Events / Program: Documenting Ukraine

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	20 Days in Mariupol	Sun, 03.12.2023	Visual and Performing Arts	Katherine YoungerAlisa Kovalenko, Stéphane Siohan, Kseniya Kharchenko, Roman Liubyi		20 Days in Mariupol Sun, 03.12.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerAlisa Kovalenko, Stéphane Siohan, Kseniya Kharchenko, Roman Liubyi Series: Visual and Performing Arts The 2023 Ukraine´s entry for the Oscar reveals the fate of Ukrainian journalists in the embattled harbour city of Mariupol. After the screening, there was a discussion on "Documentaries as a Fragile Shelter for Truth, Responsibility, and Impact". Read more
20 Days in Mariupol Sun, 03.12.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerAlisa Kovalenko, Stéphane Siohan, Kseniya Kharchenko, Roman Liubyi Series: Visual and Performing Arts The 2023 Ukraine´s entry for the Oscar reveals the fate of Ukrainian journalists in the embattled harbour city of Mariupol. After the screening, there was a discussion on "Documentaries as a Fragile Shelter for Truth, Responsibility, and Impact". Read more
	Bearing Witness to War	Wed, 08.02.2023	Exhibition	Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko		Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
	Documenting Refugees from Eastern Europe	Thu, 30.03.2023	Conferences and Workshops	Kamil Ruszała Philipp TherKatarzyna Nowak, Christoph Augustynowicz		Documenting Refugees from Eastern Europe Thu, 30.03.2023 Speakers: Kamil Ruszała Philipp TherKatarzyna Nowak, Christoph Augustynowicz Series: Conferences and Workshops The conference was opened by an introductory lecture by Philipp Ther, discussing the exile of yesterday and today, with particular emphasis on the contemporary situation. The lecture was followed by three thematic panels: 1) discussing migration during both world wars in Europe; 2) presenting the Ukrainian experience of refugeedom, both in the past and present; 3) presenting projects documenting contemporary wars and refugeedom. Read more
Documenting Refugees from Eastern Europe Thu, 30.03.2023 Speakers: Kamil Ruszała Philipp TherKatarzyna Nowak, Christoph Augustynowicz Series: Conferences and Workshops The conference was opened by an introductory lecture by Philipp Ther, discussing the exile of yesterday and today, with particular emphasis on the contemporary situation. The lecture was followed by three thematic panels: 1) discussing migration during both world wars in Europe; 2) presenting the Ukrainian experience of refugeedom, both in the past and present; 3) presenting projects documenting contemporary wars and refugeedom. Read more
	Exhibition Opening: Bearing Witness to War	Fri, 02.06.2023	Exhibition	Mariia ShynkarenkoKatharina Hasewend		Exhibition Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 02.06.2023 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoKatharina Hasewend Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presented the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which takes place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
Exhibition Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 02.06.2023 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoKatharina Hasewend Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presented the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which takes place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
	Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War	Fri, 26.05.2023	Exhibition	Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko		Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 26.05.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presents the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which will take place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
Exhibition Soft Opening: Bearing Witness to War Fri, 26.05.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerKseniya Kharchenko Series: Exhibition Documenting Ukraine program at the IWM, in cooperation with Bildrecht, presents the exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War, which will take place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June till 1 July 2023. Read more
	Iron Butterflies	Sat, 02.12.2023	Visual and Performing Arts	Roman Liubyi, Kseniya Kharchenko	Buy a ticket here	Iron Butterflies Sat, 02.12.2023 Speakers: Roman Liubyi, Kseniya Kharchenko Series: Visual and Performing Arts The film delves into the lies and violence surrounding the incident on 17 July 2014, when Russian forces shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and highlights its significance in recent history. It is a film by Ukrainian filmmaker Roman Liubyi, who discussed his work with Kseniya Kharchenko after the screening. Read more
Iron Butterflies Sat, 02.12.2023 Speakers: Roman Liubyi, Kseniya Kharchenko Series: Visual and Performing Arts The film delves into the lies and violence surrounding the incident on 17 July 2014, when Russian forces shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and highlights its significance in recent history. It is a film by Ukrainian filmmaker Roman Liubyi, who discussed his work with Kseniya Kharchenko after the screening. Read more
	IWM at the Leipzig Book Fair: Ukrainian Writers at War	Sat, 29.04.2023	Panels and Discussions	Artem Chapeye Katherine Younger		IWM at the Leipzig Book Fair: Ukrainian Writers at War Sat, 29.04.2023 Speakers: Artem Chapeye Katherine Younger Series: Panels and Discussions How to put down on paper the experiences and emotions of defending one’s country. This conversation with Artem Chapeye explored the perspectives and insights gained from a new life in uniform. Read more
IWM at the Leipzig Book Fair: Ukrainian Writers at War Sat, 29.04.2023 Speakers: Artem Chapeye Katherine Younger Series: Panels and Discussions How to put down on paper the experiences and emotions of defending one’s country. This conversation with Artem Chapeye explored the perspectives and insights gained from a new life in uniform. Read more
	Passion for Ukraine	Sun, 19.11.2023	Visual and Performing Arts	Lena Belkina, Oleksandra Saienko, Leah Batstone, Helmut Jasbar	You can find more information on participation here	Passion for Ukraine Sun, 19.11.2023 Speakers: Lena Belkina, Oleksandra Saienko, Leah Batstone, Helmut Jasbar Series: Visual and Performing Arts Matinee with a concert by Lena Belkina and a panel discussion with musicologist Leah Batstone. The matinee was organized in cooperation with the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. Read more

	Protecting Ukraine’s Heritage: What Heritage and Whose?	Tue, 07.02.2023	Panels and Discussions	Katherine YoungerAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Natalka Diachenko, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Serhiy Klymko		Protecting Ukraine’s Heritage: What Heritage and Whose? Tue, 07.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Natalka Diachenko, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Serhiy Klymko Series: Panels and Discussions This first round table reflected one of the Russian Federation’s war aims being precisely the destruction of Ukrainian heritage and culture, making the understanding and preservation of this heritage a particularly urgent task. Material objects as well as intangible cultural heritage are under threat. Who decides what needs to be preserved? What is in danger of being overlooked? What resources are needed? How should we think about layers of the past being erased through selective preservation? What are the dangers at issue in approaching the past – essentializing, instrumentalizing, sanitizing? Read more
Protecting Ukraine’s Heritage: What Heritage and Whose? Tue, 07.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine YoungerAnna Ilchenko, Bohdana Neborak, Natalka Diachenko, Sasha Dovzhyk, Svitlana Oslavska, Serhiy Klymko Series: Panels and Discussions This first round table reflected one of the Russian Federation’s war aims being precisely the destruction of Ukrainian heritage and culture, making the understanding and preservation of this heritage a particularly urgent task. Material objects as well as intangible cultural heritage are under threat. Who decides what needs to be preserved? What is in danger of being overlooked? What resources are needed? How should we think about layers of the past being erased through selective preservation? What are the dangers at issue in approaching the past – essentializing, instrumentalizing, sanitizing? Read more
	Reporting on the War in Ukraine	Wed, 20.04.2022	Panels and Discussions	Katherine Younger Nataliya Gumenyuk		Reporting on the War in Ukraine Wed, 20.04.2022 Speakers: Katherine Younger Nataliya Gumenyuk Series: Panels and Discussions Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk talked about how Ukrainian society is responding to the Russian invasion and the role narrative journalism can play in shaping broader understanding of the war. Read more