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THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM: A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE MARTA BACZYNSKY Embroidered shirts from Borshchiv district of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Museum is the recipient of a major grant award from the Institute of Museum Services (IMS), a Federal agency that provides general operating sup port to the nation’s museums. The grants are awarded to institutions that have demonstrated excellence in all areas of museum operations. The Ukrainian Museum was awarded $55,572 for a grant period of October 1994 through September 1996. The agency received 1,159 applications from muse ums of all types from around the country, out of which 300 were chosen on a competitive basis to receive awards. Diane Frankel, Director of IMS said “Since 1978, IMS General Operating Support has taken a sub stantial role in encouraging the best in museum prac tice. The grant provides national recognition for muse ums that have the highest approval of their peers.” The Museum has also received $8,000 to support its general operations and $4,200 to insure the continua tion of its Ukrainian traditional folk crafts courses and workshops from New York State Council on the Arts. “Borshchiv. Its Folk Art, Customs, and Traditions” is the Museum’s current major exhibition. Presented is a splendid array of folk costumes, embroidered shirts, parts of costumes, and various woven textiles from this well known district of picturesque and bountiful Podil- lia. Most of the exhibited objects are from the Museum’s extensive folk art collection. Many are from a collection donated to the Museum by Harasym Makovsky who also constructed a model of a village house and made minia ture replicas of tools which were used in the preparation of hemp, in spinning and weaving. The visual impact of the exhibition is overwhelming. “Wow” is the most commonly heard expression from visitors as they come through the door and are faced with a display that is both rich in content and sub stance. The exhibition is very well designed, with objects presented in a way that vividly and elegantly project the eye-catching details in both the embroidery and weaving. A 63-page, bilingual catalogue, with black/white and color photographs accompanied the exhibition. It features a comprehensive essay by curator Lubow Woly- netz dealing with the traditional lifestyle and folk art of the Borshchiv people. The catalogue is on sale at the Museum’s gift shop for $15. Model of a Borshchiv village house made by Harasym Makov sky, who also made replicas of tools used in preparation of hemp, in spinning and weaving.
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