The Ukrainian Museum of Canada (Ukrainian: Український музей Канади, romanized: Ukrayins'kyy muzey Kanadi) is a network of museums across Canada that promote Ukrainian cultural life, with a particular focus on experiences of the Canadian Ukrainian diaspora.
The Ukrainian Museum of Canada is a network of museums across Canada that promote Ukrainian cultural life.[1] The headquarters of the network is in Saskatoon, where the first museum was established in 1941 by the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada.[2][3] One of the co-founders was the activist and writer Savella Stechishin.[4] Originally, it was housed in the Mohyla Ukrainian Institute, before moving to its own building in 1980.[3]
The Edmonton branch was the next to be established, in 1944.[5]
The museum network has branches in Saskatoon,[6] Winnipeg,[7] Toronto,[8] Edmonton,[9] Calgary and Vancouver.[10] The museums have collections that specialise in folk art, textiles and social history objects relating to the experiences of Ukrainian Canadians.[2] In 2020, the Toronto branch jointly curated an exhibition on beadwork with the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.[11]
In 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the museums noted increased visitor numbers and interest in their collections.[12]
