[Nhcoll-l] Help Support Ukrainian Collections

Mon Apr 11 14:06:07 EDT 2022

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Help Support Ukrainian Collections

Recent news reports have highlighted the impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine on museum and living collections, including this piece by Science Insider<https://default.salsalabs.org/T9e63f43f-93f7-4945-a8c2-a67a4f38050e/d0dbfe37-277f-4273-bfe7-dfda6e702fb9> and this one about zoos<https://default.salsalabs.org/T7adc27b6-8b5f-416e-b6ff-a80aeb11addd/375bbb73-e6a3-4fa0-bd10-5d5af618e4d6>. A number of efforts have sprouted across various collections constituencies to help support Ukrainian collections. The BCoN Steering Committee has compiled a list of some of these initiatives on our website<https://default.salsalabs.org/T5d442657-e09d-4a54-8048-631941708780/cc0d1dfe-118e-44e6-9328-2c4e79899ff4>. These resources are also listed below, with information about how you can help.

ASPT's Herbarium Emergency Fund

Index Herbariorum<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tbae277f9-0ce4-40e8-b0b4-e0e8c525167f/27e78bb4-1121-494a-9737-bee5382780fe> is an online database of the world's herbaria.  Contributing information to Index Herbariorum has been a tradition in the herbarium community for nearly 80 years. This resource allowed the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) to quickly identify and reach out to the herbaria of Ukraine (26 in total, with about 4 million specimens) to ask about the status of their collection, and offer modest financial support from their Herbarium Emergency Fund<https://default.salsalabs.org/T78ace131-eed8-48c0-8999-a1c7a92fe972/d7c387cd-da7a-41b3-9e21-90032eb6220a> for supplies for stabilizing their collections. As a result, a small grant was made to the herbarium of the State Museum of Natural History in Lviv to purchase protective supplies, and these are now in place. You can still donate<https://default.salsalabs.org/Teb46a9e2-425d-4f71-93c7-70d7e7264d7c/17872385-fbde-4525-9ea0-8e692268bc30> to ASPT's Herbarium Emergency Fund.

Network of European Museum Organizations: Museums Support Ukraine

NEMO is collecting and monitoring support activities and initiatives organized by European museums for Ukrainian colleagues and citizens.  This page<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tdd35366a-36aa-46a4-a7be-431af0c25177/ef4354d0-4230-4751-8e11-63878fc69899> gathers support actions relating to support on the ground, storage and housing, job offers, donations, education and exhibitions.

Emergency Appeal for Ukrainian Zoos

The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria's (EAZA's) mission is to facilitate cooperation within the European zoo and aquarium community towards the goals of education, research and conservation. EAZA is coordinating the collection of relief funds for our colleagues in Ukrainian zoos.  If you would like to donate to help efforts to care for animals and maintain please visit this page<https://default.salsalabs.org/T00fdf21f-be14-4690-8bf7-b9817b420c49/1909c0bf-9d6e-4f24-9d53-7696f89732df>.

ICOM Call for Donations to Support Museums and Museum Professionals

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) Secretariat has been in close contact with the National Committees in the region to understand the immediate needs of Ukrainian museum professionals. After receiving many offers of direct aid from the global museum community, ICOM has issued a call for donations, through which these offers of support can be coordinated at an international level.  Learn more<https://default.salsalabs.org/T32602c92-50fb-4463-9784-989a64a65274/9286bccf-c373-4da7-a6e7-fdd6132e2b47> about how ICOM members can participate.

Are you aware of other similar initiatives or resources that could be shared with the collections community? Please contact us<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf48ae572-74eb-4721-bd4b-d65029488242/2199ee23-b0fd-489d-9731-175a356bcad3>.

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
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