Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre

The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre (Ukrainian: Осередoк Украïнськoï Культури й Освiти, Oseredok Ukrains’koi Kul’tury i Osvity)—also known as Oseredok (Ukrainian for 'centre')—is a museum, gallery, and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the Ukrainian Canadian community.^[1] It is the largest Ukrainian cultural institution of its kind in Canada.

Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre

Осередoк Украïнськoï Культури й Освiти
Established	1944
Location	184 Alexander Ave. E, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0L6
Coordinates	49.9012°N 97.1359°W / 49.9012; -97.1359
Type	museum, gallery and library
Collection size	40,000
Founder	Ukrainian National Federation of Canada
Executive director	Yulia Zmerzla
President	Linda Hunter
Website	oseredok.ca
Municipally Designated Site
Designation	Winnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure
Recognized	April 21, 1980 (1980-04-21)
CRHP listing	November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16)
Recognition authority	City of Winnipeg
ID	8226

Founded in 1944 by the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada, the museum collects and preserves materials and artifacts including documents, ancient maps, rare books, film, photographs, items of folk art, pioneers' tools, musical instruments, and regional folk costumes. The gallery exhibits work of Canadian and international Ukrainian artists.

The library holds over 40,000 books and periodicals in Ukrainian and English including collections of children's books, folklore, music, humanities and sciences, a rare book collection and reference materials.

The museum is affiliated with the CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday (10 AM – 4 PM)

The centre held an online art auction of works donated by artists and city collectors that ran until 9 p.m. on May 4. Proceeds would go to the Canada-Ukraine Fund, as well as Oseredok’s initiatives to assist Ukrainian refugees arriving in Manitoba.^[2]

External links

• Oseredok (official website)
• 2018-19 Annual Report

Thomas M. Prymak, "A Visit to Oseredok: The Ukrainian Museum and Library in Winnipeg." On-line at: https://oseredok.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/A-VISIT-TO-THE-UKRAINIAN-MUSEUM-AND-LIBRARY.pdf This is a sumptuously illustrated, personal view of the Oseredok Library, some of its more interesting holdings, and materials on and stories about the Ukrainian Canadian intellectuals and artists who use it.