{"id":3942,"date":"2023-02-18T12:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukraine-21century.com\/?post_type=projects&p=3942"},"modified":"2023-02-18T23:35:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T21:35:33","slug":"strong-forever-free-ukraine-strong-br-strong-lithuania-kaunas-strong-br-strong-sep-22-2022-may-31-2023-strong","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/ukraine-21century.com\/en\/projects\/strong-forever-free-ukraine-strong-br-strong-lithuania-kaunas-strong-br-strong-sep-22-2022-may-31-2023-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"“FOREVER FREE UKRAINE!”
Kaunas, Lithuania,
Sep.22, 2022 – May 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Aug. 20, 2021 until the full-scale Russian aggression against the Ukrainian people, “Forever Free Ukraine!”<\/a> , exhibition was displayed at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War<\/a> in Kyiv. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Feb.24, 2022, the exhibition was closed, and the artefacts were evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as of Sep. 22, 2022, the exhibition opened again. This time, in the Republic of Lithuania, at Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas<\/a>, a 2022 European Capital of Culture, at the initiative of the government of this country. It will be on display until June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event is held under the patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania Ingrida Shimonite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI rejoice at every opportunity to have a public conversation about the undying freedom of Ukraine because I believe that Ukraine will soon not only achieve victory against the aggressor again but will also become a full-fledged members of the European Uni<\/em>on, and not as a concession to this nation of heroes but a blessing to the entire Europe,\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

said Prime Minister Ingrida \u0160imonyt\u0117 at the official opening of the exhibition. She noted that the exhibition reflects the national self-awareness and identity of Ukrainian people, their determination to fight for the future of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I hope that the exhibition will attract the attention of Lithuanians and, at the same time, strengthen the hope of Ukrainians who have found refuge in Lithuania” <\/em>,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

added Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis exhibition is a symbol of our mutual fight that gives meaning to our cultural, military cooperation and the united aspiration of the transatlantic community \u2013 a Ukraine that\u2019s free forever,\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

underscored Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anu\u0161auskas.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rita Malinauskien\u0117, Director and curator of Vytautas the Great War Museum greeted the guests at the inauguration of the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Yurii Savchuk, Curator of the exhibition, Director of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The exhibition is not only about the military history, it is also about the ongoing war. Unfortunately, due to the full-scale Russian aggression, we had to cancel this project in Kyiv. On the first day of the war, the exhibition was dismantled, packed, and, on the following day it was evacuated to safe regions in Western Ukraine. We seemed then to had lost forever this unique exposition on display in museum space. However today, In Lithuania, at Vytautas the Great War Museum, at the initiative of the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Shimonite we present this wonderful project. It is the first European museum exposition of Ukraine in the status of a candidate for the EU.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“The exhibition is the first museum project of Ukraine in Europe as EU member candidate. The joint presentation of the exhibition by three countries – Ukraine, Lithuania and the USA – symbolizes the Euro-Atlantic cultural integration of Ukraine… \u201cForever Free Ukraine!\u201d exhibition is dedicated to Ukrainians who fought for independence from Russian empire a century ago, and those who are currently defending our statehood against Russian aggressor\u201d<\/em>, <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

noted Bogdan Gubsky, Chaiman of the Foundation “Ukraine<\/em> \u2013 21 st Century<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n

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