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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. The headquarters of the network is in Saskatoon, where the first museum was established in 1941 by the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada. One of the co-founders was the activist and writer Savella Stechishin. 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.

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, Winnipeg, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. 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.

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

List of museums

Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Calgary Collection
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Manitoba Branch
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch
  • Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon

References

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  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.
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