritizes the following goals:
- support first-aid mobile teams of cultural workers in Ukraine: offer resources for stabilization, the transfer of objects and data to safer storage, conservation planning, and early recovery in the aftermath of the war;
- provide emergency financial support for museum workers who find themselves in hot spots and life-threatening circumstances but continue their professional obligations;
- engage lawyers and advocate for the retrieval of stolen artifacts and reparations for damages;
- maintain dialogue among SAFE program donors, museum experts, and government and volunteer initiatives in Ukraine.
To make a donation to the SAFE program, please click the button below and write “SAFE” in the notes section:
