Branch Manager:
Anna Nikolaevna Lexina
Phone:
380 (44) 280-64-18
Email:
museum.diaspora@gmail.com
Year of creation:
1999
Address:
Kyiv, Knyaziv Ostrozkyh St., 40-B
Field of activity:
History, Culture
Work schedule:
The Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora, a branch of the Museum of the History of the City of Kyiv, was founded on May 29, 1999. The museum’s exposition presents the history and artistic heritage of Ukrainians around the world, starting with the first Ukrainian immigrants of the late 19th century and ending with representatives of the third wave of emigration who found themselves outside their homeland during World War II, and their descendants.
Among the famous personalities represented in the museum are state and political figures Pavlo and Danylo Skoropadsky, the last President of the UNR in exile Mykola Plavyuk, and the hero of the Russian-Ukrainian undeclared war Markiyan Paslavsky.
The meaningful focus of the exhibition is the story of foreign communities whose activities were aimed at restoring Ukrainian statehood and preserving national identity, such as the Ukrainian National Union in Canada, the World Congress of Ukrainians, Plast, etc.
The art collection of the museum exhibition is of great value. The visitor has the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of outstanding artists of Ukrainian origin: David Burliuk, Lyudmila Morozova, Petro Kapshuchenko, Oleksa Bulavitsky, Anatol Kolomyyets, Petro Kravchenko, Tymofii Messak, Stepan Khvyli, Volodymyr Savchak, and the outstanding artistic dynasty of the Krychevskys.
The museum also tells about the Ukrainian Republican Chapel and its creator – conductor Oleksandr Koshyts, thanks to whom the world learned about musical Ukraine, as well as the famous choreographer of Ukrainian origin – Serzh Lifar.
The museum is home to the only large-scale historical and memorial exhibition project in Ukraine, “Our Sikorsky,” dedicated to the outstanding aircraft designer, “father of the helicopter,” originally from Kyiv, Igor Sikorsky.
Interview with Oksana Pidsukha, Director of the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora “Our search work sometimes resembles a detective story”
Our search work sometimes resembles a detective story
