30 January 2020, 10:03 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Unique Drohobych synagogue can now be visited online

Drohobych synagogue, one of the largest in Eastern Europe, has recently become available online: you can visit it by means of 3D-tour. This is reported by the media outlet Dzherela Truskavsia (Springs of Truskavets).

23 December 2019, 13:07 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

PACE urges to preserve ancient synagogues of Europe, in particular, in Ukraine

The Council of Europe (COE) demands that states pay more attention to destroyed Jewish synagogues. This was reported on December 22 by the Times of Israel with reference to the Appeal of the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of CE, which was published in October 2019.

10 October 2019, 12:11 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |  | 

Transcarpathia wants to preserve one of the oldest synagogues in Western Ukraine

The synagogue, constructed in 1705, is located in Tyachiv region. The last century significantly and negatively influenced the fate of the shrine. However, the community of Vilkhivtsi intends to give the building a new life.

25 September 2019, 13:45 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Ancient icon restored in St. Andrew’s Church

In the altar of St. Andrew's Church in Kyiv, the restoration of the icon ‘The Last Supper’ (18th c. canvas, oil) has been completed. This was announced by Deputy Director-General of the National reserve ‘St Sofia of Kyiv’ Vadym Kyrylenko

9 March 2019, 08:51 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Renovation of St Sophia Cathedral to start in March

A package of repair and renovation works in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv will continue on March 18, works will be held in the warm season according to technical recommendations.

26 December 2018, 10:45 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

In Lviv region, activist tries to salvage synagogue, all by himself

In the city of Brody, Lviv region, an activist tries to salvage the ruined building of the Great Synagogue.

17 August 2018, 10:18 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Full-scale reconstruction and excavations carried out at all sites of St Sophia Reserve

Benefitting from the full-scale summer construction season, the professionals of St Sofia of Kyiv, a national historical and architectural reserve, carry out restoration and archaeological works on all of their sites, "Vechirny Kyiv" reports.

15 August 2018, 14:43 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Interesting facts revealed during restoration work at St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv

The results of in-depth studies of mosaics, frescoes and oil paintings during the restoration works in St. Sophia Cathedral confirmed the guesses that the building had two commissioners – Volodymyr the Baptist and Yaroslav the Wise.

15 August 2018, 12:33 | Judaism | 

Historical synagogue of Dnipro opens following reconstruction

The historic synagogue of Dnipro located in Yevropeyska Street hosted an event in honor of the completion of the building refurbishment, with participation of the sponsors of refurbishment and a large delegation of participants of the Early Years Experience project by the Jewish Educational Media.

14 August 2018, 14:43 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Great Synagogue to be restored in Ostroh, Rivne Oblast

Thanks to the efforts of Gregory Arshinov, restoration of Ostroh synagogue has been underway for quite some time now. By the end of 2017, the roof of the building was restored. Now restoration work inside the synagogue is underway.

19 June 2018, 13:27 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Parliament intensifies protection of UNESCO sites

The Verkhovna Rada has passed in the second reading the overall draft law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of the Cultural Heritage” (concerning the preservation of cultural heritage sites listed in the United Nations World Heritage List on Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).

18 June 2018, 13:18 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

One of the largest synagogues in Europe opens in Drohobych

On June 17, the restored choral synagogue, built in the middle of the XIX century, was opened in the city of Drohobych (Lviv region), the event was attended by city residents. Drohobych Choral Synagogue is one of the largest in Eastern Europe.

11 April 2018, 16:30 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Armenian activists willing to restore ancient temple in Crimea through their own effort

NGO “Local Armenian National-Cultural Autonomy of Municipal Education in Bielogorsk District” initiates a project for the revival of St Elias Church of the X-XIV centuries, the ruins of which rest in Bielogorsk district of the annexed Crimea, near Bagate village, reports Religion in Ukraine citing Crimea.mk.ru

30 November 2017, 10:20 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Rivne Oblast councilors suspect that the synagogue is to be sold

At a meeting of the communal commission of the Rivne Oblast Council, which was held on November 29, the councillors decided to visit Dubno to see with their own eyes the state of the local synagogue.

24 July 2017, 15:49 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Nearly 1.2 mln UAH allocated to reconstruct the convent of Armenian Benedictines in Lviv

The stone restoration is carried out by Ukrainian and German specialists within the project "Municipal development and renovation of the ancient part of Lviv" (GIZ). The city budget allocated for restoration about 1.2 million UAH.

21 July 2017, 10:20 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance | 

Ancient Lutheran church being restored in Odesa region

In Dolynivka village (Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky district) the restoration of an ancient church is underway. According to IzbirKom, at the expense of the local budget, they are currently installing a fence, which will protect the building from the destruction and intrusion of offender.

28 June 2017, 10:27 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance

One of the largest Roman Catholic churches in Podillya ruined by communist regime to be restored in Vinnytsia region

Ancient Roman Catholic hurch of Archangel Michael in a small town of Tyvriv, which is located in Vinnytsia, is returned to life. With the restoration of the church, where the Soviet government arranged a plant and set up a laundering facility at the most sacred place of the temple, a cultural Christian center of the all-Ukrainian level should appear, UNIAN-Religion reported referring to Urban, a magazine of Vinnytsia.

18 May 2017, 10:44 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance

Poles will restore Lviv Cathedral

In particular, it is referred to the Latin Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary costing about UAH 1.47 million; the Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption (the cost of this year's restoration work will be UAH 913,000).

19 April 2017, 11:09 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance

GOOGLE offers virtual tour to unique wooden churches of Carpathian region

Now all visitors can take a virtual tour of the unique wooden churches in the Carpathian region included in the World Heritage List.

27 March 2017, 10:52 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance

Representatives of UNESCO, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and National Reserve to jointly store Pechersk shrines

The UNESCO delegation arrived in Kyiv for a working visit and met with Metropolitan Pavlo, the governor of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ukrainian side was also represented by director of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve Lubomir Mykhailyna, the website of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra reports.