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Presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans at IKGN (Lüneburg)
16 January 2026On January 14, a presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans, implemented by the Council of Germans of Ukraine, took place in Lüneburg at the Nordost-Institut – Institut für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen in Nordosteuropa (IKGN e. V.).
A Good Example of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Commentary by the Head of the CNCU
18 December 2025The Head of the Council of National Communities of Ukraine, Ashot Avanesyan, attended the presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans, which took place on December 11 at the German House–Kyiv.
Prof. Andrii Kudriachenko takes part in the presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans in Kyiv
16 December 2025On December 11, the presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans took place at the German House–Kyiv.
Presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans in Kyiv
4 December 2025On December 11 at 4:00 p.m., the presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans will take place at the German House-Kyiv (37 Volodymyrska Street). Guests will have the opportunity to explore the virtual museum, its thematic sections, and valuable materials. A highlight of the program…
German Toponyms in Odesa Region
3 December 2025Did you know that the map of the Odesa region once featured Liebental, Freudental and Hoffnungstal — the "Valleys of Love, Joy, and Hope"? Discover the history of the German settlements in the Black Sea region and their invaluable contribution to the development of the area in the new episode of…
The Virtual Museum was presented online in Bonn
20 November 2025On 15 November, an online presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans took place in Bonn as part of the 6th conference “Cultural Institutions in Dialogue: Homeland Associations and Cultural Institutions of Expellees in Dialogue with the Federal Government, Federal States, and the…
The Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans was presented in Odesa
19 November 2025On November 14 in Odesa, as part of a professional development programme for members of the Council of Germans of Ukraine, a presentation of the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans was held. The event brought together leaders of German community organizations in Ukraine, for whom the…
Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans: Presentation in Odesa
11 November 2025The Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans will be presented in Odesa on November 14 at 4:00 PM (Gagarinn Hotel, 5B Arkadiyske Plato).
The Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans has been presented in Munich
29 October 2025On October 28, 2025, the Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans was unveiled at the HDO, accompanied by an exhibition featuring around fifty photographs from the project. The works were created by three Ukrainian photographers — Herman Krieger, Dmytro Kolosov, and Oleksandr Malion. The pictures…
Presentation of the “Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans”: Welcome Speech by Dr. Petra Loibl
28 October 2025Video Message from Dr. Petra Loibl, Commissioner of the Bavarian State Government for Resettlers and Expellees, on the occasion of the presentation of the “Virtual Museum of the Black Sea Germans” and the opening of the photo exhibition dedicated to the architectural heritage of Germans in Ukraine,…
Photographer Dmytro Kolosow: In the footsteps of German cultural heritage
27 October 2025We can now look at it all from the very beginning — as Ms. Elvira so wonderfully describes it — starting from 1804 or 1806. And we can trace the whole process: how they came here, how they lived, how they adapted, and eventually, how they disappeared from this land.











