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Ukraine’s largest museum strives to preserve its works of artistic and cultural importance
1 / 10The doors of the museum in the western city of Lviv have been closed since Russia’s war on Ukraine began on February 24, and heritage sites across the country face danger as the fighting continues. A sheet covers a sculpture of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv, western Ukraine (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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2 / 10Workers move the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis in the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum as part of safety preparations in the event of an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Like the museum, other sites in Lviv are rushing to protect works of artistic or cultural importance. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
3 / 10Workers at the rare manuscripts and old printed books department of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store them in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of damage in the event of an attack; Anna Naurobska, the head of the rare manuscripts and books department, said she still doesn’t know where to safely store the collection of more than 12,000 items being packed into boxes. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
4 / 10Old books rest on shelves at the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
5 / 10Workers at the rare manuscripts and old printed books department of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store them in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of damage in the event of an attack. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
6 / 10Ihor Kozhan, Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum general director works in his office in Lviv, western Ukraine. Kozhan said he receives daily calls from other European cultural institutions offering to help as he and his staff race to preserve the museum’s works. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
7 / 10Workers and volunteers of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum store Baroque pieces in cardboard boxes for safety. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
8 / 10Busts of Soviet iconography are stored in the National Museum in Lviv, western Ukraine. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
9 / 10Workers move a piece of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis in the National Museum amid safety preparations. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
10 / 10Lenin sculptures are placed on the patio of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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