Ukrainian Museum of Canada explained

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada 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.

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

Locations

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. 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

References

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

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