Hello Colleagues-- Many of you, no matter where you are in the world, may have been watching the protests known as Euromaidan in Ukraine, where hundreds of thousands are demonstrating for a more democratic, less corrupt government. But what does this have to do with museums? I thought colleagues everywhere might be interested in my interview with Ihor Poshyvailo, deputy director of the Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv. He shares the museum's reasons for issuing a statement in support of the protestors, the shift of their programming to the protest square, and his hopes for the future, when, as he says, > "our history museums will include in their exhibits the events of these > days, and we will remember with great appreciation students who firstly > sparked this revolution which helped us first to change ourselves, to feel > us as one strong nation..." > To read the full post on the Uncataloged Museum, click here.<http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com/2013/12/our-history-museums-will-include-events.html> Best, Linda -- [log in to unmask] lindabnorris.com 607-829-3501 Treadwell, NY 13846 New from Left Coast Press Creativity in Museum Practice<http://www.lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=474> Like museums? Check out the Uncataloged Museum <http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com> Like food? Take a look at the Pickle Project<http://pickleproject.blogspot.com> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).