Dumbarton Oaks | From Kyivan Rus’ to Modern Ukraine: Virtual Conversations on History, Art, and Cultural Heritage

Ukraine’s history, art, and culture are endangered by the ongoing war. This lecture and conversation series by experts in the fields of history, art history, religion, archaeology, heritage, sociology, as well as museums and conservation, among others, presents the region’s rich historical and cultural complexity through its objects, sites, and monuments. A focus on the medieval and early modern periods featuring Greek, Latin, and Slavic contacts, brings to the fore critical evidence to counter modern misrepresentations of Ukraine’s history and cultural heritage. Presented in association with Dumbarton Oaks and North of Byzantium.

April 22, 2022: Inaugural Lecture, “Lacunae of Art History and Kyiv’s Visual Culture” by Olenka Z. Pevny

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Schedule of speakers and topics for upcoming lectures and discussions

Confirmed speakers include:

• Maria Grazia Bartolini | Università degli Studi di Milano
• Özlem Eren | University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Halyna Kohut | Ivan Franko National University
• Nazar Kozak | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Mariana Levytska | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Christian Raffensperger | Wittenberg University
• Liudmyla Sharipova | University of Nottingham
• Danylo Sudyn | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Talia Zajac | University of Manchester

Roundtables:

• The Cathedral of St. Sophia, Kyiv
• Endangered Monuments
• Displaced Cultural Heritage
• Historical Memory

This series of events is co-organized by Dumbarton Oaks in collaboration with North of Byzantium and Connected Central European Worlds, 1500–1700.

Sponsors and Endorsers
Sponsors and Endorsement: Dumbarton Oaks | Princeton University | Boise State University | Tufts University College Art Association (CAA) | Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA) | Society of Historians of Eastern European, Eurasian and Russian Art and Architecture (SHERA) | Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Kent | Historians of German, Scandinavian, and Central European Art (HGSCEA) | British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) | International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA)