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A m erican and eth n ic group lead e rs a t th e opening of th e F o lk A rt M useum in N ew Y ork C ity: F irst row : M esdam es C. C houkanoff, Z. S tankievic, S. P u sh k ar, V. B artu l, M. D ushnyck, E. L egeckis, H. G u n th er. Second row : Mr. B oyan C houkanoff, M rs. Z. K opp, M r. and M rs. W. P. W orow ski, M r. A. S hukieloyc. N ot on th e p ic tu re w ere oltaer A m ericans, H u n g arian , B u l g arian and L ith u a n ia n guests. Opening of Ukrainian Folk Art Museum By Mary Dushnyck The official opening of the Ukrainian Folk Art Museum took place on Sunday, April 9, 1967 at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., New York City, with 250 Ukrainian, American and ethnic guests present. The formal ceremony of cutting the long blue and gold ribbon was performed by Mr. Theodore Dzus, President of the Institute, with Mrs. Stefania Pushkar, President of the Uk rainian N a ti о n a 1 Women’s League of America, at his side, holding the ribbon. They were flanked by a double row of UN WLA officers and members act ing as “kumy” and holding the ribbon, symbolizing the “khryz- mo.” It was a solemn and mov ing sight with “Soyuzanky” and guests anxious to participate in the historic event, and after Mr. Dzus cut the ribbon all wished to have a piece as a souvenir. Mrs. Pushkar then led the public up the staircase to the fourth floor of the former Stuy- vesant mansion on a tour of the new Museum. The walls of the stairwell and halls are hung with huge kylyms and Mrs. Pushkar explained the history of these priceless rugs (some 300 years old), the ceramics, folk costumes from different regions of Uk raine, wooden and metallic han dicrafts, embroidered blouses, tablecloths, etc. and of course the renowned Ukrainian Easter eggs. A special feature of the Museum is the collection of em broidery designs, mounted on cardboards, from all sections of Ukraine which reveal the an cient techniques and influences of east and west. The ethnographic folk art in the Museum was brought to this country by early and recent im migrants. Begun more than 30 years ago by the UNWLA, the collection includes objects which are rarities and cannot be found in the homeland today. Included are such valuable historical pieces as the embroidered shirts of Mykhailo Hryshevsky, first president of the Ukrainian Na tional Republic. Especially cher ished too is an embroibered, handspun tablecloth which be longed to Olena Pchilka, ethno grapher and mother of Lesya Ukrainka, Ukraine’s greatest poetess, and the wrap around (plachta) of the great actress Hanna Borysohlibska. Prior to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, a program had been held in the Institute’s concert hall which was filled to capacity with guests crowding the ante room as well. Mrs. Pushkar in her opening remarks briefly out lined the history of the Museum and the hopes and aims of the UNWLA and the UIA for the Museum to serve Ukrainian American youth and the Amer ican public. Mr. Dzus related the role of his late father, Mr. Wil liam Dzus, founder of the UIA, had played in the realization of the dream of the UNWLA for a repository for its Ukrainian folk art collection in NYC and the understanding reached between the late Mr. Dzus and Mrs. Hel en Lototsky for the Museum. Mr. Dzus thanked all who had contributed to making the Mu seum a successful reality. Mrs. Irene Padoch, UNWLA vice-president, welcomed the guests in Ukrainian and present ed the many representatives of Ukrainian organizations and UNWLA regional councils and branches. Among them was Mrs. Sofia Karpinska, representing the World Federation of Ukrain ian Women’s Organizations (“SFUZO”). As an article on the Museum appeared in the New York Times on opening day, there were many American and ethnic guests present. The UNWLA’s Public Relations Chairman, Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, explained brief ly in English the cooperation be tween the UNWLA and UIA which led to the creation of the Museum. She presented several representatives of American and ethnic groups, including Bulga rian, Byelorussian, Lithuanian, and Polish. An especially warm reception was given Mrs. Lucy Milligan of the General Federation of Wom en’s Clubs, who, in her short statement expressed her appre ciation of Ukrainian culture and (C o n tin u ed on page 25) Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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