The Ukrainian Museum, New York
The community's museum in the East Village, heart of "Ukrainian" Manhattan.
The museum was founded by the Ukrainian National Women's League of America; it opened on 3 October 1976 in the East Village in Manhattan, where generations of Ukrainian immigrants settled. The core of the collection is 600 folk art objects that the League bought in 1933 for the Ukrainian pavilion at the World's Fair in Chicago. At first the museum occupied the two upper floors of a building at 203 Second Avenue, and in 2005 it moved to a new building at 222 East 6th Street, designed by the architect George Sawicki. According to the museum's website, it holds over 8,000 folk art objects, 3,300 works of fine art and 35,000 archival items. The surrounding neighbourhood is still called Little Ukraine: nearby are St George's Church and the Veselka restaurant. After russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 the museum compiled a list of organisations collecting donations for Ukraine, and in 2023–2024 it showed over 100 works by Maria Prymachenko — her first exhibition outside Europe.
Wed–Sun 12:00–18:00, closed Mon and Tue; ticket $15, concession $10, children aged 12 and under free (2026).