Ukrainian Museum of Canada of the Ukrainian Women'S Association of Canada Ontario Branch

THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM OF CANADA ONTARIO BRANCH IS NOW IN OUR 80TH YEAR OF BRINGING WORLD CLASS EXHIBITS TO THE CITY OF TORONTO THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND CANADA. OUR COLLECTION HAS GROWN TO OVER 7 000 ARTIFACTS THAT YOU TO GENEROUS DONORS. WE WEATHERED THE POST COVID-19 PERIOD WELL THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS VERY CREATIVE ON LINE PROGRAMMING AND KEEPING AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. In 2024 the Museum celebrated our 80th Anniversary in grand style! We opened an exhibition entitled 'Making a Museum - Safe-Guarding Celebrating Sharing) that told the story of how we grew from a single artifact in 1944 (a sleeve of a child's embroidered blouse) and $14.50 raisde at a birthday party to the vibrant bustling Museum we are today with over 8 000 artifacts! Again we hosted a Spring and a Holiday Market as well as participting in the Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival. We had over 1 600 visitors and our volunteer logged over 8 000 volunteer hours! Sadly much of 2024 was still spent in educating guests about Ukrainian culture particularly in light of the on-going genocidal russian war on Ukraine. We continue to welcome many Ukrainian nationals who have come to the safety of Canada. These guests were thriiled to find a piece of home here in Canada.