Museum of Civilian Voices is the world's largest archive of personal stories and a source of truth about the war in Ukraine directly from eyewitnesses.Более 100 тысяч историй о войне собрал музей "Голоса мирных" The Museum collects, preserves, and documents the stories of people who have experienced the consequences of war from 2014 to the present day.
The project concept was developed with the participation of renowned Ukrainian and international museum experts. The Museum was created according to the manifesto of the famous Turkish writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Orhan Pamuk. The writer proclaims that the task of museums of the present and the future is to tell stories not about the state, but about the individual.Музеи маленьких историй
The Museum aims to preserve the memory of the war in Ukraine and document Russian war crimes for future trials against the aggressor country to establish justice.Був свідком у Гаазі: історія в Музеї "Голоси Мирних" Фонду Ріната Ахметова For several years, the Museum only operated online. At civilvoicesmuseum.org, the stories of civilians were available in the form of video, audio recordings, and text.В Киеве и Люблине по инициативе музея »Голоса мирных» состоится I Международная школа коммуникаций »Как собирать истории о войне» By the end of 2025, the archive of the Museum of Civilian Voices by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation already contains over 140 thousand firsthand stories.140 тисяч історій цивільних українців про війну зібрав музей "Голоси мирних" Фонду Ріната Ахметова
History The idea of establishing the Museum of Civilian Voices arose in response to the 2014 Russian occupation of Crimea and the military operations in Eastern Ukraine. While providing humanitarian aid to those affected by the conflict, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation collected thousands of personal accounts which later formed the basis for the creation of a digital archive.Аллея роз «Голоса Мирных»: в Мариуполе появился новый символ
In 2020, the Museum collected testimonies from civilians affected by the fighting in the Donetsk region and Luhansk regions. The project concept was developed with the participation of renowned Ukrainian and international museum experts.Фонд Рината Ахметова основал Музей "Голоса Мирных"
After the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, the Museum began documenting new civilian testimonies.Герои музея "Голоса мирных" рассказали об участии в народном суде над Путиным в Гааге
In 2024, the Museum expanded its activities and went offline, presenting the multimedia space of the Museum of Civilian Voices as part of the 'VOICES' exhibition. It was held at the Kyiv History Museum with an art installation by Gogolfest.В Киеве состоится выставка ГОЛОСА, которая откроет мультимедийное пространство музея "Голоса мирных" Also, as part of the exhibition, the animated short film 'Mariupol: One Hundred Nights' was presented.Анимационный фильм "Мариуполь. Сто ночей" покажут на выставке "ГОЛОСА" музея "Голоса мирных" Over 5,000 people visited the exhibition in three months.Более 5 тысяч человек посетили выставку музея "Голоса мирных" For its work and significant contribution to the preservation of Ukraine's national memory, the Museum of Civilian Voices received a certificate of gratitude from the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications.Министерство культуры выразило благодарность музею "Голоса мирных" Фонда Ахметова: за что награда The ‘VOICES’ exhibition has also been recommended for display in Europe and the USA.Министерство культуры выразило благодарность музею "Голоса мирных" Фонда Ахметова: за что награда
The documentary project 'War Diaries: Voices of Survivors and Those Who Did Not Survive' was presented in the space of the Museum of Civilian Voices in Kyiv in 2024. It is based on the diaries of Kateryna Savenko and Volodymyr Velychko from Mariupol, which were donated to the Museum.Документальный проект "Дневники войны: голоса тех, кто выжил, и тех, кто нет" откроется в Киеве
By the end of 2025, the Museum had collected over 140,000 stories.Музей "Голоса Мирных" Фонда Рината Ахметова собрал 140 тыс. историй гражданских украинцев о войне This made it the world's largest archive of testimonies from people affected by war.Ученый Йельского университета дал интервью музею "Голоса мирных"
International activities The Museum of Civilian Voices is also actively working to popularize the stories of civilians who witnessed or were victims of war events through international platforms.Наша культура – единственный способ понять, кто мыРассказ Анастасии Магеррамовой The Museum organizes thematic events in European countries and Ukraine with the participation of world experts, conducts interviews with historians, artists, and specialists in the field of national memory preservation, collaborates with foreign universities in the fields of education and science, and supports documentary filmmakers.Язык искусства - универсальный язык In particular, the diary of Kateryna Savenko, presented as part of the documentary project 'War Diaries: Voices of Survivors and Those Who Did Not Survive' has been translated into German and Spanish. All of this contributes to a better understanding of the experiences of Ukrainians who survived the horrors of war."Non posso descrivere l’orrore": il diario di Kateryna, morta nell’assedio russo di Mariupol in Ucraina
Partners of the Museum USC Shoah Foundation (USA)- The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, founded by American director, producer, and screenwriter Steven Spielberg, is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating audiovisual interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides.У Києві проходить перший "Форум усної історії України"New Museum Saves Stories of Ukrainian War Survivors For Today — and the Future The Oral History Association (USA) is a professional association of oral historians and others interested in advancing the practice and use of oral history. Although it is based in the United States, it has an international membership.OHA Partners Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) is a higher education institution located in Kyiv.Якби я не затримався, то був би там, куди влучила ракета Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin is the largest university in Eastern Poland.Более 90 тысяч историй уже вошли в музей "Голоса мирных" Фонда Рината Ахметова The Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv is the largest museum association in the capital, consisting of 9 branch museums. The museum presents historical, artistic, and educational projects and various aspects of the city's history, literature, science, art, and socio-political life.Діти описують пекло
Projects of the Museum 'Civilian Voices. One day 2014' is a project, which has been launched as part of the Museum of Civilian Voices to preserve the witness accounts of the day the war broke out.One Day Photobook 'Donbas and Civilians' is a unique publication that was presented in Kyiv in 2018. The photo book contains the stories of the heroes of the Museum of Civilian Voices. The heroes of this book are 11 civilians of the Donbas who found themselves in the epicenter of armed conflict. The book was presented in Kyiv and Brussels, Lviv, London, Frankfurt am Main, Strasbourg, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia. It was nominated as the Ukrainian Library Fund's Best Social Photo Book of the Year. The English-language version of the photo book is also available for free in major national libraries across European countries.Rinat Akhmetov Foundation Supporting the Rights of Civilians in Donbass 'Civilian Voices. Civilian Roses' is a project of the Museum of Civilian Voices, implemented in 2020. The Rinat Akhmetov Foundation was the first in Ukraine to initiate the laying of the Rose Avenue in cities that have become a "second home" for civilians in Donbas.Аллея роз «Голоса Мирных»: в Мариуполе появился новый символ Each Alley is laid down together with the internally displaced persons and becomes a place of power for them. One thousand rose bushes were planted in Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol. Also, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation engaged the children participating in the project Peaceful Summer to plant the Rose Alley in Sviatohirsk. In 2021, new Rose Alleys will appear on the map of Ukraine, in Vinnytsia, and Kharkiv cities. The planted flowers symbolize the stories of civilians, whose lives the war divided into "before" and "after". 'Civilian Voices. Children' project was designed in 2021 for children and teenagers who are ready to share their stories with the Museum of Civilian Voices, while learning video blogging through informative master classes, taking part in interesting contests, and engaging in exciting activities.Проект "Ринат Ахметов – Детям. Мирное лето" исцеляет души детей 'Civilian Voices. Trauma of war' is a project implemented within the framework of the Museum of Civilian Voices. It was created to bring together people in need of psychological help with qualified psychologists from the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation in order to overcome the consequences of war. Psychologists provide support to the war-affected civilians by conducting online consultations, individual and group counselling sessions. As far back as in 2014, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation was the first to give a helping hand to Donbas residents. Two hundred fifty psychologists were trained by the Foundation in the War Trauma training programme. As a result, more than one million Ukrainians received psychological support by the beginning of 2025.Музей "Голоса мирных" продолжает собирать истории жителей Донбасса и оказывать психологическую помощь 'Civilian Voices. Interview' is a series of candid and heartfelt video stories from the people of Donbas about how the military conflict in eastern Ukraine has changed their lives, both before and after.Украинский Vogue и музей "Голоса Мирных" представили общий проект These are stories of how, despite the war, the loss of their homes, jobs, and loved ones, the heroes kept hope, did not lose faith in themselves, and were able to build a new life virtually from scratch.Истории из прошлого программируют будущее: интервью с магистром богословия для музея "Голоса мирных" 'The Forum of Oral History of Ukraine' is an event initiated by the Museum of Civilian Voices.В Киеве состоялась долгожданная первая офлайн-встреча украинских и международных документационных инициатив - "Форум устной истории Украины""Форум устной истории Украины": вызовы и болевые точки в документировании опытов войны The event brought together Ukrainian and global documentary initiatives, creating an international professional community that continues to exchange ideas and experiences on documenting the events of the war.На "Форуме устной истории Украины" в Киеве обсудили цикличность войны в миреНа "Форуме устной истории Украины" в Киеве обсудили документацию опыта войны '1000 Days. Thousands of Stories' is a special project of the Museum of Civilian Voices, which reminds the world of the war in the center of Europe. This collection includes 20 significant milestones of the 1,000 days of full-scale war. The first day of the invasion, the invasion of the Kyiv region, millions of refugees, the Mariupol tragedy, the abduction of Ukrainian children, the Bakhmut fortress, the liberation of Kherson, and the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam — these and other events are shown through the fates of Ukrainians whose stories are presented in the Museum of Civilian Voices.Музей "Голоса Мирных" Фонда Рината Ахметова презентовал спецпроект "1000 дней. Тысячи историй"