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Marta Shuvaryk, Junior Researcher in Department of Scientific Bibliography, Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv

National Museum in Lviv: 25th anniversary of patronage of Metropolitan Sheptytsky

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37222/2524-0315-2022-14(30)-2

Abstract:

The National Museum is the first museum that represented the heritage of Ukrainian culture. It has become a center for the collection and preservation of ancient Ukrainian heritage, as well asits research and popularization in the world. Its creation, organization, activity and development took place thanks to the generous patronage of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.

In this article the author analyzes the role of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in the development of national art and preservation of cultural monuments. Provides information about monetary donations of the Metropolitan for the National Museum in Lviv. The author describes the important contribution to the work of the museum its director Hilarion Svientsitsky.

The article also mentions the museum’s rare exhibits and describes the institution’s publishing activities. The author paid special attention to the publication «Twentyfive years of the National Museum in Lviv», where welearn about the work of the museum during 1905–1930 years from the memories of its employees. It was analyzed how the museum’s funds were replenished, who and where collected exhibits, who hand edover their belongings to the museum. The article also talks about the destruction of the metropolitan’s monument and the destruction of museum exhibitsin 1952.

Keywords: Andrey Sheptytsky, patronage, Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, Hilarion Svientsitsky, icons, monuments of antiquity, collection.

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