On 1–2 July 2026, the concluding event of the project "Jewish Heritage in Ukraine: interdisciplinary reflections through the prism of archival documents, culture, history, and literature" will take place. The project is being implemented in partnership with UNESCO and with the financial support of the European Union.
The conference will bring together researchers in history, literature, culture, archival studies, and museum studies to discuss the outcomes of research on the Jewish heritage of Ukraine. The event will provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on the role of Jewish heritage in Ukrainian culture, historical memory, and contemporary scholarly discourse.
When?
1 July 2026 | 10:00–16:00
2 July 2026 | 10:00–14:00
Where?
KMBS Big Space Building 7, Room 401, 4th Floor, 12/4 Voloska Street
Registration: via the registration link
Language: Ukrainian
Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)
Over the past year, the project's research groups on historical, literary, and cultural heritage have worked extensively with archival documents, literary texts, museum collections, and other primary sources that shed light on various aspects of the history and life of Jewish communities in Ukraine.
During the conference, participants will present the results of their archival research, contributions to the Interdisciplinary collective monograph and the Imagological collection, thematic exhibition halls of the Virtual museum of Jewish heritage of Ukraine, the anthology "Ukrainian–Jewish relations in the dissident movement", the "Reader of Jewish Literature in Ukraine", and other scholarly and public engagement initiatives developed within the project.
The programme also features expert panel discussions on interdisciplinary approaches to the study of Jewish heritage and the future development of this field of research in Ukraine.
The conference will open with welcome addresses by the event organizers and representatives of the project's beneficiaries and partners, including Olha Poliukhovych, Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs at NaUKMA and the Project Director and Academic Lead; Serhii Kvit, President of NaUKMA; Ivan Verbytskyi, First Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine; Prof. Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, Head of the UNESCO Office in Ukraine; and the coordinators of the project's research groups.
The detailed conference programme is available via the link.