Anastasia Volker, attending the Congress of the International Council of Women, 1960, Istanbul, Turkey.

Recently, the Museum received $31,982.73 from the estate of Anastasia Volker, as well as a treasure chest of Ukrainian folk art objects, 153 photographs of Ukrainian community life in Detroit, MI, more than 100 books and printed material.

Ukrainian born, Mrs. Volker was educated in the U. S. and lived in Detroit, MI. She was employed for many years by VISTA, a federal agency coordinating social programs. She was a tireless worker in the Ukrainian community – active in UNWLA, and a member of the International Institute, through which she initiated and organized numerous Ukrainian festivals with other nationalities. Mrs. Volker also chaired the corporation responsible for building the senior citizens complex in Detroit.

Devoted to her community, Anastasia Volker made provisions during her life in her last will and testament, to ensure the well being of organizations and institutions which she cared about.

The Ukrainian Museum’s Fine Arts holdings were enriched with a collection of art works, donated by Lubomyra Pezansky, which she together with her late husband, Mykhailo Pezansky, had collected over the years. The collection includes paintings, watercolors and graphic works of such artists as Mykola Butovych, Jacques Hnizdovsky, Liuboslav Hutsaliuk, Nikifor, and Ivan Trush, among others.

Zenowij Onyshkewych, watercolor, 1979.

Kateryna Krychevsky-Rosandich has donated works and archival material of Mykola Krychevsky, from the estate of Maria Kobi, thus enriching the Museum’s important collection of works created by members of the Krychevsky family.

Mykola Butovych, Mother of God with Jesus, oil on canvas, 1954.	Jacques Hnizdovsky, Autumn, watercolor, 1961.

The Museum’s Archives and Library received a donation of art and history books from the library of Lubomyra Pezansky; from the estate of Lidia Burachynsky, honorary member of UNWLA, the Museum received an entire collection of books, various printed material, as well as photographs. The library also received books from Alexandra Kirshak, Dr. Wolodymyr Pushkar, and from the estate of Nadia Popel.

Ludmyla Tverska, the Director of the Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum and curator Tetiana Khupova visited our Museum in January 2000. They were warmly welcomed by the staff, and in a friendly, casual atmosphere we exchanged information and spoke about our hopes and dreams for our respective institutions.

Marie Bashkirseff, In the Studio, 1881.

The visitors from Ukraine came to New York for the opening of an unusually interesting art exhibit at the Dahesh Museum, 48th Street and 5th Avenue, entitled Overcoming All Obstacles: The Women of the Academie Julian. The exhibit featured among others, the paintings of Ukrainian born artist Maria Bashkirtseva (1860-1884). The centerpiece of the exhibit is the artist’s striking painting, In the Studio, which was borrowed from the Dnipropetrovsk Museum.

Visitors from Ukraine Ludmyla Tverska, Director of Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum and Tetiana Khupova, curator of collections with Maria Shust, Director of The Ukrainian Museum. (in center).

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Lectures

The Museum’s lecture series held in October and November 1999 on the broad topic Recent Archaeological Discoveries: Treasures of Ukraine’s Ancient Past was a huge success, judging by the attendance – about 350 were present. The Museum is very grateful to the lecturers Dr. Adrian Mandzy, Director of the Kamianets-Podilsky Foundation, Dr. Olenka Pevny of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, and Dr. Lada Onyshkevych of The Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, MD., for sharing their special knowledge and experiences with the Museum’s audience.

The audience during one of the lectures.

(l-r) Adrian Mandzy, PhD.; Olenka Pevny, PhD.; Lada Onyshkevych, PhD.

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Grants

The Ukrainian Museum regularly applies for grants to city, state and federal funding agencies. The Museum receives grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for general operating support and to support the traditional Ukrainian folk crafts program (embroidery, the making of gerdany, the making of pysanky, holiday baking, and creating Christmas tree ornaments.

In the last several years funding agencies experienced serious budget cuts, and they in turn drastically cut the funds for all grant applicants. Although the situation is somewhat improving and more money is becoming available, it is still difficult to be awarded a substantial grant, due to serious competition.

Nevertheless, for 1999 the Museum received a NYSCA grant in the amount of $28,900 for the above mentioned purpose, and $24,500 for the year 2000.

Also, in 1999 the Museum received a grant for $2,500 from the New York Council for the Humanities to support a series of lectures on recent archaeological discoveries in Ukraine.

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The importance of membership

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