the national museum in benin has the most accessible collection of bronzes for tourists to see, thoughion of what it perhaps should be. the time is coming for the british, for london in particular, when they see neighbouring countries around them bringing the objects, they will not have any other choice than to release what belongs to us. because the whole world knows they are stolen properties. there is no place like home. by the time this object comes home, it's going to do a lot of things. it will heal the wounds. it will create more jobs for our people. tourists to visit our museums. and on that note, plans are under way to build a brand new museum to house their returning heritage. the edo museum of west african arts is scheduled to open in 2026 and they're optimistic it'll be filled with their missing bronzes. fingers crossed the museum project goes smoothly. but if you can't wait that long, here are some alternatives from around the world that you could consider. starting in asia, the national museum of cambodia in phnom penh is filled with reclaimed stolen statues. a lot of the

in particular, in may 2017, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the national historical museum of the republic of belarus and the national historical museums of the people's republic of china between the national academic bolshoi opera and ballet theater of the republic of belarus and the bolshoi national theatre. chinese creative teams of belarus and china for mutual basis participate in various competitions. over the past 3 years , three monuments to the national poets of belarus, yakubo kolos and yanka kupali, have been erected in china within the framework of cooperation between the national art museum of the republic of belarus and the national art museum. china, our eastern partner regularly holds exhibitions of painting and photography by belarusian authors. this exhibition presents various types and techniques of fine and decorative arts, china 17 to the beginning of the xxi century, ceramics, cloisonné enamel, artistic metal carved and painted lucky stone carving tree bones quality and art of folk pictures for more details about the exposition, let's talk with bogdan i

finally to papua new guinea, where its national museum in port moresby has the task of protecting anduntry's cultural, military and natural heritage. some locals see it as a spiritual home, due to its heritage inside. alongside its archaeological objects, it also has natural history specimens and contemporary local artworks. ok, so stick around, because there is loads more still to come in the programme. simon's got his top tips for booking onto europe's sleeper trains. and the place where lightning almost certainly strikes twice. hello and welcome to london st pancras international, britain's european train terminal and one of the most beautiful rail stations in the world. in east asia, covid travel restrictions are finally unwinding in 2023. while mainland china is still closed to tourists, hong kong has lifted almost all its pandemic—related rules. 0verseas arrivals must simply take a lateral flow test within 2a hours of their flight departing to hong kong. back here in europe, ferry links are being restored after the peak of the pandemic. the fascinating french port of le havre, a

of the republic of belarus and the national historical museum of the people's republic of china betweenhe national academic bolshoi opera and ballet theater of the republic of belarus and the bolshoi national theatre. chinese creative teams of belarus and china on a mutual basis participate in various competitions. festivals over the past 3 years , three monuments to folk poets have been erected in china, belarus yakubo, kolosa and yankee were bathed within the framework of cooperation between the national art museum of the republic of belarus and national art. in china, our eastern partner regularly holds exhibitions of painting and photography by belarusian authors. this exhibition presents various types and techniques of fine and decorative arts. 17th to early 21st century china, ceramics, cloisonne enamel, artistic metal carved and painted lucky stone carving wood bone quality and folk art in more detail about the exposition, we will talk with the junior researcher of the department of foreign art of the national art museum of the republic of belarus bogdan and tunichenko. bogdan go

finally to papua new guinea, where its national museum in port moresby has the task of protecting and and natural heritage. some locals see it as a spiritual home due to its heritage inside. alongside its archaeological objects, it also has natural history specimens and contemporary local artworks. well, that's it for this time. but don't forget, you can watch loads more content and a longer version of this show on the bbc iplayer. but until next week, from me, rajan datar, and the rest of the travel show team here in cambridge, it's goodbye. hello. thanks forjoining me. time to have a look at the weather for the next week or so. it's looking relatively settled for most of us. high pressure in charge, that means a lot of dry weather, sunny at times too, but not immediately. here's the forecast for saturday, we're in between two weather fronts. usually, between two weather fronts we have relatively mild air, so quite a mild morning on saturday, certainly no frost around and staying mild through the course of the day. this is what it looks like in the morning, a lot of cloud. one weathe

exhibited on the night of the birth of amir al-mu'minin ali (peace be upon him) in the malek museum and national library from 20 pages of the quran in kufi script which belongs to the 3rd century of hijri, verses from surah anam and al-sadat are included. the concert hall of malek museum is on display and probably belongs to we are in the 3rd century of hijri, so we can write the copy line easily and we can see a cherubim of this quran in other areas and libraries of other countries, which is probably why these papers came from iran to other countries and found the national library and museum. malek has 19,000 manuscripts, among which a large part of these manuscripts are attributed to hazrat ali (peace be upon him) and the nahj al-balagheh sermon, the nahj al-balagheh sermons and prayers that were attributed to the amir al-mominin ali (peace be upon him), such as the kamil prayer and the saba prayer in which hazrat ali read if we want to different versions in this collection is on display. let's mention that one of these copies was written with a very short interval of 150 years from the time o

this large area is under the protection of unesco and the right to use the land belongs to the national museume history of ukraine as early as 2004, the religious community agreed with the former management of the museum to establish real estate on this territory, however, the museum emphasize the agreements were of a temporary nature from the museum, there were then questions of consent for some one-off events, it started with a tent, then a shack, then something burned down there, probably metal kiosks, but over the years, the tent turned into a kiosk, then into a wooden structure, and finally into the building in its modern form, the building also became known among the people as the temple of monkeys or the temple of kiosks in 2012 , the religious community through the court received title to this property, but not to the land , maybe they had some plans somewhere previous agreements, maybe someone promised something there at the level of state institutions, but i am saying that in this same period parallel processes were going on and going on when the main e-e cathedrals were added to the

this large area is under the protection of unesco, and the right to use the land belongs to the national museumof ukraine as early as 2004, the religious community agreed with the former management of the museum to establish real estate on this territory, but the museum emphasizes that the agreements were of a temporary nature the museum then asked for consent for some one-off events, it started with a tent, then a shantytown, then something else probably the metal pigtails burned, but over the years the tent turned into a kiosk, then into a wooden structure, and finally into a building in its current form. so, the building became popularly known as the monkey temple or the kiosk temple. in 2012, the religious community obtained legal ownership of this property through the court. but not on the ground, maybe they had some plans somewhere, some previous agreements, maybe someone promised something there at the level of state institutions, but i say that in this same period, parallel processes took place when they were entered into the list of cultural unesco heritage sites, the main cathedrals,

this large area is under the protection of unesco, and the right to use the land belongs to the national museumstory of ukraine. territory of immovable property, however, the museum emphasizes that the agreements were of a temporary nature from the museum, there were then questions of consent for some one-time events events, it started with a tent, then a shack, then something burned there, probably metal pigtails , but over the years, the tent turned into a kiosk, then into a wooden structure, and finally into a building in its current form. so, the structure became popularly known as the temple of monkeys or the temple of kiosks in 2012 in 2016, the religious community through the court received ownership rights to this property, but not to the land. it is possible that they had some plans somewhere , some previous agreements, maybe someone promised something there at the level of state institutions, but i say that in this one in the same the period when parallel processes took place when the main e-e cathedrals, the st. sophia cathedral and the kyiv-pechersk lavra, were included in the list

the 20th annual gathering of iranian archaeologists in the national museum of iran. in this gathering, which continues on the 9th of march , archaeologists present the results of excavations in the year 1400. in the year 1400, archaeologists conducted 114 excavations in the areas iranian archaeologists were the supervisors of all these excavations. the process of selecting these archeological researchers was done based on the merit of the people, which according to sadeghi's framework, in fact , archaeological tools are a matter of sovereignty and at the disposal of researchers, and this framework must be followed. be it so that you can do the work through the system to other researchers and researchers, it facilitates something . in fact, research identification is a way that we can identify through this system . part of the findings of archaeologists in 1400 was exhibited in the national museum of iran and saeed fitr continued to show it to those interested. in this exhibition , we have works from the period of abundance of stone to the seljuk period. about estraba

you have time until the 9th of march to visit the national museum of the qur'an . with the day of educational affairs, it reached the fifth edition this book of golmohamadi's memoirs and the role of golmohamadi's educators is a sign for us. now the book of golmohamadi's jam takes us to the sixties and the students of those years, with signs from their exercise books and their songs, the book of golmohamadi's jam indicates that students in during the war, they prepared and sent to the warriors, along with their other cultural activities, the talents that were formed with the help of the trainer, and the memories of the book are now associated with the memories of these trainers. cultural work is an art that the students form together with the coaches. i thought, what kind of force is this that convinced a 13-year-old girl who is not at her peak to deal with problems, to dress up and present to me the book of gul mohammadi's jam for today's coaches , it has something to say. which is interesting and remarkable, especially for the education teachers, now this educatio

we will speak as deputy general director of the national art museum in belarus vladimirovich good afternoon. good afternoon sergei vladimirovich evening deputy general director for general affairs and restoration of the national art museum is the chairman of the museum's restoration council, a member of the council of the belarusian cultural fund. and right away, here’s what i want to test on your scare, restoration is the majority of those who use such science, and at the corner one without the other is a lot today. i am for everything up to a true ten in the middle is natural that restoration is a synthesis such here and science here and bridge here a purely technical walkie-talkie of specific workers. and actually, the technology helps so much. and you now let's, uh, deal with our nuances and the first epic some experts treat that a fragment of moscow having fallen down can not damage the restoration can inflict skoda however, everything that is, uh, is more than esperoists. it seems that they are left - this is a chance for fragmentation into a new life. tell me , after the restoration,

your national museum of american history. it is my honor to have you and your remarkable couture joining the incredible collection of the museum. this, of course, is a long standing tradition that helps us document the impact of women on our lives, on our fashion, on our hearts and on our minds. we are deeply grateful to be entrusted with these absolute beautiful inaugural ensembles. and i know how precious are for you, dr. biden. and i can i think i can say for all of us watching you that day, be assured that they will be cared for in the same spirit and with the same attention as all of the national treasures, millions of them here in our collections. and speaking of millions and millions of people from around the world will make them part of their personal journey here. i'm incredibly grateful to my colleagues who have made this donation, its interpretation presentation. all of today's possible a deeply deeply thank my incredible colleagues for beautiful day. so you to the biden family the gabriela to alexandra to, the mint

the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show at the national museum of the netherlandsof lighting colour sharpness, which makes his paintings and gives the experience of viewing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south of the country. more than 7,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur middle east correspondent, anna foster, has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earthquake in south—eastern turkey and she was one of the first journalists to arrive there. from the severely hit city of karamanmarash, she sent us this report. here at the epicentre, every rescuer is waiting for this moment. after hours trapped in the rubble, a sign of life. a family complete again. each survivor feels like a miracle. but these are hard a

territory is under the protection of unesco, and the right to the use of the land belongs to the national museumhe history of ukraine. back in 2004, the religious community agreed with the former management of the museum on the establishment of immovable property on this territory, but the museum emphasizes that the agreements were of a temporary nature from the museum, then there were questions about consent to some one-off events, it started with tents, then a shack, then something burned down there

tithing church is located in the buffer zone of the unesco monuments on the territory of the national museum of the history of ukraine. the trial on the claim of representatives of the museum and with the support of the kmda and the minkolt has been ongoing since 2020. the plaintiff demanded to remove obstacles to the use of the land plot and to cancel the record of state registration . ownership rights to immovable property, since at first the religious community installed a temporary tent, then it had turned into a full-fledged building without the appropriate permits, this is the decision of the first the instance can be appealed within 20 days from the tent, then the shack, then something burned there, probably metal pigtails , yes and that’s how it is, you know, with a quiet sediment, they use it by chance, but these processes were not brought to the end from this side, because when it all started, it was 2004 year, maybe they had some hopes and there were other procedures for accepting us under the protection of unesco st. sophia cathedral and the pechersk lavra, the procedures were co

now ihor shovyalo is the general the director of the national museum of the revolution of dignity and the participants of the initiative, the headquarters of the rescue of heritage , why are we talking about it? ukrainians did not wait for a lot . let me just tell you that there were more than 4,000 crimes committed during the revolution of dignity. and this is only what can be seen with the eyes. there were 26 convictions, 120 cases pending in court, and 51 criminal cases. the proceedings are ongoing pre-trial investigation 38 indictments the prosecutor's office sent in the 21st year well to the court undisputed 50 by the 22nd year 70 e-e 70 implementations the statute of limitations expires at the end of the 33rd year but for 5-6 years a not complicated case may hang in in the courts of the first instance well, in short, this is the situation, there are many people who say that they are guilty. and how would you tell her, oh, and their uh , themis didn't get it, that's what was said, let's say it, mr. igor. thank you for finding time for us, i have a question for you, by the way. ta

the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the national museum of the netherlandsthis use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things makes the painting the experience of viewing. hello and welcome. president biden has delivered his state of the union address. he told the joint session of congress that american democracy is bruised but unbroken following his predecessor donald trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. the president touted his administration's record onjob creation — and said the country had overcome the coronavirus pandemic — and the assault on the us capitol. he urged republicans, who now hold a majority in the house of representatives, to work with democrats to help bring the country together. to my republican friends, if we could work together in the last congress there is no reason we could not walk that might work together and find consensus in this congress as well. i think the papal centre is a clear message. fighting for the sake of fighting, powerfor message. fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of fightin

tithes of the nativity of the holy mother of god, it was established on the territory of the national museum of ukraine, which is now a protected history unesco and this is exactly what the defense appealed to, that nothing can be built on this territory . well, the court actually ruled that the defendant does not have permission documents for the construction of this so-called chapel, and i will also note that this legal dispute has already been going on since the 20th year it was delayed by a pandemic, a full-scale invasion by constant air alarms , but today there is already a solution in this form, as it is now, the chapel on the territory of the wine somewhere from ten years ago, well, in general, it appeared in this form, and it was installed there before at first the tent then had such a small architectural form and gradually it gradually grew into such a full -fledged building today the court itself lasted more than four hours in it, in addition to the press, there were also representatives of the religious community, the so-called listeners, and at the beginning of the session the ju

matvey andreevich hello, have you ever been to the museum at the national art museum?there visited, i will answer no, but exactly the information, i do not possess. fine? thank you, a matvey vasilyevich hello how does the art museum think? i answered too. no. in short, i was in the museum to answer. i was in a knot. yes, and anna , i answered no, because i had not been to the national museum either. and i think it's an option. no there are people who were in the national uh ago. i had no doubt. even i went on a trip with a class. and somehow i don’t remember that there were cultures from some other countries. uh, pictures or difference stands on actually the correct answer to this question. uh, this is not an option, the museum has departments of belarusian russian and european art, as well as the art of the countries of the east , let's move on to the fourth question. is it true that the road sign of the resting place is an information and guidance road sign maryana hello but by the name of the resting place, remember how the sign looks no, i don’t remember at all whi

the building is located in the buffer zone of unesco monuments on the territory of the national museumf the history of ukraine. the trial was initiated by the representatives of the museum and supported by the kyiv of the city state administration and the ministry of culture lasted from 2020, and the plaintiff demanded to remove obstacles to the use of the land plot and cancel the record of state registration of the right of ownership of real estate . of appropriate maturity, it is not called a men's monastery, this decision of the first instance can be appealed within 20 days from the tent, then the shack, then something else metal pigtails were probably burned. yes, and that’s how it is, you know, a quiet concession by chance, but these processes were not brought to the end from this side, because when it all started, it was 2004, maybe they had some hopes and there were other procedures for accepting us under the protection of unesco sofia cathedral and the pechersk lavra, the procedures were complicated by the court , it was established that the land plot with the corresponding cad

the flat village that stood in the village until 1974, and then this church was moved to the national museumhitecture and life in pirogov, and that's when it was transported hm. in the winter of 1926-27 , it was transported by sleigh to svalyava, and from there to volovets , and then the church probably even traveled by railway. stands in a pie in the national museum of folk architecture and life, any village, city or town , each has its own incredible, beautiful, interesting history, that's why we are proud of ours, we don't give ours and we love ours well, let's move on to a column that is loved by many about the behavior of the earth's magnetic field, we are talking about magnetic storms, now for your attention is a prognostic chart and from it you can see that the situation will be restless in the coming night , that is, magnetic and magnetic activity are expected, tasks are also possible, does he feel a strong headache or something like that uncomfortable uncomfortable feeling itself it is quite possible that this is connected precisely with such future activation of the earth's magneti

it is into national museums so everybody can share them.— can share them.em. it is not treasure it can be sold straight to - can share them. it is not treasure it can be sold straight to a - can share them. it is not treasurej it can be sold straight to a private collector. that's what happened to this roman helmet found in cumbria. made of copper which is not a precious metal, it wasn't deemed treasure and was sold for more than £2 million to a private collector. chelmsford museum nearly missed out on this rare roman figurine because it's made of a copper alloy and not a precious metal.— it's made of a copper alloy and not a precious metal. because it wasn't classes treasure _ a precious metal. because it wasn't classes treasure when _ a precious metal. because it wasn't classes treasure when we _ a precious metal. because it wasn't classes treasure when we were - classes treasure when we were looking to acquire the had sold it to a buyer abroad. we had to have the government intervene essentially and put on trade export bans to keep it within the country.

with a frequency of works by winter mikul and a student can be lulled into exhibiting at the national museum museums lyricism and romance of glory, native belarusian lands views remember the culture of architecture archeology near the villages near informative watercolor colorful only dmitry garkusha on guilt, central district. well, on this we complete our issue, and the most interesting of of life and the central region will show the next sunday immediately after the noon news release following the draft news. central region. you can also visit the nine site, bilay and youtube channel of the agency or news, all the best and see you. nadia what happened? he came , he threatened me, he said that he would take vanya, i would never see him again. i don't understand how this happened. why did the police let him go, if they could do something, they would have made me scared. none can protect vanya from andrei so what do we know? how could he ever be let go after what he had done? we drew up a protocol , took evidence, and he was released pending trial, the usual procedure. andrei came to me in t

you have time until the 9th of march to visit the national museum of the qur'an. the excitement market that made people struggle. on my holiday day, i was watching a news program on the telegram channel. i saw that in one day i made 5,000 tomans. from the last month until now, it has really affected everything. tomorrow, it is possible for someone to go up and down. what happens if you do nothing? a market with an unbalanced rate that has not had a good history in the past. the dollar situation is the first profit since yesterday. unfortunately , it looks like it is going to invest in a place where people seek refuge only to escape from inflation. the truth of the travel destination . i am depositing money just to tell you that i don't need it for investment, but experts say that it is not enough for investment and there is a possibility of it falling, since we have at least 20 % of the market bubble, more and with the flower of the minute, the markets are simple. let's say we said a little so that people know that it is only a market which can be done in one day

our virtual guides will perform in the most beautiful museum of minsk as a national art museum. he time of linguistic and local history discoveries and i will soar you on the silent prominade now to comprehend today, we will comprehend the unknown at the national art museum of belarus and what is worth protecting, like the apple of the eye, now and we'll see. in order to touch the beautiful, you need to rise, you need to go out. nastya menovita kabuznyatsya over everyday life mostatsky museum toils, studded ladder. when you see all this splendor, you understand the proverbs are lying. not the gods burn the pot. you toil jumped not god went boots shevtsova work, because the artists who created all these masterpieces. i believe the real celestials today, the museum's collections amount to more than 30,000 items and cover about 12 centuries of human history. thousand one from masterpieces people. do not believe, unmarried , the truth, it seems, you won’t sell the palace of the righteous with a mozal walkie-talkie, you won’t make tents. and that's for sure she live love and the grati

university professor kevin boyle and at night by the inaugural clothing donation to the smithsonian's national museum of american history. joe biden present two ensembles you work during the presidential inauguration day and evening events exploring the american story, what american history tv saturdays and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org. >> this presidents' day go to american presidents website. your guide to our nations commanders in chief from george washington to joe biden find short biographies, video resources, and rich interest tell the stories of their lives and presidencies all in one easy to browse c-span website. visit c-span.org/presidents this presidents' day. >> there are a lot of places to get political information but only at c-span do you get it. no matter where you are from where you stand on issues, c-span america's network. unfiltered, unbiased word for word. it happens here or here or anywhere matters, america is watching. powered by cable. >> pennsylvania governor josh shapiro press, focusing on the themes of freedom and democrac

matvey andreevich hello, have you ever been to the museum at the national art museum? no, i have not been there, i will answer no, but accurate information, i do not have good? thank you. a matvey vasilievich hello how does the national art museum think? i also answered no in short the logic of the coin. i was in the museum. we must answer. no, it was in a knot. answer yes. and anna, i answered no, because, too, was not in the national museum. and i think it's an option. no there are people who were in the national uh ago. i had no doubt. even i went on a trip with a class. and somehow i don’t remember that there were cultures from some other countries. uh, paintings or miscellaneous stands is actually the correct answer to this question. uh, this is not an option, the museum has departments of belarusian russian and european art. also, the art of the countries of the east, we turn to the fourth question. is it true that the road sign is a place of rest informational road sign maryana hello, by the name of the place of rest, remember how the sign looks no, i don’t remem

hopefully, it will be officially opened on the twenty-sixth of wednesday in the national museum.r last sentence is beautiful, it is full of content and you can explain it in depth. it means that we should open it ourselves. handicraft artists are the best in their art. they export their work to other countries . it does not bring much currency to our country. over the course of a year, the artist will earn one barrel from one barrel of oil . god willing, it was actually news that you will prepare for our future generations, what news section will be broadcast, the cultural and artistic section will be broadcast from you and you. thank you, god, protect the viewers, dear colleagues , we are at your service. thanks mr. gharib from the office of mrs. rasaei, but dear viewers , with the cooperation of the vice president of science and technology. the presidency and the ministry of oil are going to create a $2 billion market for knowledge-based companies , mr. kiai, good morning. satisfy your needs a memorandum of understanding has been concluded and in order to continue, the ministry

we will tell you how the national museum of the netherlands is she showcasing a dutch master. mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president ba by doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore, our headlines. an extraordinary moment as a three year old girl is pulled out alive from the rubble of the earthquake, that's devastated turkey and syria. meanwhile, rescue workers continue the se

, and the museum garden fees are 20,000 tomans for iranians and 75,000 tomans for foreign nationals, and the museum house price is 7,000 tomans for iranians. 65,000 tomans have been set for foreign nationals and the defense of islam has no borders . this was the lesson of imam khomeini, which was well learned by an afghan martyr. martyr nasim afghani drank the syrup of martyrdom in may 1362 . the warrior of eight years of holy defense is the memory of operation wal-fajr 6 of 1362 akhundi, the commander of our battalion, recounts to martyr nasim afghani, who was an imam, and when the bee was amazed by nasim's poetry, he got up to shoot him . it arrives and in 2019, during the investigation in the area of ​​fakah, during the investigations we recently conducted in the areas of iraqi territory, in the operational area of ​​fajr 10, in fakah , they found the body of the martyr azizi, one of the afghan brothers, nasim afghani, the son of mirza mohammad. an afghan the day he took a step to go to the front in a country that maybe he didn't know him. one day we were talking with martyr huss

worked in the national museum of iran and up to the fourth it will continue in march. what are the characteristics of this festival compared to previous festivals? according to the agreement we made with the world handicrafts council, this year the plan was to hold this festival internationally for the first time, with an invitation from the asian region. and oceania, especially the neighboring countries, wash this event and this event . it actually started internationally. which countries are internationally present from which countries ? country of countries we are turkmenistan, afghanistan, oman, kuwait, singapore and the country of palestine. for this course , we have prepared special conditions with the agreement of the world handicrafts council, including workshops and international training workshops, special programs for reading the shahnameh, training courses based on needs assessments and the pathologies that have been carried out during the past year have been prepared, both domestic and foreign, that interested artists and artisans can register through the

before the war started, they hung in the national museum's kyiv picture gallery. cretly transported from kyiv to basel to protect them from russian bombing -- and just in the nick of time. >> our museum was severely damaged. a few other museums in kyiv also were severely damaged. more than this, a few other museums in ukraine were completely destroyed by russian attacks. >> the basel gallery offered not only protection, but a public spotlight. working together with their kyiv counterparts, the curators swiftly organized an exhibition. >> it is a chance to show european people part of ukrainian culture because we want to be heard, we want to be seen. >> the creators are mostly known in western europe as russian artists. few people here are aware, for instance, that realist ilya repin grew up in ukraine. >> we have a great deal of catching up to do. we don't really know anything about this art or these artists. what's their relation to eastern european history? and, of course, ukraine plays a very tragic and very central part. >> the great diversity of ukrainian cult

before the war started, they hung in the national museum's kyiv picture gallery. secretly transported from kyiv to basel to protect them from russian bombing -- and just in the nick of time. >> our museum was severely damaged. a few other museums in kyiv also were severely damaged. more than this, a few other museums in ukraine were completely destroyed by russian attacks. >> the basel gallery offered not only protection, but a public spotlight. working together with their kyiv counterparts, the curators swiftly organized an exhibition. >> it is a chance to show european people part of ukrainian culture because we want to be heard, we want to be seen. >> the creators are mostly known in western europe as russian artists. few people here are aware, for instance, that realist ilya repin grew up in ukraine. >> we have a great deal of catching up to do. we don't really know anything about this art or these artists. what's their relation to eastern european history? and, of course, ukraine plays a very tragic and very central part. >> the great diversity of ukrainian cu