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gress Committee in a 40/60% agreement in 1976. Since its founding the Museum has grown tremendously, ex panded its collections, and enriched and enlarged its agenda. But the physical configurations of its space have remained the same, and actually seem to shrink in proportion to the tempo of the growth of the institution. Space is THE PROBLEM at the Ukrainian Museum. A frequently asked question is how will the Museum’s Board of Trustees resolve that problem? In 1985 the Board, under the leadership of its presi dent Dr. Bohdan Cymbalisty purchased a three story commercial building on East 6th Street for $1,250,000. At that time there were optimistic plans to demolish the existing structure and build a new, representative mu seum building on the property. Today, the persistent economic situation demands a more modest resolution. The Museum’s Board of Trustees has carefully analyzed the situation as to the various possibilities which could be employed to assure the Museum new quarters. The economic situation came under consideration, as did the Ukrainian community’s heavy commitment to help Ukraine. Then the possibility to rebuild and remodel the Sixth Street building into a representative museum facil ity was suggested. The Board decided to explore that possibility. As a first step, the Board engaged the services of Ukrainian architect George Sawicki to conduct a feasi bility study on the building. A feasibility study offers the analysis of a structure, affirms or negates its potential usefulness in keeping with the requirements of the owner, and proposed a projected financial cost in bring ing it to the required usable state. Architect Sawicki delivered his analysis which re vealed that the building on East Sixth Street is structu- ally sound and can be rebuilt and remodelled. His report also stated that the available space in the building can readily satisfy the requirements of The Ukrainian Mu seum well into the next century. He projected many new exhibition galleries, an auditorium, ample collections’ storage facility, workshops, a separate art gallery, a gift shop and offices. The estimated cost of this project is $3,000,000. The fessibility study was positive, therefore the Board, after further study of alternative resolutions to the Museum’s lack of space problems, came to the con clusion that the most reasonable and financially attai nable project would be to rebuild and remodel the Sixth Street building. The Museum is now faced with a difficult task. Hav ing paid off the mortgage on the property, the Museum must begin a campaign to raise funds for the projected rebuilding of the facility. The set goal for the next 12 months is $1.5 million. When this figure has been reached, the Board will engage an architectural firm to draw up definite plans, and the job will get underway. The Ukrainian community in the United States is not very large, but with time its responsibilities to help Ukraine will increase. Considering this, a question arises whether a representative Ukrainian museum building is needed at all. Perhaps all resources should just be reverted to Ukraine and the institutions there. In various discussions with visitors from Ukraine, as well as from the many letters the Museum received from Ukraine, it is evident that the Board’s decision to strive for a representative museum building is sound and to the point. Museum professionals in Ukraine write that The Ukrainian Museum in New York City is needed more now than ever before in the past. They say that the rebuilding of the Museum in New York City will benefit Ukraine, because the insitution will become an embassy of Ukrainian culture in the strategic center of world politics, finance and the arts. In his greeting to the Museum on the 15th Anniver sary, Andrij Novakivsky, Director of the National Museum in Lviv wrote: "Your fifteen years are the front line foun dations supporting the cause of the cultural rebirth of our people and their undefeated spirit here (in Ukraine) and on all continents where one can find our brothers and sisters.” Recently, a scholar from Kiev, a visitor to The Ukrainian Museum wrote in the Visitor’s Book: “ It is a pleasure to visit The Ukrainian Museum in New York and to wish greater growth and further deve lopment here and abroad. Let them know MORE about us, let them know us BETTER!” Here are a few more comments from the visitors: “The Ukrainian Museum is New Yok City safeguards the greatest treasure of our nation — its spirit. May God give you strength and enthusiasm for further efforts and larger facility.” Baryshkevych-Starodub. Lviv. “ I am very grateful for what I have seen here, so far away from Ukraine. I trully feel that our fellow Ukrainians are supporting us during this, rather difficult time for us. Thanks to the Ukrainian Museum workers and to all Ukrainians who helped build this Museum and are supporting it.” A teacher from Kiev. "A beautiful exhibition! I admire and hold in high esteem the work of the Museum on behalf of the welfare of our culture. The duty of every Ukrainian, and more so every artist from Ukraine is to make sure that the Museum collections have the best possible objects which with dignity will present our culture to non-Ukrainians." Ivan Hrechko, Lviv. “ It is a rather small facility, but a great cause which acquaints one with our culture, and through it with Ukraine. May luck abound in your Museum!” Andrij V. We are all aware of the fact that for decades Ukraine was hermetically isolated from the culture of the west ern world. The Ukrainian arts suffered enormous sup pression. The Soviet’s promoted provincialism and en couraged low self esteem. For instance, in order to obtain a doctorate in the arts an individual from Ukraine 18 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ, 1992 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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