PCUH celebrates 25 years with retrospective exhibit
Ukrainian Museum of Canada hosts exhibit, reception to mark anniversary
By Paul SinkewiczThe Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCUH) is marking its 25th anniversary with a retrospective exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada.
The exhibition runs from Jan. 17 to 27 at the museum at 910 Spadina Crescent East.
On Friday, Jan. 26 there will be a wine and cheese reception, with doors opening at 6:30 pm and the program beginning at 7 pm.
"For 25 years, we have been stewards of Ukrainian Studies on campus, not only providing a home base for our students and faculty, but also working to create an awareness of this region and its Canadian diaspora - their history, politics, and culture – both through our research and through our community outreach events," said Dr. Nadya Foty-Oneschuk, Interim Director of PCUH.
"We have curated a wide variety of events this last year, which speak to the dynamic nature of who we have become over the past quarter century."
The exhibit features a retrospective of PCUH events and endeavours over the past 25 years. But there is much more work to be done, especially given the recent invastion by Russia and a growing awareness of Ukraine.
"We continue to ask the scholarly questions that are at the core of who we are, especially in this new world - one, where Ukraine is no longer relegated to being simply an ill-understood post-Soviet space; and one, in which Ukrainians all over the world are proudly re-examining who they are in relation to the place that their people came from," said Dr. Foty-Oneschuk.
"We simultaneously seek to engage with both our campus community and the public in new ways, to encourage curiosity, awareness, and affinity for the plethora of Ukrainian topics that is simply unknown to most people."
The PCUH 25th Anniversary issue of PCUH Focus newsletter is also available online.
