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One of the aims of the Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada, formed in 1926, was to preserve the embroidery, weaving and folk dress of early Ukrainian settlers. Members of that organization began to collect artifacts, and to exhibit and display them, with the intent to develop appreciation, build public support and preserve this heritage. As a result, the first Ukrainian museum in Canada was established in Saskatoon in 1936. Subsequently, the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Alberta Branch was established in 1944. It was the first Ukrainian museum officially formed in Alberta. Now in its 80^th year of operation, it houses thousands of artifacts illustrating many aspects of the cultural heritage of Ukrainians in Canada.

80th Anniversary Video – UMC-AB As Communal Loom

Thank you to all who attended the two-day component of “Collections and Recollections” on May 3rd and 4th in the St. John’s Cultural Centre Auditorium. This 80-year retrospective exhibition of UMC-AB’s most noteworthy collections continues from May through November 2025 in the cultural centre foyer and until December in the museum gallery. Brand new displays containing some of our most well-documented artifacts collected over the course of 80 years will appear in the gallery and foyer from July through October 2025 as part of the “Collections and Recollections” series. “Collections and Recollections” is available for public viewing on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

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Ukrainian Day at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

Ukrainian Day at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Join us this Sunday, August 25th for…

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Guided Tour for kids

On Thursday, May 16th, 2024 the museum hosted a guided tour for school children from…

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Signage Project

The Mural Panels for our museum’s exterior in the development! The Signage Project by artist…

Religious Byzantine Artifacts

Collection includes artifacts such as icons, priests’ vestments, chalices, crosses and other liturgical objects

Folk Arts

Collection features folk arts and crafts of various regions of Ukraine including jewelry, decorative wood objects, pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), straw weavings, ceramics, toys, and ceremonial breads

Textiles

Collection focuses on items that were woven or embroidered such as clothing, rushnyky, tapestries, weavings and kylyms

Fine Arts

Collection includes items such as paintings, sculptures and other arts works by artists from Ukraine, Canada, Europe and the United States.

Feature: Yavoriv Shortsy

This skirt called traditionally “shortsy” was acquired by the museum in 1986 and came from Yavoriv district, Lviv oblast, Halychyna (Galicia).

In Yavoriv, women wore a woolen skirt called “shortsy”, just like this one, with frequent colored vertical stripes on a white background. Above the skirt, women wore an embroidered linen “zapaska” (apron).

We Need Your Support

The museum is currently undergoing substantial renovations, including the installation of new tiles, lighting, display cases and storage units. Monetary donations would be greatly appreciated.

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