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Museum Practices and Transformations in the Commemoration of World War II

On May 27–28, 2026, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War hosted the international conference Museum Practices and Transformations in the Commemoration of World War II, funded by Germany's EVZ Foundation. The event brought together scholars and museum professionals from 43 leading institutions across 15 countries, including the Imperial War Museum (UK), the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Poland), the Terezín Memorial (Czech Republic), and the NEMO network.

The conference served as a platform to discuss rethinking World War II, memorializing modern conflicts, and protecting historical memory from ideological weaponization. During a panel on Holocaust remembrance, Roza Tapanova (Director of the Babyn Yar Reserve) presented projects launched since 2022 focused on wartime experiences and war crimes. Panelists Piotr M. A. Cywiński, Jan Roubínek, Krzysztof Persak, and Eike Stegen, moderated by Anatolii Podolskyi, discussed museum responsibility and countering historical distortion. Special attention was paid to Ukraine's unique, real-time practices of museumifying the ongoing full-scale russian aggression.

[Day One of the Conference]

[Day Two of the Conference]

Announcements

7/6/2026
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Annual Educational Seminar-School "History of the Holocaust in Ukraine: Research, Education, and Commemoration" (Kyiv, August 2026) [More]
5/15/2026
International Research-Practical Conference “Unity in Diversity: The Historical, Socio-Cultural and Geopolitical Dimension of the EU’s Core Idea for Ukraine” [More]
4/10/2026
The XXVI I.B. Medvynsky All‑Ukrainian Competition of Student Research and Art Works “History and Lessons of the Holocaust” (2025–2026 Academic Year) [More]
3/15/2026
Call for Applications: International Seminar ‘The Holocaust as a Starting Point’ [More]
2/12/2026
THE HOLOCAUST AS A STARTING POINT Ukrainian teachers training in France [More]

7/11/2026
New Publication of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies

Ukrainian Society and Holocaust Memory: Challenges in Times of War. Papers of the 19th Round Table for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Kyiv, January 27, 2026 / compiled by A. Podolskyi. Kyiv: Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, 2026. 96 pp.
[More]
7/8/2026
History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity Seminars in Odesa and Kyiv

In early July, the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies held two two‑day academic and methodological seminars for teachers in Odesa and Kyiv under the title History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity.
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6/26/2026
Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania

The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI), together with the International Commission in Lithuania and the Jewish Community of Lithuania, held a five‑day seminar in Vilnius: “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future.” The program brought together educators from across Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust, antisemitism, human rights, and effective teaching practices.
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6/19/2026
One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

On June 11, 2026, passersby noticed two Stumbling Stones shining brighter, with fresh yellow flowers nearby. A group of four students, researchers, and activists had cleaned them.
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6/12/2026
Meeting of the Research Teams for the "One Stone, One Life" Project

On June 9, 2026, the Maidan Museum's Information and Exhibition Center in Kyiv hosted the final meeting of the research teams for the international project One Stone, One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Six teams of young researchers gathered to review their work since October, joined by speakers Oleksandr Voroniuk, Nadiia Ufimtseva, and Anatolii Podolskyi.
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Museum Practices and Transformations in the Commemoration of World War II

Announcements

Latest News

New Publication of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies

History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity Seminars in Odesa and Kyiv

Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania

One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

Meeting of the Research Teams for the "One Stone, One Life" Project