In 1932-33, Ukraine had bountiful crops of grain,
yet the country was gripped by famine – the result of Joseph Stalin's
collectivization policy. In order to force people to give up their
land to the state, he ordered an army of Communist Party activists
to seize grain and other food from Ukraine's independent farmers...
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The traditional clothing (often referred to as "folk
costume") of every nation is one of the greatest manifestations of its
aesthetic endeavors. The traditional folk attire of the Ukrainian nation
is distinguished by simplicity of form, trimness of silhouette, richness
and variety of embroidery, as well as by the use of particular color
schemes on a region-to-region basis... [ENTER EXHIBIT]
UKRAINIAN EMBROIDERY ONLINE EXHIBIT
UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS-PYSANKY ONLINE EXHIBIT
Needlework occupies an important place among the various branches of
Ukrainian decorative art, and remains to this day one of the most
widespread hobbies of women and even some men... [ENTER EXHIBIT]
The Ukrainian Easter-egg, known in Ukrainian as "pysanka" (singular; from the Ukrainian verb "pysaty", meaning "to write"), is one of the most interesting and most unique forms of Ukrainian decorative art. Its history dates back to the distant past of the Ukrainian people and is connected with the pagan ritual of praising the coming of Spring. .... [ENTER EXHIBIT]
DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP EXHIBIT
HOLODOMOR EXHIBIT
The exhibit commemorates the 60th anniversary of The Displaced Persons Commission Act signed by President Harry S. Truman on June 25, 1948. More than 100,000 Ukrainians benefited from this act of the 80th Congress of the United States when they immigrated to the United States. During four years of its existence, the Commission created by this act was able to process, transport, and provide visass.... [ENTER EXHIBIT]
