Hosted in Kyiv by Goethe-Institut Ukraine (Kyiv), Ukraine Art Aid Center e.V. (Berlin), and the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH, Geneva), in partnership with the Ministry for Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, supported by House of Europe (funded by the European Union, implemented by Goethe-Institut Ukraine), the Ernst-von-Siemens Kunststiftung, and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, attended by numerous international and Ukrainian delegates, notably representing UNESCO, the Delegation of the European Union, major state and independent cultural institutions, qualified as an official preparatory gathering for the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome (10-11 July 2025) to carry a clear message: culture and cultural heritage are not peripheral—they are central to recovery, this conference brought together 63 experts from the cultural sector of Ukraine to assess the needs and prospects of their respective segment – now and in the near future. The organizers were highly committed to convening this gathering in Kyiv to convey the insights and immediate experiences of affected colleagues in Ukraine.