Ukrainian Museum
Established | 1976 |
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Location | East Village,Manhattan,New York |
Coordinates | 40°43′40″N73°59′23″W/ 40.72772°N 73.98975°W |
Type | Heritage museum |
Founder | Ukrainian National Women's League of America |
Director | Peter Doroshenko |
President | Chryzanta Hentisz |
Curator | Kalyna Boychuk |
Architect | George Sawicki |
Public transit access | MTAbus lineM103 |
Website | www |
TheUkrainian Museum,founded in 1976 by theUkrainian National Women's League of AmericainNew York City,[1]is the largest museum of its kind outside of Ukraine and is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of Ukraine. For centuries Ukraine has been an epicenter for creative output — from traditional music, dance, and folk art to the birthplace of modern art and cinema. Today, the country celebrates its cultural impact on the world for people of all backgrounds. The museum's building was designed by Ukrainian-American architectGeorge Sawickiof Sawicki Tarella Architecture + Design in New York City, and was funded by theUkrainian-Americancommunity.[citation needed]The museum is located at 222East 6th StreetbetweenSecond AvenueandCooper Squarein theEast Villageneighborhood ofManhattan.
The museum's collection falls into three primary groupings, "folk art", which includes festive and ritual attire and other items of clothing, ceramics, metalwork and carved wood items, as well as Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky); "fine arts", including paintings, drawings, sculptures and graphic works by noted Ukrainian artists such as the primitive artistNikifor,Mykhailo Moroz,Vasyl Hryhorovych Krychevsky,Mykhailo Chereshnovsky,Alexander Archipenko,Peter Kapschutschenko,Alexis Gritchenko, Oleksa Nowakiwsky,Ivan Trush,Jacques Hnizdovsky,Liuboslaw Hutsaliuk, and Edward Kozak, among many others; and items documenting the history and cultural legacy ofUkrainian immigrationto the United States, including photographs, personal correspondence, posters, flyers and playbills, stamps and coins.[2]
References[edit]
- ^"About The Museum".theukrainianmuseum.org.Retrieved24 March2023.
- ^Ukrainian Museum website
External links[edit]
- Museums of Ukrainian culture abroad
- Ethnic museums in New York City
- Arts organizations of the Ukrainian diaspora
- Society museums in New York (state)
- Folk art museums and galleries in New York (state)
- Art museums and galleries in New York City
- Museums in Manhattan
- Ukrainian museums in the United States
- Ukrainian-American culture in New York City
- Art museums and galleries established in 1976
- 1976 establishments in New York City