On December 23, 2024, the gallery «#ARTODESSA» at the Summer Theatre of the City Garden hosted a significant conference titled «Reviving Odessa's Collecting Community».

The event brought together local collectors, cultural scientists, and regional experts.

The primary goal of the conference was to restore the active community of Odessa collectors to collaborate on preserving the cultural and historical heritage of Ukraine.

Participants discussed the future of private collections, their exhibition possibilities, museification, and cataloging. A crucial point highlighted was the need for scientific research on collections.

Speakers included Ivan Liptuga, Felix Kohricht, Semen Kantor, Anna Golubovska, Taras Maksymiuk, Oleksandr Fridman, Sergey Syedyh, Dmytro Khamula, Denys Mitskevych, Oleksandr Surylov, Yuliia Hurynenko, and Kateryna Pimenova.

The conference will culminate in the publication of a work on collecting titled «The Universe of Odessa».

The event was organized by the Department of Culture, International Cooperation, and European Integration of the Odessa City Council.