On August 23, the IX Fort Museum in Kaunas hosted the opening of the exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of the Genocide 1942 | 2022” was opened in the Museum of the IX Fort in Kaunas, which became an important event for the Lithuanian audience. Organized by the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), this exhibition is the first exhibition project of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” in the European Union.
The project is the result of six months of close cooperation between Ukrainian and Lithuanian experts. The exhibition aims to convey to the widest possible audience the tragedy of Bakhmut - both the Holocaust of 1942, when more than 3,000 civilians, mostly Jews, were killed in the city, and the deliberate destruction of the city by Russian troops in 2022-2023, which led to the destruction of the homes of more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition not only tells the story of the little-known events of the Holocaust in Bakhmut, but also draws parallels with war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The exhibition features unique documents and photographs from the collections of the Bakhmut Museum of Local Lore, illustrating the chronology of the events of 1942. An important place in the exhibition is occupied by art installations that broaden the perception and convey the emotional impact of the tragedy.
The modern genocide is presented in chronological order through the eyes of Ukrainian war correspondents, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers - Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, Serhiy Korovainyi, Andriy Dubchak, and Heorhiy Ivanchenko.
The opening ceremony was attended by distinguished guests: Acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Rostyslav Karandieiev (online), Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Simonas Kairis, Director of the IX Fort Museum Marius Pečiulis, and Head of the Babyn Yar National Museum Rosa Tapanova, Chairman of the Seimas Culture Committee Vytautas Juozapaitis, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris, project curator Maria Mizina, and artist Mykhailo Alekseenko.
The exhibition “Bakhmut - the Face of the 1942/2022 Genocide” will run until October 29, 2024.
The exhibition, which tells how a beautiful industrial city in the Donetsk region became the site of two crimes committed by totalitarian regimes 80 years apart, was held for the first time in Kyiv.
On August 23, the IX Fort Museum in Kaunas hosted the opening of the exhibition “Bakhmut. Faces of the Genocide 1942 | 2022” was opened in the Museum of the IX Fort in Kaunas, which became an important event for the Lithuanian audience. Organized by the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP), this exhibition is the first exhibition project of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” in the European Union.
The project is the result of six months of close cooperation between Ukrainian and Lithuanian experts. The exhibition aims to convey to the widest possible audience the tragedy of Bakhmut - both the Holocaust of 1942, when more than 3,000 civilians, mostly Jews, were killed in the city, and the deliberate destruction of the city by Russian troops in 2022-2023, which led to the destruction of the homes of more than 80,000 people.
The exhibition not only tells the story of the little-known events of the Holocaust in Bakhmut, but also draws parallels with war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The exhibition features unique documents and photographs from the collections of the Bakhmut Museum of Local Lore, illustrating the chronology of the events of 1942. An important place in the exhibition is occupied by art installations that broaden the perception and convey the emotional impact of the tragedy.
The modern genocide is presented in chronological order through the eyes of Ukrainian war correspondents, members of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers - Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov, Serhiy Korovainyi, Andriy Dubchak, and Heorhiy Ivanchenko.
The opening ceremony was attended by distinguished guests: Acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Rostyslav Karandieiev (online), Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Simonas Kairis, Director of the IX Fort Museum Marius Pečiulis, and Head of the Babyn Yar National Museum Rosa Tapanova, Chairman of the Seimas Culture Committee Vytautas Juozapaitis, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament Emanuelis Zingeris, project curator Maria Mizina, and artist Mykhailo Alekseenko.
The exhibition “Bakhmut - the Face of the 1942/2022 Genocide” will run until October 29, 2024.
The exhibition, which tells how a beautiful industrial city in the Donetsk region became the site of two crimes committed by totalitarian regimes 80 years apart, was held for the first time in Kyiv.
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