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Letter to Orysia Paszczak Tracz
Ukrainian-Canadian Folk Art Scholar
From Yaroslava Tkachuk, Director
Kolomyia Museum of Hutsul and
Pokuttia Folk Art
Museum has over 6,000 examples of Ukrainian Pysanka Folk Art |
Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia, Ukraine
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In the fall of 2001 I (Orysia Tracz) received a letter from Yaroslava
Tkachuk, director of the Kolomyia Museum of Hutsul and Pokuttia
Folk Art. She asked that I share the letter (translation follows).
"The administration of the Rev. Yosafat Kobrynskyi Pokuttia and
Hutsul Museum of Folk Art in Kolomyia sends its best wishes of
health and success to you in all your endeavors.
"Last year [2000], for the 10th International Hutsul Festival, a new
Pysanka Department of our museum was built and opened. In its
own building, today it is the only separate Pysanka museum in the
world. We have an abundant collection of pysanky, over 6,000
examples of this unique folk art, practically from every region of
Ukraine and abroad.
"A separate exhibit presents the pysanky of the Ukrainian diaspora
in the United States, Canada, Australia. We are so gratified that the
fire of enthusiasm for pysanky still burns among our people whom, for
various reasons, fate had torn from their homeland. This enthusiasm is
so exemplary of the unifying spirit of our nation! At present, negotiations
are being carried on in embassies and consulates around the world to
include in our museum collection decorated egg miniatures from Japan,
India, Sri-Lanka..
"We have been informed that you also continue this ancient tradition of
pysanka writing. For this reason, we are very interested in having for
our collection at least a few examples of your pysanky. We intend to
contact as many Ukrainians abroad as possible [for their inclusion in the
collection].
"We commend you for your contribution in the promotion of Ukrainian
culture on the world stage, and are so proud of our talented countrymen
and women.
"Enclosed is a photograph of our Pysanka Museum. We hope to include
your pysanka gift in our collection, if you reply positively to our request.
We will be grateful for this, and for autobiographical data about the donor.
"Also, we are sending such letters of request to our countrymen and women
in France, Belgium, Germany.. We ask you, if possible, to assist us in
publicizing this blessed project, to let others know about it, in the hope
that they too will join us.
"We wish you, your family and those close to you the Lord's blessing and
God's grace for all things good to come to you.
"With sincere respect,
Yaroslava Tkachuk, Director
Kolomyia Museum of Hutsul and Pokuttia Folk Art.
25, Teatralna vul.
Kolomyia 78200, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast
Ukraine
Telephone: (380 3433) 23912
kmh@yes.ko.if.ua
http://www.ko.if.ua/museum/
Pysanka Museum
prospekt Vidrozhennia 43B
78200 Kolomyia
NOTE: Reports from those who have seen this brand-new museum
say it is spectacular. The exterior is original, elegant, and striking.
The interior exhibition halls are exquisitely designed. We hope that
the excellent pysanka writers from around the world support this
request.
Keep in mind the purpose of the exhibit - to show the best of pysanky
as they are written around the world. If you send pysanka please
include your bio. And, although the Director did not ask, We are sure
that financial support of the museum would be most welcome. In
addition to the new Pysanka Museum, the main Hutsul and Pokuttia
Museum was also completely renovated for that Hutsul festival in 2000
(as was all of downtown Kolomyia). Orysia Paszczak Tracz, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, orysia_tracz@hotmail.com
Copyright 2002 by Orysia Tracz
FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY
Article Posted on Website With Permisson
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