

Events at the Museum
Traditional Ukrainian Pavuk by Anna Chychula
Traditional Ukrainian Pavuk by Anna Chychula.“In this workshop you will learn how to make a traditional Ukrainian “Pavuk”. Symbolic in meaning, a "Pavuk" is also a talisman that protects the family and the home. ”Sat: December 11, 2021 - from 10 am through 1 pmCost...
November 12, 2021. Friday, 7:00 PM. Admission – $10.00 Lecture by Oksana Kis, PhD in History /Ethnology. “To Remain A Ukrainian Woman: Practices of Normative Femininity in the Camps as Counteraction to Destructive Effects of the Gulag.”
In the 1940 - 50s tens of thousands of Ukrainian women were sentenced to long-term imprisonment in the Gulags for political accusations. Until recently their experiences of living in the most brutal conditions of the Soviet camps have not been a subject of special...
October 30, 2021. Saturday. 4:00 PM, Admission – $10.00 Book presentation – “A Life of One Hundred Years Dedicated to God, Ukraine and its People” – Lecture and book presentation by Father Ihor Kovalchuk, Ukraine. Sale of embroidered icons on canvas.
Book presentation - "A Life of One Hundred Years Dedicated to God, Ukraine and its People". Lecture and book presentation by Father Ihor Kovalchuk, Ukraine. Sale of embroidered icons on canvas.
October 23, 2021 -Saturday 4:00 PM, UNM, $20.00 – In Ukrainian with English subtitles.”Amulet of the Kingdom” – A Historical fantasy drama
"Amulet of the Kingdom " goes on a tour across the cities of the Canada. The authors will present the film, and explain the route they took to create this film. Synopsis: A film group from Canada, led by a young journalist Sophie come to visit a Ukrainian professor...
Ruslan Horovyi from Kyiv, Ukraine – Film Screening – Just Below the Sky
October 19, 2021, Tuesday, Ruslan Horovyi from Kyiv, Ukraine Film Screening - "Just Below the Sky", Tuesday, October 19, 2021. 7:00 PM., UNM. Donations An evening with Ukrainian journalist, author of the “Children’s Search Service” TV-show (since 2001), documentary...
Chicago Ukrainians in the 1950s
Friday, October 1, 2021, 7:00 PM. Photo-exhibition and PowerPoint presentation. Chicago Ukrainians in the 1950s: through the photo lens of Petro Oleksijenko. From the history of Ukrainian Chicago. 70 years ago, back in 1951, Ukrainians, along with other...
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Giving Tuesday
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020 the Ukrainian National Museum joins in participating in #Giving Tuesday! It’s a National Day of Generosity, a day when every person has the opportunity to make a positive impact by contributing to one’s favorite charity or non-profit. The...
Candle in the Window
Every year on the fourth Saturday of November On November 28, we ask that you join us, in commemorating the victims of the 1932-33 Genocide Famine (Holodomor) against Ukrainians, as we light candles in the windows of our homes throughout the world. Let’s do...
Museum in the Media
Ukrainian National Museum begins Easter celebrations with unique egg decoration
Лідія Ткачук про роботу Укр. Нац. музею
Maria Klimchak та Галина Парасюк – Музейними стежками – Ukrainian National Museum.
Maria Klimchak та Галина Парасюк - Музейними стежками - Ukrainian National Museum. Наша гостя Оля Гурняк, сестра Народного Героя Віктора Гурняка, який віддав своє життя за Україну... тема нашої розмови присвячена подіям на Майдані та он-лайн виставці фотографій з...
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Chicago, Illinois 60612
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