Side Event of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) 2026
Martin Duplantier, founder of Martin Duplantier Architectes, ARCH4UA, and KOLO community space, is initiating a high-level side event within the framework of URC 2026, in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk.
Heritage, Culture and Reconstruction
Rebuilding Communities Through Memory, Architecture and Cooperation
June 24 10:00-13:00
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (Auditorium)
Targ Węglowy 6, 80-830 Gdansk
Speakers
Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration
Ivan Verbytskyi, First Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine
Oleksandra Kovalchuk, Co-founder of NGO Museum for Change and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund
Alexandra Fiebig, Project Manager, ALIPH Foundation
Liudmyla Buharyna, Deputy Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
Angela Makeeva, Acting Mayor of Irpin and Secretary of the Irpin City Council
Mykhailyna Skoryk, Member of the Irpin City Council, community development specialist
Vitalii Bielobrov, Deputy Mayor of Kherson (TBC)
Jacek Dominiczak, architect and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, author of the theory of the “Dialogic City” and researcher in architectural ethics
Martyna Rajewska, architect and assistant at the Studio for City Interior Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Dominika Gołębiewska, landscape architect, researcher, co-founder of LAS – Landscape Art Society
The discussion is moderated by Martin Duplantier, Founder of ARCH4UA and Martin Duplantier Architectes.
From local recovery efforts in the Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia regions to broader international perspectives, the conversation will examine how heritage, museums, cultural institutions, and community-led initiatives contribute to rebuilding resilient and inclusive territories. By connecting academic reflections with on-the-ground experience, the event highlights the role of culture, memory, and cross-border cooperation in shaping Ukraine’s long-term recovery.
AGENDA
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome Remarks
Dr. Filip Ignatowicz, Vice-Rector for Cooperation, Promotion, and Exhibitions of Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk.
10:10 – 10:25 | Keynote: Reconstruction in the Kyiv Region |
Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration
10:25 – 10:40 | Keynote: Protecting Culture in Ukraine
Ivan Verbytskyi, First Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine
10:40 – 11:30 | Heritage and Culture. Focus on heritage protection, cultural institutions, and memory in reconstruction processes
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- Oleksandra Kovalchuk, Co-founder of NGO Museum for Change and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund
- Alexandra Fiebig, Project Manager, ALIPH Foundation
- Dominika Gołębiewska, landscape architect, researcher, co-founder of LAS – Landscape Art Society
11:30 – 12:30 | Sustainable Urban Development: From Irpin and Zaporizhzhia to the Dialogic City, connecting practice and theory |
- Angela Makeeva, Acting Mayor of Irpin and Secretary of the Irpin City Council
- Mykhailyna Skoryk, Member of the Irpin City Council, community development specialist
- Liudmyla Buharyna, Deputy Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
- Martyna Rajewska, architect and assistant at the Studio for City Interior Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
- Jacek Dominiczak, architect and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
12:30 – 12:45 | Final remarks by Martin Duplantier
12:45 – 13:00 | Networking & Coffee Break
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]