On November 14, 2023, a lecture on mine safety was held in the O.O.Osmerkin Art Memorial Museum, delivered by representatives of the International Humanitarian Organization for Mine Action (MAG).
    Mine Advisory Group (MAG) is a British non-governmental organization that is engaged in demining territories in countries where hostilities are taking place, provides assistance to victims of mines and small arms, and informs the population about mine safety. There is also a branch of this organization in the city of Kropyvnytskyi.
    Unfortunately, currently about a third of the territory of Ukraine is contaminated with mines and explosive objects, and its demining will take decades. During the period of the full-scale Russian invasion, more than one and a half thousand Ukrainian children suffered from the consequences of mines and ammunition.
    MAG specialist Svitlana Perzhynska and her colleagues gave a lecture for students of the art school named after O.O.Osmerkin from the city of Kropyvnytskyi, who are currently studying in the halls of the museum, and showed on the screen color photos of explosive objects and other visual materials. All those present listened with interest to the story about the threat posed by mines, how to recognize them in the area where they may be located, as well as how to protect themselves and their relatives from the negative consequences of their influence.
    Communication between specialists and children took place in the format of questions and answers. The information received was useful both for students and for their teachers and museum staff. The event took place during an air raid in the exhibition hall located in the basement of the museum building with additional reinforced walls, which is now used as the simplest shelter, and this fact further convinced everyone of the importance of observing security.
    At the end of the meeting, the young artists received interactive coloring pages that will help them assimilate the acquired knowledge, as well as flyers and notebooks with relevant information about explosive objects.