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The Museum of Modern Art – New York, NY

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European Leagues of Institutes of the Arts – Amsterdam, Netherlands

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European League of Institutes of the Arts partnered with the Abakanowicz Foundation to create the UAx Platform and Abakanowicz Fellowship and Mentorship programs. The platform leverages ELIA’s network of globally connected higher arts institutions and academies to form a sister school program allowing Ukrainian students to transfer to one of thirty schools to continue their studies. This initiative is in solidarity with thousands of art students, staff, and teachers who no longer feel safe in Ukraine. The UAx Abakanowicz Fellowship and Mentorship programs fund 25-30 students a year with individual scholarships, professional mentor pairings, and a peer community. This initiative aims to empower war-affected artists to carry out one of their most important responsibilities—creating work in the face of oppression. Magdalena Abakanowicz, alongside numerous artists from her generation, experienced forced relocations, displacements, invasions, occupations, and endured political and pedagogical oppressions. Preserving the narratives of extraordinary individuals like Magdalena Abakanowicz ensures that the next generation of artists, including the Abakanowicz Fellows, are inspired and emboldened to carry on with their artistic endeavors, especially in times of struggle.

Chicago History Museum – Chicago, IL

The Abakanowicz Research Center (ARC) at the Chicago History Museum acknowledges Magdalena Abakanowicz’s commitment to truth and diversity in history and her deep association with the city of Chicago, where she is best known for her public work, Agora (2006), in Grant Park. Admission to ARC is free and open to authors, educators, scholars, students, photo researchers, and others. The Abakanowicz Research Center’s catalog, called ARCHIE, is now online and a part of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI), a statewide network of nearly 200 academic and research libraries. The Archie Motley Reading Room of the Abakanowicz Research Center is named in honor of Archibald Motley, who was a staff member from 1955 to 2002 and served legions of researchers as the Museum’s archivist (1974–98).

Musée Cantonal des Beaux‑Arts – Lausanne, Switzerland

A pioneer of textile art and a major figure in modern sculpture, Magdalena Abakanowicz revolutionized the art world. Her career took off at the 1st International Tapestry Biennial in 1962 at the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, a city where she found ardent supporters and passionate collectors.