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Jewellery in Ukrainian Folk Clothing: History, development, present

Admission free - donation appreciated

Shevchenko Talks

Jewellery in Ukrainian Folk Clothing: History, development, present

Sponsored by World Federation of Ukrainian Women Organizations (WFUWO)

Thursday, May 4, 2023, May 4

Shevchenko Museum, 1604 Bloor Street West, Toronto

The Shevchenko Museum cordially invites you to a talk by graduate student of the B. Hrinchenko Kyiv University, Margarita Puhachenko, on the evolution of jewellery in Ukrainian folk clothing.

The presentation, based on Margarita's dissertation research, will include unique photographs explaining the origin and development of jewellery in folk clothing from the Neolithic period to the present time. Special attention will be paid to glass jewellery of Ukrainian women's folk clothing.

Event sponsor: World Federation of Ukrainian Women Organizations (WFUWO)

Shevchenko Museum
1604 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1A7
T: 416-534-8662, W: www.shevchenko.ca