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What makes our modern cities run? energy!
We can’t imagine a world without energy anytime at hand.
, however, got its first gas streetlights in 1856.
How this came about and how electricity changed our world forever can be studied in the Museum Gasworks Warsaw (Muzeum Gazowni Warszawskiej).
A study visit to this impressive and surprising museum concluded our Ukraine Culture Security Forum 2.0 in Warsaw. People in Ukraine understand the vital importance of energy as Russia systematically tries to destroy energy infrastructure.
A special thanks to Katarzyna Uroda - Lenartowicz and Justyna Hara and to the Fundacja ORLEN im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza (Fundacja ORLEN) for this visit and their support for OBMIN’s conference.

Ambasada Niemiec Міністерство культури України
Міністерство закордонних справ України / MFA of Ukraine
Auswärtiges Amt
Посольство Німеччини в Києві / Deutsche Botschaft Kyjiw
Ambasada Ukrainy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej/Посольство України у Польщі
ORLEN Art & Science

We would like to announce that ORLEN has become our strategic partner for the third time supporting this year's Ukraine Culture Security Forum 2.0 in Warsaw.

ORLEN is engaged in sponsoring culture, science, and education, which helps to create spaces where important discussions can take place. We are glad that ORLEN is involved in our international project focused on .

More about ORLEN's initiatives: https://www.orlen.pl/en
More about Ukraine Culture Security Forum 2.0: https://obmin.eu/conferences.php?id=5

🛡️ Culture is Security: The Ukraine Culture Security Forum 2.0 in Warsaw
Culture is more than heritage—it is a strategic pillar of freedom and sovereignty. On May 7–8, 2026, experts, policymakers, and museum professionals will gather at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in to redefine the role of culture in the face of disinformation and war. This event serves as a vital professional precursor to the upcoming Recovery Conference (URC), scheduled for this June in . We are building the bridge between protecting identity today and ensuring a sustainable reconstruction tomorrow.
We are honored to extend a warm welcome to our participants from Estonia.
🇪🇪 As Estonia prepares to host the URC 2027, your presence here is crucial for laying the groundwork for future international cooperation. 🤝
Program Highlights:

Day 1 (Ambasada Niemiec): High-level panels on "Weaponized Culture," new diplomacy, and museums as "Guardians of Identity"
Day 2: A deep dive into technical standards of how to preserve artifacts with a visit to the new „Panoptikum“ and a study visit to the Muzeum Gazowni Warszawskiej to explore industrial heritage.
Together, we are sending a powerful message about the cultural security of Ukraine and the resilience of Europe.

Interested? sign up: https://obmin.eu/conferences.php?id=7



Міністерство культури України, Auswärtiges Amt, Верховна Рада України, Ambasada Ukrainy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej/Посольство України у Польщі, Narodowy Instytut Muzeów, Посольство Республіки Польща у Києві / Ambasada RP w Kijowie, ORLEN