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The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, photographed in September 2006. The institution found itself in a tough situation in 2014; it was exhibiting objects from Crimea and the Black Sea when Russia annexed the region. Both Crimea and Ukraine demanded the 300-odd loaned objects be returned to them, prompting the museum to put everything in storage and take the matter to court. On June 9, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled the museum should give the material to Ukraine. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit the Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings (bMA).

Dutch Supreme Court orders return of borrowed Crimean artifacts to Ukraine

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The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, photographed in September 2006. The institution found itself in a tough situation in 2014; it was exhibiting objects from Crimea and the Black Sea when Russia annexed the region. Both Crimea and Ukraine demanded the 300-odd loaned objects be returned to them, prompting the museum to put everything in storage and take the matter to court. On June 9, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled the museum should give the material to Ukraine. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit the Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings (bMA).

The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, photographed in September 2006. The institution found itself in a tough situation in 2014; it was exhibiting objects from Crimea when Russia annexed the region. Both Crimea and Ukraine demanded the 300-odd loaned objects be returned to them, prompting the museum to put everything in storage and take the matter to court. On June 9, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled the museum should give the material to Ukraine. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit the Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings (bMA).

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on June 9 ordered that a Dutch museum’s trove of historical treasures from Crimea be sent to Ukraine, upholding a lower court ruling that the 300 artifacts are part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. The collection of archaeological objects, some more than 2,000 years old, was on display at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, sparking a dispute over the repatriation of the borrowed pieces.

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Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction

April 12 auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to aid Ukraine

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Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction

Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON (AP) – An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation’s people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24in (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal is to sell it for at least $100,000, Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction, said March 30.

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A worker carrying out his duties at the Cassone home and commercial furnishings factory in Ukraine. Image © and courtesy of Kiko Gaspar Communications

Ukrainian interior design firms to exhibit at Vegas trade show, Jan. 29-Feb. 2

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Left, a worker at the Cassone home and commercial furnishings factory in Ukraine; Right, chairs made by the 110-year-old Ukrainian company Tivoli, which has arranged a trip for several of its fellow Ukrainian manufacturers to appear at the Winter Las Vegas Market Trade Show later this month. Images © and courtesy of Kiko Gaspar Communications

Left, a worker at the Cassone home and commercial furnishings factory in Ukraine; Right, chairs made by the 110-year-old Ukrainian company Tivoli, which has arranged a trip for several of its fellow Ukrainian manufacturers to appear at the Winter Las Vegas Market Trade Show later this month. Images © and courtesy of Kiko Gaspar Communications

LAS VEGAS – An elite group of Ukrainian furniture manufacturers and home decor companies will depart their besieged country and travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to appear at the Winter Las Vegas Market Trade Show, which takes place from Sunday, January 29 through Thursday, February 2. The furniture manufacturer Tivoli, an 110-year-old chair company based in western Ukraine, has organized the trip and is aiding these fellow companies to ensure they can all continue their businesses even as the war rages on. Read more

Exterior of the Museum of Local History in Melitopol, Ukraine, photographed in April 2013. It and roughly 39 other Ukrainian museums have been looted by Russian forces who launched an invasion in February 2022. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Oleksiy.golubov. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Russian troops loot 40 Ukraine museums, destroy cultural artifacts

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Exterior of the Museum of Local History in Melitopol, Ukraine, photographed in April 2013. It and roughly 39 other Ukrainian museums have been looted by Russian forces who launched an invasion in February 2022. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Oleksiy.golubov. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Exterior of the Museum of Local History in Melitopol, Ukraine, photographed in April 2013. It and roughly 39 other Ukrainian museums have been looted by Russian forces who launched an invasion in February 2022. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Oleksiy.golubov. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one of the world’s most valuable artifacts from the blood-letting rule of Attila the Hun, who rampaged with horseback warriors deep into Europe in the 5th century. The Hun diadem is now vanished from the museum in Ukraine that housed it – perhaps, historians fear, forever. Russian troops carted away the priceless crown and a hoard of other treasures after capturing the Ukrainian city of Melitopol in February, museum authorities say.

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Ukrainian artist makes cultural stand at Venice Biennale

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Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov is representing his country at the 2022 Venice Biennale, the 59th edition of the international art exhibition. Makov titled his work ‘The Fountain of Exhaustion, Acqua Alta.’ Image courtesy of the Venice Biennale, photo credit Andrea Avezzu.

Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov is representing his country at the 2022 Venice Biennale, the 59th edition of the international art exhibition. Makov titled his work ‘The Fountain of Exhaustion, Acqua Alta.’ Image courtesy of the Venice Biennale, photo credit Andrea Avezzu.

VENICE, Italy (AP) – Artist Pavlo Makov’s role representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale has become an act of defiance against the Russian invaders, whose attacks on his adopted hometown of Kharkiv have grown more intense in recent days. Not only do the Russians intend to take over his country, the Russian-born Ukrainian national says, but they are also bent on erasing Ukrainian culture.

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The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold at auction in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Nobel Peace Prize raises $103.5M for UNICEF Ukraine

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The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold at auction in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, which he consigned to auction to raise money for UNICEF’s Ukrainian relief efforts. It sold in New York on June 20 for the jaw-dropping sum of $103.5 million. The winning bidder wishes to remain anonymous. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

NEW YORK – Heritage Auctions sold the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to independent Russian journalist and Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief, Dmitry Muratov, for $103.5 million on the evening of June 20. The winning bid came from an anonymous buyer at a live global auction event at the Times Center in Manhattan. Proceeds raised from the auction will support UNICEF’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine and affected regions. Heritage Auctions donated its efforts to bring worldwide attention to Muratov’s desire to aid those impacted by the war.

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Baseball autographed in 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, $50,103

RR sale of Zelenskyy-signed baseball slams in $50K to support Ukraine

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Baseball autographed in 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, $50,103

Baseball autographed in 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, $50,103. Images courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON – An incredibly rare baseball signed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sold for $50,103 at RR Auction on May 11.

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Handwritten fragment of a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, est. $500,000-$750,000

Bach cantata fragment could achieve $750K at RR, May 11

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Handwritten fragment of a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, est. $500,000-$750,000

Handwritten fragment of a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, est. $500,000-$750,000

BOSTON – RR Auction‘s May 11 Fine Autograph and Artifact sale comprises nearly 1,000 unique items, including a handwritten musical manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach estimated at $500,000-$750,000. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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A baseball signed in September 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is currently up for bid at RR Auction in Boston, with some of the proceeds earmarked for Ukrainian relief efforts. As of Tuesday, May 3, the ball reached the low end of its $15,000-$20,000 estimate. The auction ends on May 11. Image courtesy of RR Auction.

Zelenskyy-signed baseball to be auctioned for Ukraine relief

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A baseball signed in September 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is currently up for bid at RR Auction in Boston, with some of the proceeds earmarked for Ukrainian relief efforts. As of Tuesday, May 3, the ball reached the low end of its $15,000-$20,000 estimate. The auction ends on May 11. Image courtesy of RR Auction.

A baseball signed in September 2019 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is currently up for bid, with some of the proceeds earmarked for Ukrainian relief efforts. As of Tuesday, May 3, the ball reached the low end of its $15,000-$20,000 estimate. The auction ends on May 11. Image courtesy of RR Auction.

BOSTON – When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy autographed a baseball for an American collector in 2019, he likely had no idea it would one day be used to help his nation during a time of need. The official Rawlings Major League baseball is being sold by Randy Kaplan, a renowned collector of balls signed by world leaders, with a portion of the proceeds going to war relief efforts in Ukraine, auctioneer RR Auction of Boston said on May 3.

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‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

‘Girl with Candy’ photo in Clars April 24 auction to benefit Ukraine

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‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer the first printings of Girl with Candy by Ukrainian photographer Oleksii Kyrychenko. With his permission, the photograph was printed in Oakland in a limited edition of five, all of which will be auctioned in Clars’s April 24 sale, estimated at $1,000-$2,000 apiece. Kyrychenko has requested that half of the proceeds be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying its troops with technical support and medical aid.

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