Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Ukrainian: Український музей Канади, romanized: Ukrayins'kyy muzey Kanadi) is a network of museums across Canada that promote Ukrainian cultural life, with a particular focus on experiences of the Canadian Ukrainian diaspora.

Background

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada is a network of museums across Canada that promote Ukrainian cultural life.[1] The headquarters of the network is in Saskatoon, where the first museum was established in 1941 by the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada.[2][3] One of the co-founders was the activist and writer Savella Stechishin.[4] Originally it was housed in the Mohyla Ukrainian Institute, before moving to its own building in 1980.[3]

The Edmonton branch was the next to be established, in 1944.[5]

Locations

Traditional dress at Ukrainian museum of Canada, branch unspecified
Pysanka eggs on display at the John G. Diefenbaker International Airport

The museum network has branches in Saskatoon,[6] Winnipeg,[7] Toronto,[8] Edmonton,[9] Calgary and Vancouver.[10] The museums have collections that specialise in folk art, textiles and social history objects relating to the experiences of Ukrainian Canadians.[2] In 2020 the Toronto branch jointly curated an exhibition on beadwork with the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.[11]

In 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the museums noted increased visitor numbers and interest in their collections.[12]

List of museums

Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch[9]
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Calgary Collection[13]
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Manitoba Branch[14]
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch[8]
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ukrainian Museum of Canada". umcyxe.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 1 2 Nokony, Vera A. (1989-01-01). "The Ukrainian Museum of Canada". Material Culture Review. ISSN 1927-9264.
  3. 1 2 "Ukrainian Museum of Canada". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ↑ Hlynka, Anthony (2005). The Honourable Member for Vegreville: The Memoirs and Diary of Anthony Hlynka, MP, 1940-49. University of Calgary Press. ISBN 978-1-55238-137-3.
  5. ↑ "Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch | Edmonton Maps Heritage". www.edmontonmapsheritage.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. 1 2 "Ukrainian Museum of Canada". saskmuseums.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ↑ umcmbDev (2019-08-10). "History - Ukrainian Museum of Canada - Manitoba Branch". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. 1 2 "Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch". Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  9. 1 2 "Home - Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch". Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch -. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  10. ↑ "Five things you might not know about the Ukrainian Museum of Canada". www.saskculture.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  11. ↑ "Ukrainian Museum of Canada and Native Canadian Centre of Toronto present The Spirit of Beads: Sharing Our Stories, an exhibition of Indigenous and Ukrainian beadwork". New Pathway Ukrainian News | Новий Шлях Українські Вісті. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  12. ↑ "Ukrainian institutions in North America ramp up programming and field donations as Russian invasion intensifies". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  13. ↑ "Ukrainian Museum of Canada - Calgary Collection". www.stvlads.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  14. ↑ "Ukrainian Museum of Canada - Manitoba Branch". umcmb.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
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