News / Program: Documenting Ukraine

Apply Now: The Most Documented War Symposium
We invite you to join the third annual symposium "The Most Documented War: Enacting Archives" to be held on 22–24 May in Lviv.

Welcome to Our New Documenting Ukraine Grantees!
We are pleased to announce the new cohort of grantees selected for the Documenting Ukraine Grant.

Applications for Documenting Ukraine Grants Open Soon
The Documenting Ukraine program is glad to announce that we will start accepting applications for the 2024 grant cycle in June, with an application deadline of 19 August.

Announcing INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange (Lviv)
The IWM is launching a new institution based in Ukraine. INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange will open its doors in Lviv later this year. It is intended to support Ukrainians as they document the Russo-Ukrainian War and to facilitate…

Apply Now: The Most Documented War Symposium
We continue the symposium "The Most Documented War" launched in 2023 to gather initiatives that collect and archive materials about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Documenting Ukraine Project Showcase
Since its creation in March of 2022, the Documenting Ukraine research program has supported more than 300 projects of Ukrainian scholars, journalists, public intellectuals, artists, and archivists. Behind each project—whether it is a documentary…

Documenting Ukraine at this human world — International Human Rights Film Festival
From 30 November to 10 December 2023, the 16th edition of the this human world — International Human Rights Film Festival will take place in various cinemas across Vienna. In a new partnership between the Documenting Ukraine program at the…

Documenting Ukraine Grants: Applications Now Open
We are now accepting applications for Documenting Ukraine grants. These one-time grants of 5000 EUR enable Ukrainian intellectuals and creative professionals to work on documentation projects that establish and preserve a factual record—whether…

Photo Exhibition "Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War" at Bildraum Studio
The Documenting Ukraine project at the IWM in cooperation with Bildrecht presents the photo exhibition Documenting Ukraine: Bearing Witness to War that will take place at the Bildraum Studio from 3 June until 1 July 2023.

Applications Now Open for Documenting Ukraine Grants
We are now accepting applications for Documenting Ukraine grants. These one-time grants of 5000 EUR enable Ukrainian intellectuals and creative professionals to work on documentation projects that establish and preserve a factual record - whether…

Bearing Witness to War: Event on the occasion of 200th project funded
On 7 and 8 February 2023 outstanding experts will highlight the remarkable achievements of the IWM project Documenting Ukraine and discuss their implications.

"Life in War" Platform Launched
As part of Documenting Ukraine, the IWM has partnered with the Kyiv-based Public Interest Journalism Lab to launch the platform Life in War.