The Bazaar
Market Gallery
Kosiv info Wall
Market Stall
Market Stall
The bazaar in Kosiv is a wonderful, chaotic marketplace. Very early on Saturday mornings, it is a place where fresh produce is sold side-by-side with freshly baked bread.
Later in the morning, the artisans open their stalls and begin selling their beautiful folk-art creations. There are colourful ceramics, intricately carved and inlaid wooden pieces. There is metalwork and woven kylyms. There are exquisite embroidered sorochky, tablecloths, and pillowcases. Among these, you may find a priceless antique piece that someone loved and protected for many years. It is this abundance that the Museum exhibition offers to our guests.
Drawn from the extensive collection donated by Leonard Krawchuk, the bazaar section of the exhibition introduces Toronto to a cultural phenomenon often called “the beating heart of the Carpathians.” Our “market stall tables” sag under the weight of the stunning pieces displayed. Each item showcases the wonder of Carpathian folk art. Over many years, Mr. Krawchuk carefully collected pieces of UNESCO-inscribed Kosiv pottery, Hutsul textiles, wood and metalwork, as well as spectacular recreations of ancient crosses and traditional wedding headdresses.
