Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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Type | museum, gallery and library |
Website | [1] |
The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, (also known as Oseredok which is "centre" in Ukrainian) is a museum, gallery, and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Oseredok was founded in 1944 by the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada as a museum, archives, library and art gallery. It is the largest Ukrainian cultural institution of its kind in Canada.
The museum collects and preserves materials and artifacts including documents, ancient maps, rare books, film, photographs, items of folk art, pioneers' tools, musical instruments, and regional folk costumes. The gallery exhibits work of Canadian and international Ukrainian artists.
The library holds over 40,000 books and periodicals in Ukrainian and English including collections of children’s books, folklore, music, humanities and sciences, a rare book collection and reference materials.
The museum is affiliated with the CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
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- 1944 establishments in Manitoba
- Museums in Winnipeg
- Libraries in Manitoba
- Ukrainian-Canadian culture in Manitoba
- Ukrainian museums in Canada
- Folk art museums and galleries
- Photography museums and galleries
- Arts organizations of the Ukrainian diaspora
- Heritage sites in Manitoba
- Arts organizations established in 1944
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