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... [ENTER EXHIBIT]

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]

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]