"Treasures of Crimea. Return". The exhibition of "Scythian gold" saved from the Russians has opened in Kyiv
At the Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine, the exhibition "Treasures of Crimea. Return" has been opened, featuring "Scythian gold" that was saved by international courts from the Russian occupiers of the peninsula.
The exhibition presents 565 invaluable artifacts from four Crimean museums: the Bakhchisaray Historical and Cultural Reserve, the Central Museum of Tavrida (Simferopol), the Kerch State Historical and Cultural Reserve, and the Chersonesos Taurica (Sevastopol). These artifacts were part of an exhibition in Amsterdam when Russia seized Crimea in 2014.
For 10 years, Ukrainian and foreign lawyers, museum workers, and diplomats fought to return the artifacts home.
Among the guests at the opening were First Lady Olena Zelenska, representatives of the Presidential Office, diplomats, representatives of ministries, public and cultural figures, opinion leaders, and media.
The project was implemented by the BGV Charity Fund in collaboration with the NGO "Institute of Public Communications" and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. The exhibition "Treasures of Crimea. Return" was made possible thanks to the financial support of the BGV Charity Fund.
The co-founder of the Foundation, Anna Butkevych, attended the opening of the exhibition, which took place on July 4 at the Treasury of the National Museum of History of Ukraine.
"In our Foundation team, we say that this project is about treasures and values. And Ukrainian values lie in self-identity, in preserving history, in historical justice. Therefore, the BGV Charity Fund and our Butkevych family could not but support the project of returning the Treasures of Crimea," noted Anna Butkevych, co-founder of the BGV Charity Fund.
From July 5, anyone interested can visit the exhibition "Treasures of Crimea. Return" and familiarize themselves with 565 unique artifacts of our historical heritage.
The exhibition will effectively become permanent within the Museum's walls and will continue until the complete de-occupation of Crimea, after which the collection is planned to be moved to the peninsula.
