A new exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian embroidery has opened at the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Kyiv. The exhibition allows visitors to immerse themselves in the richness of traditional Ukrainian culture and to explore the diversity of folk shirts from various regions of the country, including Poltava, Eastern Podillia, Chernihiv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Bukovina, Transcarpathia, and Rivne.
This is reported by Kyiv24
The exhibition holds special value due to its unique artifacts, among which are samples of folk shirts featuring rare patterns and poetic names that were documented by Ukrainian ethnographers as far back as the 19th to early 20th centuries. Visitors will be able to see brief, vivid definitions of the patterns, such as “Sain’s Cuckoo,” “Ram’s Horns,” “Crooked Ivanko,” “Muteliki,” “Little Well,” “Black Cloud,” “Leeches,” “Besagi,” “Repyashki,” “Orlyky,” “Eagles Fly,” “Pomylina,” “Roses,” “Stars,” “Snake,” “Oats,” “Paws,” and many others, which adds special scientific and cultural significance to the exhibition.
Address, Opening Hours, and Duration of the Exhibition
The exhibition is located at: Lavrska St., 9, Building 2, National Museum of Decorative Arts. Visitors can view the exhibition on Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, as well as on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday. According to the organizers, the exhibition will run until July 13, so everyone has the opportunity to see these unique folk samples.