Ukrainian National Museum

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The Ukrainian National Museum

Ukrainian National Museum is located in historical Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to a plethora of Ukrainian artifacts, artwork, musical instruments, and embroidered folk costumes among its growing collection.

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Museum collection includes 1,140 artifacts traditional folk arts, agricultural tools, artwork, musical instruments, trophies, and miscellaneous artifacts. The UNM ibrary has 16,320 titles; it includes rare books, author autographed editions, monographs on émigré communities, contemporary editions, and over 600 periodicals and newspapers.

The collection is classified in the language of publication. The archives include material about Ukrainian communities, particularly in Chicago.