EU allocates €2m to preserve and digitise Ukraine's documentary heritage
The European Union is to allocate €2 million towards the expansion of a programme aimed at preserving Ukraine's documentary heritage and ensuring digital and inclusive access to information.
Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Culture
Details: UNESCO announced the launch of the initiative during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026) in Gdańsk, Poland. It will be implemented with financial support from the EU and Flanders.
The ministry said the programme builds on work begun in 2025 as part of a project to preserve Ukraine's Jewish documentary heritage. The initiative will now be expanded to cover documentary heritage across Ukraine, including that of national minorities.
The project is aimed at:
- supporting archives, libraries and other memory institutions, particularly in frontline regions
- developing digitisation systems and long-term digital preservation
- supporting the documentary heritage of national minorities
- ensuring open access to documentary heritage
- strengthening democratic resilience and countering the falsification of history.
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