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For the past 9 months, the team of the War Fragments Museum has collected over 300 stories.
The exposition comprises personal belongings collected from all regions of Ukraine, placed in transparent cubes made of epoxy resin. Among the artifacts are fragments from kamikaze drones, an ancient cross of the oldest cathedral in Kyiv, which fell down before the war, a hair comb that went through "Azovstal" and captivity in Moscow, a Russian bullet from Mariupol.
On March 27, the Museum team held a press briefing where they presented the exhibits. Now the Museum is actively promoting its activities to foreign audiences, art collectors and people who care about Ukraine. The project directs the funds from the sale of artifacts to three charities – the Voices of Children, SupportAzov and AzovStal Families.
"Now the history of Ukraine is being written by all of us — people who are experiencing specific events related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And this history is being written at a huge cost," Olena Rozvadovska said, the founder of the Voices of Children Foundation.
She added: "It seems to be inconsistent — childhood and war. But this is what happens in reality and what we always witness, that children maintain resilience even in conditions when an adult is ready to give up — plunge into depression, forget about everything you once planned. They continue to live, continue to play, continue to smile and share their energy with us."
"We are going to arrange an exhibition in Europe, the United States, and Canada. We are currently looking for partners for this, because we still perceive it not only as objects of war, but also as art objects through which we can tell people's stories," Tetiana Fix said, co-founder of the War Fragments Museum.
The exhibits can not only be seen online but purchased as well: "We want Europeans and Americans to buy these cubes," adds Mrs. Fix.
Among the exhibits are those related to children's stories: for example, a small jar of flour from a house in Zaporizhzhia. It so happened that the occupation caught people there too quickly, and the children were left alone at home. Flour and water was their food for several days.
Exhibits of the War Fragments Museum can be viewed and purchased here.
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