Ark Project
We have been involved in the creation of an extraordinary cultural project. Together with the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the National Library of the Czech Republic, and the National Museum, we support an initiative to preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage. The project consists of three arks (special mobile conservation and digitization units). We directly support two of them.
Collected 360 000 CZK
from 3 000 000 CZK
About the project
Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine, Russia has been deliberately destroying Ukrainian cultural heritage, which forms the national identity and historical memory of Ukraine. Attacks on historical buildings, libraries, galleries, theaters, and cultural institutions are widespread. For example, in Mariupol, Russian soldiers broke into a museum and took away valuable icons, among other artefacts. More than 400 cultural monuments have been destroyed. The number of these attacks continues to rise.
Ark I
Our foundation and the company MND contributed to the creation of a mobile unit designed to protect and conserve written cultural heritage in crisis‑affected areas. A specially trained team will handle digitization, eliminating the need to transport works to specialized laboratories.
Ark III
This Ark will be capable of scanning objects in 3D. A transporter with a crew of three, will create 3D copies of valuable artifacts. These scans will ensure that priceless originals do not disappear from historical memory in case of loss or destruction; and will also be available for educational use by students.
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