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

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, 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]

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