Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum

The Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum (Ukrainian: Іванківський історико-краєзнавчий музей, romanized: Ivankivs'kyy istoriko-krayeznavchyy muzey) was a history museum in Ivankiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, which was destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,[1] leading to the potential loss of over twenty works by the artist Maria Prymachenko.

Ivankiv Historical & Local History Museum
Іванківський історико-краєзнавчий музей
EstablishedFebruary 21, 1981 (1981-02-21)
DissolvedFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
LocationIvankiv
Coordinates50°55′46.0″N 29°54′16.6″E
TypeLocal art and history
Key holdingsWorks by Maria Pryamchenko
CollectionsArt, textiles, natural science
DirectorL. Kirei (since 1997)
WebsiteOfficial website (in Ukrainian)

History

The Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum opened on 21 February 1981 and was located on an archaeological site dating back to the Middle Ages. The museum included several exhibitions on Chornobyl, Afghanistan and the Second World War.[2] From 2016 to 2018, the museum was re-developed to accommodate expansions made to the collection since its foundation.[3] In 2021, the museum hosted an exhibition on Ivankiv's Jewish heritage.[4]

Collection

The museum's collection included works by the artist Maria Prymachenko and textile art by Hanna Veres and her daughter, Valentina.[2] Prymachenko's career began as part of the Ivankiv Co-operative Embroidery Association.[5] The museum's collection also included natural science specimens and archaeological objects.[2]

Destruction
Ruins of the museum

On 25[6][7] (according to other data, 27) February 2022, during the Battle of Ivankiv, a military engagement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the museum was burned down after Russian bombardment,[7] with the apparent loss of over twenty works by the artist Maria Prymachenko.[8][9] However, according to a social media post by journalist Tanya Goncharova, local people were able to save some of Prymachenko's works from the fire.[10] According to an interview with Prymachenko's great-granddaughter, Anastasiia Prymachenko, in The Times, ten of her works were saved by a local man who entered the museum whilst it was on fire.[11] Over 650 of Prymachenko's other works are held in the collection of the National Folk Decorative Art Museum.[12]

Reactions to the reputed loss came from the Director of the Vyshhorod Historical and Cultural Reserve, Vlada Litovchenko, who described the loss as "irreparable" in a social media post.[13] In response, the Minister of Culture for Ukraine, Olexandr Tkachenko, requested that Russia be deprived of its UNESCO membership.[14] On 28 February, ICOM-US issued a statement condemning the "wilful destruction" of the museum, which "illuminates a tangible and irreversible impact of this immoral and unprovoked war".[15]

References
  1. "Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO". UNESCO. 2022-04-12. Archived from the original on 2022-04-16.
  2. "Музей — Іванківський музей". ivankiv-museum.site. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. "Іванківський районний історико-краєзнавчий музей". resource.history.org.ua. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. "Іванків єврейський — Іванківський музей". ivankiv-museum.site. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  5. "Maria Prymachenko's fantastic world of flowers and animals". blogs.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. Харченко О. (2022-02-28). ""Прежде всего – документирование факта преступления"" (in Russian). День. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01.
  7. "The Ukrainian Cultural Sites at Risk of Destruction". Bloomberg. 2022-03-08.
  8. "Russian invaders burn down Ivankiv Museum. Maria Prymachenko's artwork destroyed". Ukrayinska Pravda. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  9. Giorgobiani, Natia (2022-02-28). "A museum with unique works by Maria Primachenko burned down near Kiev". Perild. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  10. "Картини Приймаченко врятовано. Селяни винесли їх з палаючого музею. Еспресо.Захід". zahid.espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  11. Schofield, Blanca. "Russia-Ukraine war: How Maria Prymachenko's art was saved from Putin's troops". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  12. "Russian Forces Destroyed the Wild and Beautiful Art of Maria Prymachenko". www.vice.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  13. "Україна втратила понад 20 робіт Марії Примаченко внаслідок нападу Росії – Литовченко". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  14. "Museum of Maria Pryimachenko's paintings burns down during Russian offensive (video) (видео)". LB.ua. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  15. "Statement by the ICOM-US pertaining to the news of the destruction of the Historical and Local History Museum at Ivankiv". incus.memberclicks.net. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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