Tag: Ukraine
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Sustainable Development Principles in Ukraine Fortifications
Author: Oresta Remeshylo-Rybchynska; This article addressed the theme of sustainability and its growing significance in contemporary spatial, cultural, and architectural discourse.
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The 6th All-Ukrainian Museum Forum”Museum: Temple of the Muses”, Medzhybizh Fortress (UA)
2026 Theme: Outpost of Heritage: Museums and Reserves in Times of War. This year’s forum will place a special focus on the “human firmware” of the museum industry. In the most critical hours and days of the full-scale invasion – while official mechanisms were still being adapted – it was often informal interaction and personal…
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10 years of FORTE CULTURA – Anniversary Congress in Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL)
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of FORTE CULTURA, 60 participants from 9 countries came together at the founding location Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL) to celebrate the anniversary. The two-and-a-half-day congress programme consisted of two conference parts and exciting excursions to the fortress heritage in the German-Polish Oder-Warthe region.
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FORTE CULTURA donation for the Ukraine
FORTE CULTURA donates a notebook to the partner fortress Medzhybizh in the Ukraine.
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Kiev (UA): National Historical-Architectural Museum “Kiev Fortress” becomes FORTE CULTURA Station
Kiev Fortress is a monumental complex of former Russian fortresses from the 17th-19th centuries. The complex is one of the largest preserved fortresses in Europe. Visitors can see a unique permanent exhibition of artillery history “From Core to Projectile” and the only collection of automatic weapons in Europe. The National Historical-Architectural Museum is located in…
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Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA Annual Congress 2024
Cultural heritage fortified monuments –a building block in the history of the DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT in Europe 8 – 10 April 2024, Strasbourg (FR) The history of democracy is the history of upheaval, of revolution, of the struggle for freedom and self-determination, of the struggle for participation and the involvement of all in political decision-making. Then…
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Seelow (DE): Fortress Medzhybizh visit
Oleg Pogorelets, director of the Ukrainian fortress Medzhybizh, and Dirk Röder (FORTE CULTURA) met at the German–Polish border to exchange news and discuss upcoming activities. Oleg reported on the war and its impacts on the fortress — which has already suffered some damage from mis‑aimed projectiles and from shock waves of large explosions nearby. He stressed…
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Medzhybizh (UA): Medzhybizh Fortress becomes first FORTE CULTURA station in Ukraine
During the International Expert Conference in Terezín, FORTE CULTURA officially designated the Ukrainian fortress Medzhybizh as a full member of the network. The fortress on the banks of the Bug River had previously been a passive network member. With this upgrade, Medzhybizh now becomes the first official station of the European Cultural Route in Ukraine.…
