Hear from Dr. Oleksandra Kovalchuk, acting director of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum in Ukraine, about the global effort she’s part of to preserve her country’s cultural heritage. Kovalchuk highlights five Ukrainian museums, discussing how they functioned in the Russian Empire, under the Soviet Union, and during the 31 years of Ukrainian independence. Then she describes the shift in missions and optics these institutions have faced in light of the Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Dr. Oleksandra Kovalchuk, acting director, Odesa Fine Arts Museum, Ukraine