Ukrainian Museum and Archives 1202 Kenilworth Ave. Tremont Neighborhood of Cleveland September 5, 2025
The Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland was founded in 1952 by displaced scholars who took on the mission of collecting and preserving items from Ukrainian history and culture during an era when this kind of material was being deliberately destroyed in Soviet Ukraine. Over the course of its first quarter century, the UMA compiled a huge collection that includes many rare, even unique items.
The UMA’s collection includes over 45,000 books and over 1,800 unique titles of periodicals. In addition, the Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA) has a very large collection of materials published and created in the post WWII Displaced Persons Camps with approximately 1,600 titles of books and 500 periodicals. Museum (and Gift Shop) open for public hours are Tuesday – Saturday – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (or by appointment)
We then captured photos of some of the displays. But you really should visit in person if possible to see all of the collections in person.
Ceramics at Ukrainian Museum-Archives
Ukrainian Ceramic
Ceramics dishes at Ukrainian Museum-Archives
Icons at Ukrainian Museum-Archives
Bandura and Tsymbaly at Ukrainian Museum-Archives
Pysanky
Bust of Taras H. Shevchenko A National Poet of Ukraine
Trypillian display
Historical Timeline showing history and current information on Ukraine's struggles for independence and liberty.
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