On August 26, the Ukrainian Library in Gdańsk will open an exhibition titled “Code of Identity: The Voice of the Community.” It tells the story of Mariupol through the personal stories of its residents—their memories, images, sounds, and items they have kept from their hometown.
This was reported by the Mariupol City Council.
The exhibition is organized into six thematic sections: Voice, City, Roots, Metal, Culture, and Freedom. Each section reveals a distinct aspect of what shapes Mariupol’s identity.
Visitors will be able to see Mariupol not only as a city to which thousands of people cannot return today, but as a community and a memory that continue to live on far from home.
The exhibition explores what each of us carries with us from our hometown—things that cannot be lost even from a distance: a connection to the place, family stories, cultural traditions, familiar sounds and images. It also explores what we want to pass on to the next generation.
This project is being implemented by the charitable organization “I Am Mariupol Foundation” as part of the “U-LEAD with Europe” Program, which is supported by the European Union and its member states: Germany, Denmark, France, Austria, Poland, and Slovenia.