The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Nature Reserve has received a mobile digitization station from the Czech Republic
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve has received an ARK III mobile digitization station, which will help digitize and preserve Ukraine’s cultural heritage amid the war.
This was reported by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
This innovative system will enable the rapid creation of high-precision copies of unique museum artifacts.
The project is being implemented as part of the international initiative “Support Ukrainian Culture,” launched by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the National Museum of the Czech Republic and the Karel Komárek Family Foundation (KKFF).
The new equipment will be a key element in the system for protecting Ukrainian collections from the consequences of Russian aggression. The system is designed for rapid transport and deployment directly at the sites where the artifacts are stored.
This will allow specialists to document the condition of objects without risking physical damage during transport.
“The new mobile system will enable the creation of high-precision digital copies of museum objects, archaeological artifacts, icons, rare books, and other cultural heritage items that are under threat due to Russian aggression,” the statement reads.
Representatives of the Ukrainian ministry, the Czech Embassy, heads of relevant foundations, and leading museum institutions attended the equipment presentation.
Participants discussed the station’s technical capabilities and immediate plans for its use in de-occupied and frontline regions. Experts paid particular attention to the secure storage of the resulting digital data sets.
Anastasia Bodnar, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization, emphasized that full-scale war poses a threat to Ukrainian identity.
She added that the government is fully aware of the important role of culture in matters of national security.
Constant attacks on museums and libraries only confirm the enemy’s intent to destroy our people’s historical memory.
“Russia’s war against Ukraine is not being waged over our territory, but over our history, our identity, our language, our literature, and everything that shapes our sense of ourselves as Ukrainians,” she noted.
The Czech side confirmed its readiness to continue providing comprehensive assistance to the Ukrainian cultural sector.
The cooperation between the countries, which began in the first months of the full-scale invasion, has now evolved into long-term strategic projects.
The transfer of this station is a logical continuation of the partners’ humanitarian and educational initiatives.
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