Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum

Ukrainian museum

Ivankiv Historical & Local History Museum
Іванківський історико-краєзнавчий музей

Established	February 21, 1981 (1981-02-21)
Dissolved	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Location	Ivankiv
Coordinates	50°55′46.0″N 29°54′16.6″E / 50.929444°N 29.904611°E / 50.929444; 29.904611
Type	Local art and history
Key holdings	Works by Maria Pryamchenko
Collections	Art, textiles, natural science
Director	L. Kirei (since 1997)

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, leading to the potential loss of over twenty works by the artist Maria Prymachenko.

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. From 2016 to 2018, the museum was re-developed to accommodate expansions made to the collection since its foundation. In 2021, the museum hosted an exhibition on Ivankiv's Jewish heritage.

Collection

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

Destruction

On 25 (according to other data, 27) February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the museum was burned down after Russian bombardment, with the apparent loss of over twenty works by the artist Maria Prymachenko. 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. 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. Over 650 of Prymachenko's other works are held in the collection of the National Folk Decorative Art Museum.

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. In response, the Minister of Culture for Ukraine, Olexandr Tkachenko, requested that Russia be deprived of its UNESCO membership. 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".

References

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"Maria Prymachenko's fantastic world of flowers and animals". blogs.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
Харченко О. (2022-02-28). ""Прежде всего – документирование факта преступления"" (in Russian). День. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01.
^ "The Ukrainian Cultural Sites at Risk of Destruction". Bloomberg. 2022-03-08.
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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.
"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.
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.
"Russian Forces Destroyed the Wild and Beautiful Art of Maria Prymachenko". www.vice.com. March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
Свобода, Радіо (28 February 2022). "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.
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"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.

External links

"Official website" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-28.
In Ivankiv (Kiev region), Russian invaders burned down the local history museum (film)

Damage, destruction and looting of art and cultural heritage

Human-
caused

By location	Afghanistan Destruction of art Bangladesh Bangabandhu Memorial Museum attack Brazil Artworks lost or damaged in the 2023 Congress attack Canada Monuments removed in 2020–2022 China Destruction of the Four Olds Looting of the Eastern Mausoleum France Iconoclasm during the French Revolution Germany Bombing of Dresden Iran Disappeared statues in Tehran, 2010 Iraq Archaeological looting Destruction of Mosul Museum artifacts Ireland Destruction of country houses, 1919–1923 Israel Destruction of the Shrine of Husayn's Head Kosovo Destruction of Albanian heritage Destruction of Serbian heritage Middle East Damage to heritage sites in 21st-century conflicts Nigeria Benin Bronzes Palestine Damage to heritage sites in the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Poland Destruction of Warsaw Looting in World War II Saudi Arabia Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites Spain Destroyed landmarks Syria Damage to heritage sites during the Syrian civil war Ukraine Demolition of monuments to Lenin Damage to heritage sites during the Russian invasion United Kingdom 20th-century destruction of country houses Baedeker Blitz Demolished buildings and structures in London Churches in the City of London Churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuilt Public art formerly in London United States Artworks lost or damaged in the September 11 attacks List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks
By type	Attacks on museums Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State Destroyed libraries Grave robbery Body snatching Landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change Museums destroyed by war Napoleonic looting List Stolen and missing Moon rocks Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
World War II	Art theft and looting Restitution claims Works by Vincent van Gogh Libraries Nazi plunder

Natural

Library damage in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

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