Ukrainian National Museum

Ukrainian National Museum
	Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Established	1952
Location	2249 West Superior Street; Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′42″N 87°41′02″W / 41.8949°N 87.6838°W
Type	Ethnic
Website	ukrainiannationalmuseum.org

Ukrainian National Museum (UNM) is located in the historical Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago, United States. It is home to a plethora of Ukrainian artifacts, artwork, musical instruments, and embroidered folk costumes among its growing collection.

Collections[]

The Ukrainian National Museum was founded in 1952 as the Ukrainian Museum and Archive. The Museum collections include artifacts of traditional folk arts, such as embroidery, costumes, weavings and wood and metal inlays as well as musical instruments, household utensils, souvenir materials from the Soviet Union, and artwork by Ukrainian immigrants.

The museum collection includes 1,140 artifacts covering traditional folk arts, agricultural tools, artworks, musical instruments, trophies, and other miscellaneous artifacts. The UNM library has 16,320 titles; it includes rare books, author autographed editions, monographs on émigré communities, contemporary editions, and over 600 periodicals and newspapers. The archives house material about Ukrainian communities, particularly in Chicago, including Ukrainian performance groups, national youth chapters, veteran and fraternal organizations, local church archives, 1933 Chicago World's Fair memorabilia, personal manuscripts of civic leaders and an extensive photographic collection.

Also on display are decorated Easter Eggs—"Pysanky" a Ukrainian staple folk art. The oldest designs are called ideograms, but the painted eggs share a common theme: the sun (represented by a tripod); a rose and stars in various patterns. Ukrainian embroidery, a highly developed folk art, is included in the collection. In addition, on display are Ukrainian language books received in donation from immigrants and visitors coming from Europe. An exhibit "Ukrainian Genocide -Holodomor of 1932-1933" showcases photographs, documents and newspaper articles dedicated to providing the public with information about the forced famine in Ukraine. An exhibit dealing with Chicago's unique Ukrainian community complete the museum exhibits.

The collection is classified in the language of publication. The archives include material about Ukrainian communities, particularly in Chicago.

External links[]

Official website

This article related to a building or structure in Chicago is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This Illinois museum-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

show v t Ethnic groups in Chicago, Illinois
Groups	African Americans Appalachian Bosnians Chinese Czechs Germans Irish Italians Japanese Jews Koreans Lithuanians Mexicans Poles Puerto Ricans Swedes Welsh
Ethnic enclaves	Andersonville Bridgeport Chinatown Greektown Koreatown Lincoln Square Little Italy Little Village Paseo Boricua Pilsen Polish Downtown Polonia Triangle Polish Village Ukrainian Village
Institutions	American Indian Center Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Bohemian National Cemetery Chicago Cultural Alliance Chinese American Museum of Chicago DANK Haus German American Cultural Center DuSable Museum of African American History German Waldheim Cemetery Hull House Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center International Polka Association Irish American Heritage Center Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame National Museum of Mexican Art National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Polish American Association Polish Museum of America St. John of Rila Church in Chicago Spertus Institute Swedish American Museum Swedish Club of Chicago Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Ukrainian National Museum
Events	Airport Homes race riots Chicago Freedom Movement Chicago race riot of 1919 Haymarket affair Englewood race riot Fernwood Park race riot Division Street riots 1968 Chicago riots
Related	Berlin Wall Monument Bohemian Club Bohemian National Alliance Celtic Fest Chicago Chicago Black Renaissance Chicago Outfit Chicago Shimpo Chinaman (politics) Čikagos Aidas Draugas Dziennik Związkowy (Polish Daily News) Kwanusila List of diplomatic missions and trade organizations in Chicago Suznanie To Chicago and Back Vakarai

show v t Museums in Chicago
Art	Art Institute of Chicago Arts Club of Chicago Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Loyola University Museum of Art Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Photography National Museum of Mexican Art National Veterans Art Museum Renaissance Society Smart Museum of Art Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Architecture	Charnley-Persky House Chicago Architecture Center Clarke House Driehaus Museum Glessner House Noble–Seymour–Crippen House Robie House
Children	Bronzeville Children's Museum Chicago Children's Museum StoryBus
Culture	American Writers Museum Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Museum of Broadcast Communications National Radio Hall of Fame Chicago Cultural Center Chinese American Museum of Chicago DANK Haus German American Cultural Center Design Museum Irish American Heritage Center Leather Archives and Museum Mitchell Museum of the American Indian National Hellenic Museum National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Polish Museum of America Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership Swedish American Museum Ukrainian National Museum
History	Chicago History Museum DuSable Museum of African American History Hull House Money Museum Newberry Library Oriental Institute Museum Pritzker Military Museum & Library Pullman National Monument
Science	Adler Planetarium Field Museum of Natural History Henry Crown Space Center International Museum of Surgical Science Museum of Science and Industry Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Planned	Barack Obama Presidential Center
Former	Col. Wood's Museum Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows

show Authority control
General	VIAF 1 WorldCat
National libraries	United States