Protecting Ukraine’s cultural heritage in times of conflict: ALIPH‘s Action Plan (2022–2025)

Since February 2022 cultural heritage across Ukraine has faced unprecedented threats due to the ongoing war, affecting museums, libraries, archives, monuments, and historic urban centres at risk of damage or destruction from military action. The International alliance for the protection of heritage (ALIPH), a global fund dedicated to safeguarding cultural heritage in conflict and crisis contexts, responded within days by launching a comprehensive Action Plan for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine.

This article presents the main results sprung from the ALIPH initiative in Ukraine since 2022, showing how emergency measures have been combined with medium-term institutional building, examining diverse partnerships that contributed to the impact of the Action Plan. It also reflects on practical insights for the protection of cultural heritage in conflict situations. In PROCULTHER-NET 2 Project. Technical Bulletin N. 6, November 2025, pp 11 – 17. KEYWORDS: conflict areas, cultural heritage protection, resilience.