U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

List of Supported Projects in Ukraine2016

Lviv Historical Museum

Conservation of the 16th-Century Alberti (“Black”) House on Rynok Square in Lviv.

Grantee of the Large Grant Program: Lviv Historical Museum ($275,000).

2015

National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles”

Conservation of the 15th Century Vyshnivetsky Palace.

Grantee: National Reserve “Ternopil Region Castles” ($155,270).

2014

Khortytsia National Historical Reserve

Restoration of Two Ancient Cossack Naval Vessels from the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Grantee: Khortytsia National Historical Reserve ($69,170)

2013

Drohobychchyna Museum

Conservation of frescoes in the 15th Century Church of St. George in Drohobych.

Grantee: Drohobych City Institute ($85,000).

2011

National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv

Conservation of the 12th Century Mosaics in the Collection of the National Preserve of St. Sophia in Kyiv.

Grantee: National Preserve St. Sophia in Kyiv ($48,850).

2010

Chekhov House Museum in Yalta

Restoration of 19th Century Furnishings in the Anton Chekhov House Museum.

Grantee: Chekhov House Museum ($39,000).

2009

Taras Shevchenko Papers

Preservation and Cataloging of the Papers of Taras Shevchenko.

Grantee: The Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences ($38,000).

Golden Rose Synagogue in Lviv

Documentation of the site of the 16th Century Turei Zahav (Golden Rose) Synagogue and Associated Buildings.

Grantee: The Union of Councils for Soviet Jews-Ukraine ($32,000).

2002-2008

Preservation and Restoration of Icons

For restoring and exhibiting the Studion Icon Collection.

Grantee: Lviv Tourism Association ($42,800).

12th Century Manuscript

Restoration of the 12th Century manuscript Khrystynopilsky Apostol.

Grantee: Lviv Historical Museum ($28,300).

St. Nikolas Wooden Church

Restoration of the wooden roof of the historic St. Nicholas in the Transcarpathian village of Kolodne, 16th c.

Grantee: Zakarpattia Oblast Administration ($37,100).

Cossack Fortification in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

The excavation of the Cossack fortification Mykytynska Sich buried beneath the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 17th Century.

Grantee: Nikopol Natural History Museum ($29,100).

Crimean Tatar Culture

The preservation and promotion of Crimean Tatar culture though collection and digitalization of ancient songs, traditions and handicrafts.

Grantee: Commonwealth (Spivdruzhnist, NGO) ($17,760).

Ancient Book Preservation

The purchase of a leaf casting machine for the preservation of rare books and archival materials.

Grantee: Oblast State Historical Archives in Khmelnytsky ($27,196).