Lyudmyla Strokova¶
A Ukrainian museum professional, Director General of the National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art, and an expert on the protection of museum collections and the Museum Fund of Ukraine.
Overview¶
Lyudmyla Strokova is the author of thorough works and analytical chronicles on Ukraine's struggle to recover the exhibits of the exhibition "Crimea. The Golden Island in the Black Sea" (the so-called "Scythian gold"). She covered the course of international legal procedures, negotiations with the Allard Pierson Archaeological Museum, and the court proceedings in the Netherlands.
Key Details / Subtopics¶
- Professional activity: Director General of the National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art.
- Contribution to heritage preservation: She meticulously documented the chronology of the 2013–2014 exhibition project, analyzed Ukraine's legal positions (state ownership rights, the 1970 UNESCO Convention), and the unlawful claims of the occupied Crimean museums.
Sources and Links¶
- "Crimea. The Golden Island in the Black Sea" Chronicle of the struggle for Ukraine's "Scythian gold" — an article by Lyudmyla Strokova in the newspaper "Krymska svitlytsia" (2019).
- Scythian gold (exhibition and court case) — the chronicle and legal aspects of the court proceedings over the exhibits.