Ukrainian Museum

Ukrainian Museum A Museum dedicated to the preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian Museum is the largest museum of its kind in North America 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 folk art to the birthplace of modern art and cinema. Today Ukraine celebrates its cultural impact on the world for people of all

backgrounds. Located in the East Village in New York, the Ukrainian Museum has something for everyone.

[English below] Художниця Моллі Ґочман сканує скарби з колекції Українського Музею, щоб створити колаж— витвір мистецтва...
09/05/2026

[English below] Художниця Моллі Ґочман сканує скарби з колекції Українського Музею, щоб створити колаж— витвір мистецтва, що оживає, поєднуючи відскановані фрагменти фотографій, текстилю та інших об’єктів з колекції. Колаж прикрасить скляні вікна та двері музею.

Презентація відбудеться 26 вересня, і ми хочемо, щоб ВИ були її частиною. Напередодні представлення колажу ми проводимо два безкоштовні майстер-класи, відкриті для всіх поколінь — приходьте зі своїми дітьми, бабусями і дідусями, приводьте найстаріших друзів — щоб додати власну історію до Колажу Пам'яті.

Українська громада має глибоке коріння та пам'ять крізь покоління й відстані. Цього вересня додайте свій голос: принесіть пам'ятну річ — фотографію, дрібничку, будь-що, що означає для вас "дім" — і станьте частиною живого, спільного витвору мистецтва.

Колаж Пам'яті, створений Ґочман у 2009 році, запрошує людей ділитися особистими реліквіями, які скануються та накладаються шарами, утворюючи спільну візуальну історію — простір для роздумів, зв'язку та колективної пам'яті.
Для цієї версії Моллі Ґочман занурюється в чудові архіви Музею й запрошує українську громаду зробити те саме через майстер-класи, де кожен може долучитися з власними речами й пам'ятними реліквіями.

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Big news: artist Molly Gochman has been scanning treasures from our collection to create a Museum Collection collage, an artwork that comes alive by weaving together scanned bits from photos, textiles, and other folk art and archival objects. The collage will then be printed on vinyl to decorate the museum’s glass windows and doors for the whole neighborhood to see.

The unveiling is September 26. Leading up to the artwork reveal, we're hosting two workshops open to every generation — bring your kids, your grandparents, your oldest friend — to add your own story to Memory Collage. Learn more on our website!

1 Sample collage from a few scanned objects from our collections
2-3 Molly Gochman's Memory Collage, June 2024, Glasgow. Photo by Alan Dimmick

A lunar crater, a 17th-century center of religious reform, and a First World War front line all lead back to one small v...
09/04/2026

A lunar crater, a 17th-century center of religious reform, and a First World War front line all lead back to one small village in Volhynia. Meet the SAFE Program’s youngest museum grantee: the Kysylyn Museum, founded by historian Artur Alioshyn in November 2023 after years of research into the region’s remarkable history.

Once a town, the quiet village of Kysylyn retains its historic street grid and traces of its multicultural past, including a 1720 Carmelite monastery, a 1776 church, a German First World War defensive line, and a historic Catholic cemetery.

In the 17th century, Kysylyn was a major center of the Polish Brethren, or Socinians. Stanisław Lubieniecki (1623–1675), astronomer, historian of the Reformation, and author of an encyclopedia of comets, studied at the A***n Academy based in Kysylyn. The lunar crater Lubiniezky bears his name, poetically connecting the village to the Moon.

Artur Alioshyn is building the museum around these layers of history and the stories of local residents, connecting Kysylyn’s multicultural past with audiences in Ukraine and abroad. He has cultivated relationships with cultural institutions in Ukraine, Poland, and Germany, and now, through SAFE, is excited to build partnerships in the United States.

“It is very encouraging for our small team when museums with long histories and professional staff support us, recognize something useful in our work, and find value in what we are doing. We are learning how to do museum work, and these connections are very important to us,” says Alioshyn. Read the full interview on our website!

Photos Courtesy of Artur Alioshyn
1 A bird's-eye view of Kysylyn
2 Kysylyn Museum by Ukraïner
3 Church built in 1776, Kysylyn
4 Carmelite monastery complex from 1720

09/03/2026

“The Ukrainian Museum in the East Village is kicking off its 50th anniversary year with special programs, a gala and a number of free public events. There is also an exhibition spotlighting the museum's collection and another from a top Ukrainian contemporary artist.”

NY1 Spectrum News visited the museum earlier this week to take a look at the museum's current exhibitons and interview the museum’s executive director, Elena Siyanko. Watch the full segment at ny1.com

By Roger Clark, New York City. Published 6:45 am, September 3, 2026

Last night, The Ukrainian Museum, together with the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York, welcomed the Deputy Foreign...
09/02/2026

Last night, The Ukrainian Museum, together with the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York, welcomed the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Mariana Betsa, and the current Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk. Representatives of academic institutions, humanitarian organizations, volunteers, activists, and cultural leaders gathered in the museum’s main galleries to share reflections, ask challenging questions, and initiate open conversations about common goals and strategies for promoting support and justice for Ukraine from afar.

We were happy to tour our current exhibitions with our distinguished guests, including a stop at Zhanna Kadyrova’s installation Palyanytsya, where we took photos together.

It was a great evening of solidarity and common ground — we were glad to be a platform that brings our hromada together.

There’s still time to join our Gerdany Fall Course, starting September 12th! Gerdany (Ukrainian: гердани) are traditiona...
09/02/2026

There’s still time to join our Gerdany Fall Course, starting September 12th! Gerdany (Ukrainian: гердани) are traditional Ukrainian bead-strung necklaces. Join our expert instructor, Olha Leshko, to learn this beautiful Ukrainian art form and create your own beaded works of art. Classes meet every Saturday. Register today via the link in bio!

Dates: September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17

1 photo Archival postcard from the Museum Collection. Young Woman from Volove, Zakarpattia
2 photo Gerdany Course at the museum in 2018
3 photo From Ukrainian Museum SHOP. Bakhmut Creative Workshop “Oberih”. 2” wide Gerdan-Sylianka collar or clear beads, pearlized white beads and pearls

We spent the last day of summer with the cohort of 20 museum grantees from across Ukraine, selected through the SAFE Ope...
08/31/2026

We spent the last day of summer with the cohort of 20 museum grantees from across Ukraine, selected through the SAFE Open Call in July 2026.

Our virtual gathering brought together museum professionals from Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Lviv, Volyn, Mykolaiv, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia regions, each bringing a project deeply rooted in their community.

What does their work look like right now? --
A museum relocated from occupied territory, keeping the memory of its port city alive. A museum in a suitcase, traveling to its visitors. A museum waiting to rebuild after a direct hit. A museum in a constantly exposed town on the border with Russia and Belarus. A village museum just founded in 2023 after years of family genealogical research. A team touring a damaged and restored mosaic across the country as an act of cultural nourishment. An artist serving in the military bringing to fruition a museum to collect lived stories of genocide and perseverance...
What inspires us is how thoughtfully each grantee sees and serves the people at the heart of their work. Their cultural initiatives become magnets for rooted, displaced, and historically dispersed individuals. Art students learn through restoring public heritage sites; children and parents discover museums through interactive programs; eyewitnesses share stories gathered on the ground.

Ukrainian Museum's SAFE program was founded to support museums and cultural initiatives in Ukraine as they adapt, preserve, and keep communities connected during wartime. Our 2026 grants back up projects that activate archives, rethink collections, experiment with exhibition-making, and bring previously silenced, overlooked, or erased histories into view.

Stay tuned to see how these projects unfold, and help make this work possible by donating to SAFE.

1 photo: presentation by Anastasiia Kuzmenko on the project беззвучно до глухоти

A night of music, solidarity, and hope — celebrating Ukrainian Independence with the Consulate General of Ukraine and ou...
08/29/2026

A night of music, solidarity, and hope — celebrating Ukrainian Independence with the Consulate General of Ukraine and our European partners.

Last night, The Ukrainian Museum joined with the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York to mark 35 years of restored Ukrainian Independence — and what an evening it was. Music filled our halls, community filled our hearts, and art reminded us, once again, why this work matters so deeply.

The DUMKA Chorus gave a performance that left the room breathless. We were honored to welcome representatives from the Consulates of Austria, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Hungary, alongside so many friends and partners who continue to stand with Ukraine. In a time when solidarity is not just a word but a lifeline, your presence meant everything.

A special moment: DUMKA Chorus conductor Vasyl Hrechynsky graciously invited guest conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson to lead two pieces; Wilson arrived fresh off an extraordinary night before, conducting the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra at Lincoln Center in Verdi’s Requiem. The evening carried unmistakable message: Ukrainian culture is alive, resilient, and resonating far beyond its borders.

Consul Nataliia Musiienko’s remarks moved us all, as she thanked our European partners for standing beside Ukraine.

To everyone who joined us: thank you. Your solidarity carries Ukraine forward. 🇺🇦

Hands on workshops to spend your Saturday mornings in a great company while learning about these beautiful Ukrainian t...
08/25/2026

Hands on workshops to spend your Saturday mornings in a great company while learning about these beautiful Ukrainian traditions. Register via links in bio!

We are pleased to introduce the first grantees selected through the Ukrainian Museum’s SAFE open call in July 2026.Why D...
08/19/2026

We are pleased to introduce the first grantees selected through the Ukrainian Museum’s SAFE open call in July 2026.

Why Do Mascarons Cry? is a heritage-preservation initiative founded by artist and active-duty servicemember Oleksandr Len лень о., curator Anastasiia Kuzmenko Nastya Kuzmenko, and veteran and conservator Danylo Gurin Gurin brothers. art. The initiative brings together architects, researchers, artists, and local communities in Kyiv to explore how the preservation of historic and war-damaged buildings can become an active, community-based practice. беззвучно до глухоти

During its spring 2026 residency, participants studied pre-1917 historic sites including Yefremov Dacha, Bradtman Dacha, and Barban Estate, while taking part in educational programs, conservation workshops, and volunteer preservation efforts led by guest curators Dasha Korba Мапа Реновації, Polina Pyskurova and Tetiana Tadai. The program also initiated planning for the future restoration of damaged mosaics near the Hryhorii Skovoroda monument in Podil.

SAFE will support their post-residency exhibition at the National Art Museum of Ukraine National Art Museum of Ukraine , to be presented when the museum reopens following damage caused by Russian strikes in May.

In Memory of Artist Davyd Chychkan — One Year Since His Death on the Frontlines, August 10.Our current exhibition, The G...
08/10/2026

In Memory of Artist Davyd Chychkan — One Year Since His Death on the Frontlines, August 10.

Our current exhibition, The Ground Shifts Beneath Our Feet, includes Zhanna Kadyrova’s tribute to Chychkan and other artists whose life’s work perished during the war.

Although Chychkan, like many other artists, had the opportunity to leave Ukraine and work abroad, he did not do so. He believed that resistance against Russian aggression, against imperialism and fascism, had to be waged on the ground.

Chychkan addressed his works primarily to working people, but they were also well received among connoisseurs of contemporary art. He personally participated in various protests and was active in trade union organizing. He always insisted that his exhibitions should be accessible free of charge. His last works were celebrations of Ukraine’s defenders — typically, however, those who are not talked about so much, for example, Roma or anarchists.

The Ukrainian far right hated him and regularly attacked his exhibitions. They could not forgive him for reminding people of the socialist ideals of Ukrainian revivalists, or for understanding Maidan as a “lost opportunity” to implement social change.

Davyd Chychkan (1986–2025) was remarkable among Ukrainian artists — and probably not only among them — for how he connected his political convictions with everyday practice and artistic activity. He created realistic drawings with symbolic and didactic content, which in style were reminiscent of socialist realism, but simultaneously drew on approaches characteristic of surrealism and naive political art. According to critic Kostyantyn Doroshenko, the artist was influenced by traditional Ukrainian folk icons. Chychkan himself spoke of trying to create a distinctive aesthetic of anarchism that would build on the posters of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).

1. Excerpt from Zhanna Kadyrova’s live virtual tour of her solo exhibition at The Ukrainian Museum
2. Davyd Chychkan, Defenders for Real Ukraine and Ukraine of my Dream / Захисниця й захисник реальної та моєї уявної України, 2022
3. Davyd Chychkan, photo from David Chichkan Instagram page

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Friday 11:30am - 6pm
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