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The National Museum of Ukraine in the city of Lviv was once a busy and active place. Tourists and visitors streamed in and out in large numbers every day, enjoying the opportunity to explore its impressive collections of valuable artwork, religious manuscripts, and other cultural treasures. But the museum is now closed until further notice. Meanwhile, its employees are working as rapidly as they can to protect their Ukrainian heritage and move the museum’s medieval paintings and other priceless treasures into safe storage spaces below ground. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the country’s response to it, has impacted every facet of Ukrainian life. Its precious Ukrainian cultural legacy is in grave danger, as the flames of war spread and