In this time of joy and reflection,
I would like to express best wishes to you from all of us at the Ukrainian
Museum-Archives and thank all who helped to make the past year such
a success. Here
are just some of the highlights of 2006:
With the help of a $200,000 grant from Congresswoman
Marcy Kaptur, we opened our new archival building;
With the help of a generous grant from the Gund Foundation
and donations to our Curator Fund, we hired a full-time professional,
Danylo Dmytrykiw;
For the first time in our
history, we were open on a daily basis: Tuesday-Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The UMA featured two terrific
exhibits in 2006 in the new building: antique embroidery and
works by Alexander Archipenko works, including two busts and a set
of 10 lithographs, all of which are currently on display;
We upgraded our web site (www.umacleveland.org) with
colorful and informative on-line exhibits;
Through the advocacy of Senator Mike DeWine, we won
a $250,000 grant from HUD for Phase Two of our development and expansion;
With the support of Senator Spada and Representatives
Conway Kilbane, Trakas and Patton, we won a $100,000 grant from the
Ohio Capital Budget for Phase Two of our development and expansion;
We installed a high density shelving system in the
archival building;
With the help of more than 40 volunteers, we moved
our vast collection of books and periodicals to the archival building;
Over the course of 2006, we welcomed several delegations
from Ukraine, along with the Ambassador, Dr. Oleh Shamshur;
We received individual grants and donations each
exceeding $5,000 from several foundations, as well as a good number
of our members;
We now have nearly 300 dues paying members who together
contributed over $25,000, almost doubling the amount in 2005.
2006 was a great year for
the UMA and we’re looking forward to
2007 to begin the oral history project, begin major cataloguing our collection
and move into Phase Two of our capital planning process. So, regardless
of when you celebrate or how, I would like to wish you a joyous Christmas
and a Happy New Year from all of us at the UMA!
