About us
The All-Ukrainian Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (VAOKS) is a professional platform that unites experts, institutions, public initiatives, youth, investors and international partners to preserve and understand the cultural heritage of Ukraine. We support the professional community, develop the restoration field and attract a new generation of specialists, support student youth, cooperating with specialized universities, state institutions, international organizations and business. The mission of VAOKS is to make heritage meaningful, understandable and valuable for everyone. We believe that heritage is not only about the past, but also about our present and the future of Ukraine. The Association coordinates efforts, develops policies and concepts, engages in advocacy, popularization and education. Through intersectoral cooperation, we form a culture of responsible attitude towards heritage as a source of identity, trust and unity in the state.
About Us
Oleksandr Nykoryak is an expert in the field of cultural heritage protection, architecture and construction with over 10 years of experience in civil service. He went from a state expert and an assistant of a People's Deputy to the director of the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection of the Kyiv City State Administration, which was created on his initiative. During his leadership, a number of systemic changes were initiated, in particular, the Center for the Conservation of Archaeological Objects was created and the city's targeted programs for the preservation of Kyiv's heritage were developed and implemented for the first time.
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he organized measures to secure 28 monuments of monumental art in Kyiv together with the public (without using budget funds). Among the protected objects are monuments to St. Volodymyr, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Taras Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka and others. Photo and video recordings of these measures are currently being analyzed by international professional community.
About Us
Chairman of VAOKS
A specialist in the field of cultural heritage preservation, architecture and construction with over ten years of experience. He founded the Department of Cultural Heritage Protection of the Kyiv City State Administration and the Center for the Conservation of Archaeological Artifacts, initiated and implemented city programs for heritage protection. During the full-scale invasion, he organized the protection of iconic monuments of Kyiv. Currently, he heads VAOKS and is actively working on its preservation and popularization.
Civil Engineer
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Honored Builder of Ukraine, laureate of the State Prize in Architecture (1999) for the restoration of the Greek Monastery on Kontraktova Square. In 1983–2011, he headed the institute "UkrNDIproektrestavratsiya", under his leadership the restoration of the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Sevastopol, the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was carried out. Author of over 55 scientific publications, full member of ICOMOS and the Academy of Construction of Ukraine, heads the ICCROM.
Architect-restorer
Honored Architect of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Architecture of Ukraine, Member of the National Commission for UNESCO and the international organization ICOMOS. He supervised the reconstruction of the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, the construction of the Gostinny Dvor, the reconstruction of the Church of the Nativity of Christ, the reconstruction of the monument to Princess Olga and a number of other significant historical sites. Samson Fountain
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