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12 October 2026 / News

The Maltese Aid Service conducted training at the Lavra for the staff of the National Reserve and monks

Helping someone who suddenly feels unwell, stopping bleeding, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation — these skills can be needed at any time. In wartime, their importance increases, and in the Lavra, which came under Russian attack in June, they know this from their own experience. For two days, employees of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve and […]

12 October 2026 / News

One hundred years of heritage preservation: anniversary exhibition presented at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

Saved monuments, lost collections and the fate of the keepers of Ukrainian heritage – the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra presented an exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the National Reserve. The exposition “Centuries of Asceticism: The Lavra Reserve on the Guard of Cultural Heritage” tells about the first decade of its work through objects, archival photos and […]

09 October 2026 / News

Digitizing heritage in wartime: the Lavra team visited Chernihiv with the Ark III laboratory

Frontline Chernihiv became the first city to be visited by the Ark III mobile digitalization laboratory, operating on the basis of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve. Despite the strikes on bridges, constant air raids and shelling, representatives of the Lavra, led by Director General Maksym Ostapenko, visited the Chernihiv Ancient Reserve as part of the […]

08 October 2026 / News

“Lavry Scientific and Methodological Seminar: From the History of the Near Caves to Heritage Preservation”

On October 7, 2026, the Lavra Scientific and Methodological Seminar “Rethinking and New Interpretations of the Historical Narrative of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra” was held at the National Reserve “Kyiv Pechersk Lavra”. The central topic of the meeting was a discussion of the research project “The Complex of Monuments of the Near Caves of the […]

08 October 2026 / News

Returning Ukrainian heritage its history: Lavra’s experience presented at the International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy

The world should learn about Ukrainian culture from Ukrainians themselves – with its own history, names and places of origin. This was discussed at the 7th International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy, which took place in Kyiv. One example of such work was the exhibition “Sacral Treasures from Kyiv” at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) […]

08 October 2026 / News

Returning Ukrainian heritage its history: Lavra’s experience presented at the International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy

The world should learn about Ukrainian culture from Ukrainians themselves – with its own history, names and places of origin. This was discussed at the 7th International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy, which took place in Kyiv. One example of such work was the exhibition “Sacral Treasures from Kyiv” at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) […]

08 October 2026 / News

Returning Ukrainian heritage its history: Lavra’s experience presented at the International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy

The world should learn about Ukrainian culture from Ukrainians themselves – with its own history, names and places of origin. This was discussed at the 7th International Forum on Cultural Diplomacy, which took place in Kyiv. One example of such work was the exhibition “Sacral Treasures from Kyiv” at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) […]

08 October 2026 / News

Modern approaches to museum pedagogy: the XIV scientific and practical conference was held in the Lavra

Museum workers, educators, and researchers from different regions of Ukraine gathered at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve for the XIV Scientific and Practical Conference “Museum Pedagogy — Problems, Present, Prospects”. The event was held as part of the celebration of the 975th anniversary of the Lavra and the 100th anniversary of the National Reserve. For […]

08 October 2026 / News

Modern approaches to museum pedagogy: the XIV scientific and practical conference was held in the Lavra

Museum workers, educators, and researchers from different regions of Ukraine gathered at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve for the XIV Scientific and Practical Conference “Museum Pedagogy — Problems, Present, Prospects”. The event was held as part of the celebration of the 975th anniversary of the Lavra and the 100th anniversary of the National Reserve. For […]

07 October 2026 / News

NATO delegation inspects Assumption Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra damaged by Russian shelling

Military representatives of NATO countries visited the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve, where they saw the consequences of the Russian shelling of the Assumption Cathedral. The delegation included 40 participants, including the Director General of the NATO International Military Staff, Lieutenant General Remigijus Baltrenas. Guests from 22 countries arrived at the Lavra. Most of them are […]

05 October 2026 / News

Ukrainian spiritual heritage: Veryovka choir performed Stetsenko’s Liturgy in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

In the Refectory Church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the Veryovka National Choir performed the Liturgy for Choir and Folk Singing by Kyrylo Stetsenko, written over a hundred years ago. The work is based on the ancient traditions of Ukrainian sacred music and involves the joint singing of the choir and the faithful. It reflects […]

05 October 2026 / News

How to protect monuments during war: the experience of the Lavra was discussed at the Cultural Resilience Forum

Evacuating museum collections, rescuing damaged monuments, and returning stolen valuables — these are the tasks Ukrainian museum workers face in the context of the Russian war. What support they need and what should be changed in the protection of cultural heritage was discussed at the Cultural Resilience Forum “From Emergency Response to a Protection System.” […]