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THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM: A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE OLD TRADITIONS, YOUNG VISIONS Lubov Wolynetz, curator of the folk art collection introduced the exhibition. Photo by author. Traditions identify a given group of people, a nation. Shaped by generations, traditions pass through time imprinting on youth the cultural expressions which have molded the lives of their elders. Traditions are the bonds which link the past with the present. Traditions streng then family life and provide a great measure of the cohesiveness which makes a nation unique and in dividual. Traditions are very important in the culture of the Ukrainian people. For a millennium, through countless upheavals — social, political, economic and religious — the traditions of the people have safeguarded the para meters which have bound the people as a nation. In Ukraine today, traditions are more important than ever, and their reinforcement has a very strong and positive effect, especially on the children. Traditions associated with seasonal celebrations, with important events in the life of a family, with religious practices, with folktales, and inherent in the beauty and diversity of Ukrainian folk art — all contribute to an individual’s development. On September 26, 1992 The Ukrainian Museum hosted an unusual traveling exhibition entitled “Old Traditions, Young Visions. Ukrainian Folk Treasures as Seen by Children in Ukraine.” The exhibition organized by the Vermont Folk Life Center and the Children’s Art Exchange of Middlebury, Vermont, in collaboration with The Ukrainian Museum, first opened in 1991 in Ver mont. Subsequently, it was seen at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies in Philadelphia, as well as at The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island. Lubow Wolynetz, the curator of The Ukrainian Museum’s folk art collection explained the aim of this exhibition and others like it, as perceived by their organ izers in Vermont. “They (the organizers) were convinced that art and artistic creativity is the universal language of all nations and through cultural programs and the exchanges of the various expressions of the arts it is possible to establish direct contacts between American children and teachers, with the children and teachers in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The organiz ers further believed that the exchanges stemming from such contacts would lead to mutual cooperative pro jects, to a greater understanding of the various cultures and a deepening respect and appreciation of these cultures.” The exhibition features works executed by school children of Ukraine — boys and girls ages 7 through 13. The works are paintings, drawings and collages. There are also several photographs of children at work, some photos of landscapes in Ukraine and village scenes. Also, for this exhibition Ukrainian American youngsters from the School of Ukrainian Studies in New York City worked on their interpretations of a favorite Ukrainian folktale “The Mitten.” Their work is in the form of draw ings, presented in an album. Many examples of Ukrainian folk art such as folk costumes, rushnyky (ritual cloths), pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs, and korovaii, traditional wedding breads, supplement the exhibition. These folk art objects are from the collection of The Ukrainian Museum. “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 1992 23
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