INSTITUT 019 | panel | HISTORY UNDER FIRE: Libraries, Museums and Archives
Promoted by St. Volodymyr Institute
Event Description
What it means to preserve a culture when its books, archives and museums are being deliberately targeted.
Vol 19: Experts from the SVI Library, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada - Ontario Branch, and the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre get together underground to talk about how librarians, archivists and curators are fighting to preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage - and why that matters more than ever.
This is part of INSTITUT's UKRAINIAN HERITAGE MONTH volume - music, film, art and story, all Ukrainian for this showcase month.
Underground at 620 Spadina Ave - around the back, through the lot to the steel doors, down the stairs, past the mechanical room, through the swinging wood laminate door...
Stick around for dramatic play reading of Volodymyr Vynnychenko's Black Panther & Polar Bear by VITA ART at 8PM.
Both are PWYC, but RSVP so we know who to expect.
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Anastasia Baczynskyj holds a Master's Degree from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Ukrainian Canadian History. Served in leadership roles in the Ukrainian community in Toronto for over 20 years. SVI's current librarian and print culture advocate.
Roman Waschuk is former ambassador to Ukraine from Canada. Recovering lapsed historian and archives enthousiast.
Marta Bozdek has a keen interest in Ukrainian cultural heritage artifacts and collections management by museums. Started as a volunteer at UMCO and eventually joined the UMCO board in order to help grow and sustain our Museum’s mission which is to collect, preserve, celebrate, and share Ukrainian cultural heritage.
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