A museum and archives extablished to provide cultural continuity and life for Ukrainian people in their new settlement. Today the Museum is highlighted as the finest achievements of the Ukrainian American community, with an unparalleled array of folk art, exceptional collection of fine art, and extensive compendium of archival materials.

The folk art collection, with more than 10,000 objects, is one of the most important collections outside of Ukraine. It features wedding and festive attire from various regions of Ukraine, ritual cloths (rushnyky) and kylyms, and a broad selection of richly embroidered and woven textiles. This unique collection also includes ceramics, metalwork, and decorative wood-carved objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Museum holds an impressive collection ofpysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs.

The fine arts collection consists of some 500 paintings, drawings, graphic works, and sculptures by noted Ukrainian artists who worked in Ukraine, Europe, the United States, and elsewhere, primarily in the 20th century.

Exhibitions at the UNM

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