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June 2010
In this issue
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A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY
·
Annual
Meeting
– June
12
·
Mazepa
in
Print
·
In
the gift shop
…
·
Film:
Taras
Bulba
– June
11 &
12
·
Concert:
"Seven
Deadly
Sins"
– June
12
·
Share
your wedding
photos with us
·
Now
showing
…
·
Coming
up
…
·
Around
the Museum
Scroll down to
see more
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A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY
… to
see authentic
artifacts from
the 17th and
18th centuries
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Children's
camps!
Senior
centers!
Vacation
communities!
All
visitors
welcome!
Plan
a
summertime
group
excursion
to
the
Museum
for
a
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
to
see
the
extraordinary
objects
displayed
in
the
exhibition
Ukraine–Sweden:
At
the
Crossroads
of
History
(XVII–XVIII
Centuries).
In
North
America
for
the
first
time
ever,
the
artifacts
may
never
see
these
shores
again.
Read
more
about
Ukraine–Sweden
online.
Groups
of
10
or
more
may
want
to
take
advantage
of
a
gallery
tour
with
a
docent:
$9
for
adults;
$7
for
college
students
(with
valid
full-time
ID)
and
seniors;
$5
for
Museum
members;
$3
for
children
and
students
through
high
school.
To
reserve
a
tour,
please
call
212.228.0110
or
send
an
e-mail
to
edu(at)ukrainianmuseum.org.
Tours
are
offered
Wednesday
through
Sunday.
For
visitors
who
prefer
to
view
the
exhibition
at
their
own
pace,
the
galleries
are
open
Wednesday
through
Sunday,
11:30
a.m.
–
5:00
p.m.
Admission:
$8
adults,
$6
seniors,
$6
students
(with
valid
full-time
ID),
children
under
12
–
free,
Museum
members
–
free.
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Saturday, June
12, 2:00 p.m.
Members of the
Museum are
invited to
attend the
Annual Meeting
on Saturday,
June 12,
beginning at
2:00 p.m. New
Trustees and
Executive
Board members
will be
elected, a
review of the
Museum's
activities and
finances will
be presented,
and a
question-and-answer
session will
take place.
All members
are urged to
attend.
Mazepa in
Print
Visitors to
the Museum who
come to marvel
at the
artifacts in
the exhibition
Ukraine-Sweden:
At the
Crossroads of
History
(XVII-XVIII
Centuries),
known as the
Mazepa
exhibition,
are in for an
added treat: a
supplementary
exhibit of
approximately
150 books and
other printed
documents that
reflect Hetman
Ivan Mazepa's
importance as
a highly
significant
figure in the
development of
Ukrainian
nation-building
and culture.
Entitled
Mazepa in
Print,
the exhibit
includes
publications
from our
Museum library
and from the
libraries of
the Shevchenko
Scientific
Society, the
Ukrainian
Academy of
Arts and
Sciences, the
Ukrainian
Museum and
Library of
Stamford
(Connecticut),
and the
Ukrainian
Educational-Cultural
Center of
Philadelphia,
as well as
private
collections.
Photographs
are courtesy
the Ukrainian
Research
Institute at
Harvard
University.
The
publications
in the exhibit
are arranged
by category,
such as Mazepa
in political
history;
Mazepa as a
military
leader; and
Mazepa in
literature,
art, music,
architecture,
and culture.
Although the
majority of
the books are
in Ukrainian,
several are in
foreign
languages.
Some of the
earliest items
on exhibit are
M. Kostomarov,
Mazepa i
Mazepyntsi
(1882);
D. Bantysh-Kamenskyi,
Slovar
Dostopamiatnykh
Liudei Ruskoi
Zemli
(Dictionary of
Respected and
Memorable
Figures in
Rus') (1836);
V. Buzhynovskyi,
Hetman
Mazepa
(1916);
I. Borshchak,
Mazepa:
Liudyna i
Istorychnyi
Diiach
(Mazepa: The
Man and the
History-Maker)
(1933).
Considering
that Hetman
Mazepa was not
only
anathematized
by the
Orthodox
Church but
also banned in
the Soviet
Union, the
number of
books about
him published
since
Ukraine's
independence
is also
impressive.
Organized by
Sophia Hewryk
and Natalia
Sonevytsky,
Mazepa in
Print is
on view
through
October 31.
In the gift
shop …
In keeping
with the
Mazepa theme,
the Museum
gift shop is
selling sets
of 12 or 14
blank cards
featuring
details of
items from the
Ukraine-Sweden
exhibition on
the covers.
Three sets are
available:
coat-of-arms,
Gospel, and
icon frame.
Each set is
priced at $15
($13.50 with
member
discount). The
card sets may
be purchased
online
anytime or in
the shop
during Museum
visiting hours
(where two
sets can be
had for $25,
or three sets
for $35). The
card sets are
ideal
souvenirs and
make beautiful
gifts.
Film:
Taras
Bulba
Friday, June
11, and
Sunday, June
13
In conjunction
with the
exhibition
Ukraine-Sweden,
the Museum
will screen
the feature
film Taras
Bulba on
Friday, June
11, at 7:00
p.m. and
Sunday, June
13, at 2:00
p.m. This 1962
Hollywood epic
based on the
novel by
Mykola Hohol
was directed
by J. Lee
Thompson and
stars Yul
Brynner as
Taras Bulba,
Tony Curtis as
his son
Andrei, and
Sam Wanamaker
as Filipenko.
On Friday
evening,
Professor
Alexander
Motyl will
introduce the
film and
comment on the
historical
representation
of the
characters and
period.
Sunday's
introduction
will be
pre-recorded.
Tickets for
Taras
Bulba are
$10 and may be
purchased online
or at the
Museum.
Concert:
"Seven
Deadly
Sins"
Saturday, June
12
Image:
Adam
and
Eve,
painting
on
glass,
Borkowice,
Poland,
date
unknown.
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"Seven
Deadly
Sins,"
the next
Ukrainian
Women's Voices
concert, takes
place at the
Museum on
Saturday,
June 12. The
event is a
co-presentation
with the
Center for
Traditional
Music and
Dance and the
New York
Bandura
Ensemble.
Ukrainian-American
singer/song
collector/music
educator Nadia
Tarnawsky
returns to
lead the
Ukrainian
Women's Voices
collective and
other special
guest
musicians/singers
in another
evening of
Ukrainian
village
polyphony
(multi-part
harmony), this
time featuring
folk songs
that chronicle
the dark side
of life
‒
murder,
mischief,
mayhem, and
more. The
concert will
begin at 7:00
p.m., with a
reception to
follow.
Tickets for
"Seven
Deadly
Sins" are
$15 ($10 for
members and
seniors; $5
for students)
and may be
purchased online
or at the
Museum.
Sometimes
we think folk
songs are only
about the
lighter things
in life, but
really they're
a
representation
of the full
scope of
village life.
There are
pleasant
events –
the seasons,
birth, love,
marriage,
victories
– and
there are
horrible
events –
betrayal,
murder, rape,
death. It's a
delicate
balance of
good and evil,
and maybe in
examining the
bad for an
evening, we
can get a
clearer image
of how to be
good.
– Nadia
Tarnawsky
Share your
wedding
photos
with us
This fall,
the Museum
will
unveil a
major
exhibition
on the
Ukrainian
wedding.
Invitation
to a
Wedding:
Ukrainian
Wedding
Textiles
and
Traditions
will focus
on the
wide
variety of
traditional
textiles
that are
used from
the time
of
betrothal,
during the
marriage
ceremony,
and right
through
the
wedding
festivities
themselves
‒
items such
as
embroidered
ritual
cloths
(rushnyky)
and
shirts,
traditional
wedding
headdresses,
and even
decorations
for the
korovai
(wedding
bread).
Do you
have
wedding
photographs,
showing
these
types of
traditional
elements,
that you
could
share with
us for
this
exhibition?
The
photographs
may be
old, from
traditional
weddings
in Ukraine
or the
early days
of the
Diaspora,
or more
recent,
with
traditional
elements
applied in
a modern
way
‒ an
embroidered
wedding
gown or
ring
pillow,
for
example.
While we
cannot
guarantee
that every
photo we
receive
will be
used in
the
exhibition,
we will
display as
many as
possible.
Along with
your
photos,
please
include
the
following
information:
-
Your
name,
address,
daytime
phone
number,
and
e-mail.
-
The
date
and
location
of the
wedding,
and
any
other
available
information.
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Are
you
willing
to
donate
your
photos
to the
Museum's
archival
photo
collection,
or
would
you
prefer
to
have
them
returned
after
use?
Please
send
your
photos,
in any
format
(print,
slides,
digital
files),
to:
Chrystyna
Pevny,
Archivist
The
Ukrainian
Museum
222
East
6th
Street
New
York,
NY
10003
chrystyna.pevny@ukrainianmuseum.org
212.228.0110
Major
funding
for
the
exhibition
Invitation
to
a
Wedding
was
provided
by
The
Coby
Foundation.
Additional
funding
was
provided
by
the
New
York
State
Council
on
the
Arts
(NYSCA).
Curated
by
Lubow
Wolynetz,
who
oversees
the
Museum's
folk
art
collection,
Invitation
to
a
Wedding
will
open
this
fall.
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You,
too,
can
sponsor
this
exhibition!
Significant
funding
is
still
required
to
cover
the
full
expense
of
mounting
Invitation
to
a
Wedding.
You,
too,
can
become
a
sponsor
of
this
very
special
exhibition
…
simply
contact
the
Museum's
administrative
director,
Daria
Bajko,
at
212.228.0110
or
daria.bajko(a)ukrainianmuseum.org
for
information.
Sponsorships
are
fully
tax-deductible
and
will
be
acknowledged
in
numerous
ways:
your
name
will
appear
on
the
invitations
to
the
exhibition
opening,
on
a
list
of
sponsors
at
the
entrance
to
the
exhibition,
and
in
the
exhibition
catalogue.
Won't
you
consider
becoming
a
sponsor
of
Invitation
to
a
Wedding?
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Now
showing
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more
Coming
up
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Invitation
to
a
Wedding:
Ukrainian
Wedding
Textiles
and
Traditions
Opens
Fall
2010
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Around
the
Museum
Exhibition
opening
Maria
Sonevytsky
(left)
and
Alison
Cartwright
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No
Other
Home:
The
Crimean
Tatar
Repatriates
opened
to
the
public
on
Sunday
afternoon,
May
16,
after
a
special
preview
for
Museum
members
and
other
guests
the
previous
evening.
The
preview
included
a
performance
of
traditional
Crimean
Tatar
music,
songs,
and
dances,
as
well
as
an
expansive
buffet
of
traditional
foods,
both
courtesy
of
the
American
Association
of
Crimean
Turks.
Click
to
view
a
slideshow
of
the
opening
evening's
festivities
(19
images).
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No
Other
Home
is
a
moving
exploration
of
the
Crimean
Tatar
experience
through
photographs
(by
Alison
Cartwright),
music
(by
Maria
Sonevytsky),
and
the
words
of
the
repatriates
themselves.
Ambassador
Yuriy
Sergeyev,
Ukraine's
Permanent
Representative
to
the
United
Nations,
attended
the
opening
of
the
exhibition
and
noted
that
Ukraine's
Day
of
Remembrance
for
Victims
of
Political
Repression
is
marked
each
year
on
the
third
Sunday
in
May.
"Throughout
Soviet
history,
millions
of
people
became
victims
of
Soviet
repression,"
he
said.
"Political
repression
targeted
not
only
individuals,
but
…
entire
nations
and
ethnic
groups"
such
as
the
Crimean
Tatars,
who
were
deported
by
Stalin
to
remote
unpopulated
areas
of
the
USSR.
"After
Ukrainian
independence,
Crimean
Tatars
have
returned
to
their
homeland,
struggling
to
re-establish
their
lives
and
reclaim
their
national
and
cultural
rights
against
many
social
and
economic
obstacles."
No
Other
Home
continues
through
September
26.
St.
George
Festival
Photo
©
by
Oleh
Lopatynsky
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Thanks
to
the
volunteers
who,
under
the
direction
of
Yaroslawa
Luchechko,
organized
and
manned
the
Museum's
booth
at
the
annual
St.
George
Festival
on
May
14-15-16,
the
booth
raised
more
than
$2,000
for
the
Museum.
The
Museum
is
exceedingly
grateful
to
Mrs.
Luchechko,
to
the
many
volunteers
who
worked
behind
the
scenes
to
organize
the
Museum's
presence
at
the
festival
(notably
Oleh
Lopatynsky,
who
even
took
this
photo!),
and
to
those
who
manned
the
booth,
including
(L-R)
Anna
Safian,
Mrs.
Luchechko,
Halyna
Oberyszyn,
Anastazia
Hirniak,
Bohdanna
Slyz,
and
Oksana
Lopatynsky.
Welcome,
Visitors!
The
Museum
welcomed
two
large
tour
groups
during
the
month
of
May:
the
Holy
Family
Ukrainian
Saturday
school
from
Lindenhurst,
New
York,
and
CYM
(Ukrainian
Youth
Association)
members
from
Jersey
City
and
Whippany,
New
Jersey.
The
groups
were
given
guided
tours
of
the
Ukraine-Sweden
(Mazepa)
and
No
Other
Home
(Crimean
Tatars)
exhibitions
by
folk
art
curator
Lubow
Wolynetz
and
Museum
director
Maria
Shust.
Header
image:
Enframement
(shaty/kiot)
of
the
Chernihiv
Troitsko-Illinska
Mother
of
God
icon
(detail).
On
view
in
Ukraine-Sweden:
At
the
Crossroads
of
History
(XVII-XVIII
Centuries).
Unless
otherwise
indicated,
all
photos
©
The
Ukrainian
Museum
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The
Ukrainian
Museum's
film
series
and
traditional
arts
programs
are
funded
in
part
by
the
New
York
City
Department
of
Cultural
Affairs
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The
Ukrainian
Museum's
traditional
arts
programs
are
funded
in
part
by
the
New
York
State
Council
on
the
Arts
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