[Aaus-community-list] Re: [aaus-list] Lavra museums predicament

[Alexandra Hrycak]

We should do an letter/appeal. I imagine many scholars will be available 
to sign on, perhaps we can also raise this issue in LA at the AAUS 
meeting and circulate a petition more widely than this list.

Alexandra

Oxana Shevel, Prof. wrote:
> In case you have not heard, several museums housed in Lavra in Kyiv, 
> including the one housing the famous gold "pektoral" are being kicked 
> out, apparently into the unknown. The buildings housing the museums are 
> being transferred to the church (Moscow patriarchy). I do not know any 
> details beyond what's being reported in the press (for example here: 
> http://www.istpravda.com.ua/articles/2010/11/11/3978/), but from what's 
> being reported, the fate of the museums and the collections they house 
> is clearly in jeopardy since new premises have not been identified while 
> the museums are required to vacate their current premises in the Lavra. 
> Concerns have been expressed that in the chaos of removing hundreds of 
> thousands of exhibits valuable historical artifacts may get "lost" and 
> find their way into private collections.
> 
> Is it perhaps time for another open letter/appeal from the scholarly and 
> arts community to the Ukrainian authorities to let the museums stay 
> until suitable new premises are provided?
> 
> If anyone has more information or is aware of any ongoing efforts to 
> save the museums and their collections please share.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Oxana
> 

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Alexandra Hrycak
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97202-8199


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