18 May 2014, 08:00
To the personnel of museum institutions of Ukraine
Dear friends!
Accept the most sincere greetings on the occasion of your professional holiday – the International Museum Day!
Ukrainian museums are a real island of priceless historical treasures that evidently confirm succession of generations, a holy and difficult way of renaissance and development of national culture, language, and spiritual traditions of our people. Thanks to unique museum collections we receive an opportunity to trace a grand progress of historical eras, to realize what roots Ukrainian nation and Ukrainian statehood have.
Today, in the context of social and political processes that are happening in Ukraine, people’s interest to understanding of our past is getting more tangible. Museum workers carefully preserve evidence of triumphant and tragic events of our country’s history that restore memory of the past, original customs, age-old wisdom, and invaluable spiritual experience of Ukrainian people. These evidence are necessary for us now, since they serve as distinct guidelines when creating the present.
I wish you, keepers of our historical heritage, sound health, family happiness, prosperity, inspiration and new achievements in the name of Ukraine!
Oleksandr TURCHYNOV