Fall Festivities at the Museum! 🍂

There's plenty happening at the Museum this fall! From welcoming special visitors to celebrating Ukrainian music and sharing traditional folk arts, we're looking forward to a busy season. We're proud to be part of Toronto's vibrant cultural landscape, bringing Ukrainian art, heritage and traditions to the heart of downtown. Here are a few highlights!

VISITORS FROM UKRAINE 🇺🇦

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society to the Museum, as guests of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. It was a wonderful opportunity to introduce our guests to the Museum and our current exhibition.

BANDURA ON BLOOR🎶
October 23 TOMORROW

The Toronto Bandura Festival presents a special Bandura on Bloor concert on Friday, October 23, featuring bandura virtuoso Georgiy Matviyiv and Ron Demeda at the St. Volodymyr Institute Theatre. Enjoy an evening of exceptional Ukrainian music while supporting a great cause — net proceeds from the concert will generously support the Museum.

The Museum will be open late on Friday for concertgoers and a last chance to see Testament • Zapovit before it returns to Saskatoon. More info and tickets…

WORKSHOPS🎨

Our October 17 Motanka workshop was so popular that we've added a second session with Lucy Ireland on Sunday, November 1. Spaces are limited and filling up quickly, so be sure to register soon!

There's more to explore in our fall workshop lineup! Join us for Hot Batik, Straw Angels and Macramé Goats, each led by a talented local Ukrainian artisan. These hands-on workshops are a wonderful opportunity to learn traditional Ukrainian crafts and create something special. Bring a friend and join us!

CLICK to explore workshops & register

HOLIDAY MARKET🎄
November 14–15

Join us on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, for our annual Holiday Market! Shop for Ukrainian clothing and embroidery, jewellery, Baba’s Treasures, original artwork, Christmas ornaments, greeting cards, books, children’s gifts, delicious treats from the SVI Café, and much more! The Holiday Market is an annual fundraising event supporting the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch and St.Volodymyr Institute.

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 23 Bandura on Bloor Concert with Georgiy Matviyiv and Ron Demeda
October 24 last chance to view Testament • Zapovit
November 1 Motanka Workshop with Lucy Ireland
November 14 & 15 Holiday Market
November 21 Hot Batik Workshop with Olha Tkachenko
November 28 Toronto Holodomor Commemoration

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Testament • Zapovit
Ihor Rodion Dmytruk
Extended until October 24, 2026

Testament – Zapovit is the first retrospective of Ihor Rodion Dmytruk (1938–2021), a Ukrainian Canadian artist whose life was shaped by war, displacement, and rebuilding. Born near Lviv, Ukraine and forced to flee Soviet persecution as a child, he later settled in Alberta, where he established a long career as both an artist and influential teacher.

This exhibition displays Dmyruk’s work alongside the material culture that inspired him, drawn from the permanent collection of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada – Ontario Branch. Together, these pieces explore post-WW2 Ukrainian immigration to Canada and aspects of Ukrainian culture that have endured despite russian efforts to erase them.

Organized by the Ukrainian Museum of Canada (National), Testament – Zapovit premiered in 2024 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and is presented in Toronto by the Ukrainian Museum of Canada – Ontario Branch.

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch is a member of the
Canadian Museums Association and the Ontario Museum Association,
and is located inside St.Volodymyr Institute.