Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch

09/28/2026

Join us on Friday October 23 for a special bandura concert in the SVI Theatre, and a last chance to see our current exhibition Testament • Zapovit before it returns to Saskatoon!

For tickets, visit: https://www.showpass.com/bandura-on-bloor-6

Bandura on Bloor opens its 2026/27 Concert Series with a jazzy evening of instrumental bandura music featuring renowned bandura virtuoso Georgiy Matviyiv, with an opening performance from Toronto's own Ron Demeda!

Presented by the Toronto Bandura Festival, Bandura on Bloor is a musical concert series in Toronto showcasing solo bandura performers, small ensembles, and bands featuring the bandura. Join us for this delightful opportunity to spend your Friday evening with the magical sounds of the bandura in downtown Toronto!
This performance will be followed by a post-concert reception for all the guests and performers.

All net proceeds from this event will be donated to the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch.

Friday, October 23, 2026
7:30 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)
SVI Theatre
620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

For tickets, visit:
https://www.showpass.com/bandura-on-bloor-6

We are currently selling season tickets for the 2026/27 Bandura on Bloor Concert Series which will feature four concerts. Season tickets allow you to attend multiple shows with substantial savings! For more information on 2026/27 season tickets, please visit:
https://torontobandurafestival.ca/events/bandura-on-bloor

09/26/2026

MOTANKA DOLLS Workshop with Lucy Ireland
***Back by popular demand!***

Discover the tradition of the Ukrainian motanka in this hands-on workshop. Learn about the meaning behind these handmade textile dolls, and create your own using simple wrapping and tying techniques.

$75/participant • Ages 12+ • All supplies included
620 Spadina Avenue ▪︎ SVI St.Volodymyr Institute

Instructor Lucy Ireland is a retired elementary school teacher from the Durham District School Board, where she specialized in teaching art and vocal/instrumental music for the last 10 years of her career. She served as the choir director at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Oshawa for 15 years. Having recently moved to Toronto, she is eager to contribute to the Ukrainian cultural community here in Toronto.

Register at umcontario.eventbrite.ca
Link in profile.

09/23/2026

Meet the Creatures of Kosiv Bazaar 🦉🐻🦀🦌
Hot off the press: our very first zine! Inspired by our Kosiv Bazaar exhibition, this playful little publication features the whimsical creatures found on Kosiv ceramics — from birds and bears to deer and other imaginative animals. It’s a fun, accessible way for visitors of all ages to learn a little more about this distinctive Ukrainian ceramic tradition. Pick up a copy at the Museum for just $5, or look for it in the SVI Ukrainian Zine Library.

09/22/2026

Spots still available for tomorrow's vybiika workshop with Olya Tkachenko!! Register at umcontario.eventbrite.ca

TRADITIONAL STAMPING VYBIIKA
Workshop with Olha Tkachenko

Discover the traditional Ukrainian art of vybiika block printing and create your own patterned eco-tote using simple potato stamps inspired by folk motifs.

$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
Link in profile. Co-presented with Ucrainica Research Institute

09/19/2026

🎨✂️🪡 Drop by our location at BWV Toronto Ukrainian Festival all weekend long for various Ukrainian folk activities! Embroidery demos and instruction, Kosiv-style ceramic coasters, and vytynanka! All activities Pay What You Can - we look forward to seeing you!!! Bloor & Runnymede, right by Shoppers Drug Mart.

09/18/2026

🇺🇦 FIND us at the 30th Annual Toronto Ukrainian Festival all weekend long!!! Our tent is located on the south side of Bloor, just west of Runnymede!

09/18/2026

It's Toronto Ukrainian Festival weekend! 🇺🇦🥳

The Museum will be closing at 1:00pm on Friday and will be closed throughout the weekend. Find us at the Toronto_Ukrainian_Festival at Runnymede and Bloor all weekend long!

09/09/2026

September is Ukrainian Heritage Month — a time to celebrate the stories, traditions, creativity, and contributions of Ukrainians in Canada, past and present.

Those stories reach back more than 135 years. In 1891, Wasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylypow, from the village of Nebyliv in western Ukraine, became the first documented Ukrainian settlers in Canada. After arriving in Montréal, they made their way west to Alberta, helping to begin a much larger story of Ukrainian immigration, community-building, and cultural preservation in Canada.

Their story also has a connection to our current exhibition, Testament • Zapovit. Eleniak lived near Lamont, Alberta, where the family of artist Ihor Rodion Dmytruk later settled, and likely crossed paths with Dmytruk’s father through the local Ukrainian Catholic community. Testament ▪︎ Zapovit is on view at 620 Spadina Avenue until October 17, 2026.

This month, we invite you to celebrate the many generations who have carried Ukrainian heritage forward — and the ways it continues to evolve today. 💙💛

🖼 Ihor Dmytruk, Portraits of Wasyl Eleniak and Ivan Pylypow, n.d. Charcoal on paper; based on early 20th century photographs. Collection of the Basilian Fathers Museum, Mundare, AB; on loan from Ukrainian Museum of Canada

09/03/2026

💙💛September is Ukrainian Heritage Month! 💛💙