Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch

08/18/2026

Congratulations to our friends at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada - National, Saskatoon!! Bravo! Well deserved!👏

Congratulations to the Ukrainian Museum of Canada - National, Saskatoon on national recognition for Folk Imaginaries: Ukrainian Clothing as Memory and Imagination.

The exhibition has received a Silver Award of Excellence from Interpretation Canada, recognizing its outstanding interpretive planning, exhibition design, visitor experience, and storytelling.

Curated by Natalka Chomiak, Folk Imaginaries brings together historic garments, contemporary fashion, photography, and multimedia to explore Ukrainian clothing as a living expression of identity, memory, creativity, and resilience.

Recognition like this speaks to the strength of Ukrainian cultural work being created and shared across Canada, and to the people and institutions finding thoughtful new ways to connect heritage with the present.

Congratulations to the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, the exhibition team, collaborators, staff, and volunteers on this well-deserved achievement.

The exhibition remains on view in Saskatoon until August 28, 2026.

Learn more:
https://umcnational.ca/about/news/national-recognition-for-folk-imaginaries/

08/15/2026

Have you read Oksana Zabuzhko's "The Museum of Abandoned Secrets"? Find out how a Toronto bookstagrammer was inspired to visit us and discover more about Ukrainian history while reading this epic novel!

There's always something to learn at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch !! 🤔🇺🇦

08/11/2026

FANTASTIC BEASTS
Workshop with Olha Tkachenko

Discover the vibrant world of Ukrainian naïve artist Maria Prymachenko (1908–1997) and paint your own fantastic beast inspired by her imaginative folk art.

$40/participant • Ages 12+ • All supplies included

Instructor Olha Tkachenko is a Canadian-Ukrainian artist based in Toronto with a formal Fine Arts education from Ukraine. With over 15 years of experience as a freelance illustrator and artist, she has developed a versatile practice that blends classic media with rich Ukrainian folklore techniques.

Register at umcontario.eventbrite.com

08/01/2026

We are pleased to co-host this very exciting presentation with SVI on August 12!

More details & tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ukrainian-canadian-folk-medicine-herbs-and-healing-rituals-presentation-tickets-1996169269019

Ukrainian Canadian Folk Medicine: Herbs and Healing Rituals 🌱

How did the first wave of Ukrainians in Canada stay healthy? What did they carry over from Bukovyna and Halychyna, and what did they harvest once they arrived here?

Community herbalist Dionne Jennings walks us through the plants, the remedies and the rituals: wax pouring, egg rolling, bonesetting, the evil eye. What stuck in Canada and what didn’t.

Bring a memory from your own family. A baba’s garden, a home remedy, a story you half remember. We want to hear it.

Wednesday, August 12
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario

Registration link in bio.

07/28/2026

Testament • Zapovit
Ihor Rodion Dmytruk
June 21 – October 17, 2026

Testament – Zapovit is the first retrospective of Ihor Rodion Dmytruk (1938–2021), a Ukrainian Canadian artist whose life was shaped by war, displacement, and resilience. Born near Lviv, Ukraine, Dmytruk was forced to flee Soviet persecution as a child. He later settled in Alberta, where he established a distinguished career as both an artist and an influential teacher.

Featuring Dmytruk’s work alongside objects from Ukrainian Museum of Canada ON Ukrainian Museum of Canada – Ontario Branch, the exhibition explores Ukrainian identity, ancestry, and nationalism through the experience of post WW2 immigration to Canada. Together, these works affirm the resilience of Ukrainian culture in the face of efforts to erase it.

Organized by Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Saskatoon, SK), and presented in Toronto by Ukrainian Museum of Canada ON. Guest Curator Dave Melnychuk.

07/24/2026

Did you know July 30 is World Embroidery Day? Join us at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch next Thursday as we celebrate this global day of stitching, creativity, and connection. Come discover the extraordinary richness and diversity of Ukrainian embroidery through pieces from our collection.

Visit the Museum between 12–5 pm for drop-in embroidery circles: bring an unfinished project, start something new, or try your hand at one of our Stitch the Museum patterns.

Join a workshop — beginners welcome!

🪡 STITCH THE MUSEUM WORKSHOPS
Thursday July 30
3:00pm • 5:00pm • 7:00pm
$25 per person
Includes a Stitch the Museum kit ($20 value!)
Learn how to cross-stitch a pattern inspired by an artifact from our collection using an embroidery hoop. Ages 8+ (under 12 should be accompanied by an adult). Register at eventbrite.ca (link in profile)

Experience our current exhibition, TESTAMENT • ZAPOVIT, and discover dozens of embroidered artifacts from the Museum’s collection on display alongside the work of artist Ihor Rodion Dmytruk

Shop for vyshyvanky, embroidery kits, vintage and pre-loved embroidered treasures at our Boutique!

07/23/2026

07/23/2026

What connects you to Ukraine? 💙💛

07/20/2026

🔥Hot off the press! Pick up a copy at the Museum ▪︎ 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

07/14/2026

📰 Check your inbox for our latest newsletter with updates from June:

Our new exhibition Testament ▪︎ Zapovit opened on June 21 - a retrospective of Ukrainian Canadian artist Ihor Rodion Dmytruk. On loan from Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Saskatoon, SK) and guest curated in Toronto by Dave Melnychuk, this exhibition presents Dmytruk's artistic legacy with parallels to Ukrainian material culture.

We welcomed new directors to our Board at our Annual Members Meeting in June!

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