On 6th March 2023 ICOM Europe board members organized online network meeting with Ukrainian colleagues on the Support for museums in UKRAINE: Action on the ground, Prevention, diagnosis of deterioration, restoration, reconstruction.

Agenda:

• Providing information on the steps you have taken in recent months that could be shared or expanded through cooperation
• Mobilising the will of members in your national committees or organisations
• Suggesting new angles of solidarity made necessary by the recent developments of the attacks on Ukrainian heritage.

The meeting was opened with welcoming word by Juliette Raoul-Duval, President of ICOM Europe.
The updates on the current situation in Ukraine presented by:

• Anastasiia Cherednychenko, Chair of ICOM Ukraine
• Yuliya Vaganova, vice-chair of ICOM Ukraine
• Piotr Rypson, Chair of ICOM Poland

Update on current help efforts and projects & visions for the future presented by:

• Mohona Chakrarburtty, ICCROM
• Lana Karaia, Chair ICOM Georgia & ICOM Europe Board Member
• Elke Kellner, Managing Director ICOM Austria & ICOM Europe Board Member
• Gina Renotiere, Chair ICOM Czech Republic
• Émilie Girard, Chair ICOM France
• Felicia Sternfeld, Chair ICOM Germany
• Rita Capurro, ICTOP
• Representative from the Heritage Protection and Capacity Building Department, ICOM.