NYFS Resources: Ethnography Organizations

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ETHNOGRAPHY & ANTHROPOLOGY

	Alianza Dominicana Program in Dominican Folk Art Traditions Leonardo Ivan Dominguez, Cultural Program and Conjunto Folkorico Director 2410 Amsterdam Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10033 212/740-1960 Fax 212-740-1967 E-mail: leonardoivan.dominguez@alianzaonline.org	Alianza Dominicana’s Program in Dominican Folk Arts Traditions teaches youth and adults how to design and produce traditional Dominican Carnival masks (mascaras), traditional Carnival ceremonial dress, and traditional dress worn by dancers of Alianza’s Conjunto Folklorico. Conjunto Folkorico is a group of forty youths aged 6 to 22 who are being trained in Dominican folk dance, Dominican carnival, ring games and other popular expressive traditions, as well as instruction in Dominican cultural history as manifested through its traditional music and dance, an overview of folk and popular music and dance, and methodology for field research.
	American Anthropological Association 4350 North Fairfax Drive Suite 640 Arlington, VA 22203-1620 703/528-1902 Fax 703/528-3546	The American Anthropological Association, founded in 1902, is the world’s largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology. Its web site includes Anthropology Resources on the Internet which lists the largest and up-to-date sites with links to anthropology resources on the internet.
	American Studies Association 1120 19th Street NW, Suite 301 Washington DC 20036 202/467-4783 Fax: 202/467-4786 E-mail: asastaff@theasa.net	The American Studies Association (ASA) is the nation’s oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. Chartered in 1951, the American Studies Association now has 5,000 individual members along with 2,200 library and other institutional subscribers. These members include teachers, researchers, and other professionals from fields of history, literature, religion, art and architecture, philosophy, music, science, folklore, ethnic studies, anthropology, material culture, museum studies, sociology, government, communications, education, library science, gender studies, popular culture, and others. The ASA publishes the American Quarterly as well a Guide to American Studies Online.
	Anabella Lenzu / DanceDrama Anabella Lenzu, Artistic Director 678/634-3162 E-mail: info@anabellalenzu.com	Anabella Lenzu / DanceDrama introduces people to contemporary dance and develops cultural, educational and artistic exchanges between New York and communitiesin Argentina, Chile, Italy among others. Anabella Lenzu / DanceDrama offers a variety of educational programs, holding regular classes in New York, along with: lectures/demonstrations, master classes, workshops and residencies for primary and secondary schools, universities and colleges, dance studios, cultural centers and any institution.
	Ancestry.com	Ancestry.com, with more than 5 billion names and 23,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is an online source for family history information. A subscription service allows you to find your ancestors’ stories among billions of historical records, and conduct genealogical research.
	Art Knows No Borders, Inc. William Westerman, Director P.O. Box 5967 Newark, NJ 07105 973/941-4060 E-mail: info@aknb.org	Art Knows No Borders, Inc. is an organization devoted to the traditional arts of immigrants and refugees in the U.S. and to protecting the human rights of refugees and migrants throughout the world. Programs include exhibits and concerts, as well as economic and community development projects in New Jersey and New York to assist artists new to the U.S.
NYFS Member	Asian Cultural Council Cecily Cook, Program Officer 437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor New York, NY 10022-7001 212/812-4300 Fax 212/812-4299 E-mail: acc@accny.org	The Asian Cultural Council is a foundation devoted to the cultural exchange in visual and performing arts between the United States and Asia. The Council administers grants programs that provide individual fellowship awards for artists, scholars, and students from Asia to work, study and travel in the United States. Americans are also the recipients of some of the grants for similar activities in Asia.
	Association of Hispanic Arts Nicholas Arture, Director P.O Box1169 161 E. 106 Street New York, NY 10029 212/876-1242 Fax 212/876-1285 E-mail: ahanews@latinoarts.org	Founded in 1975, the Association of Hispanic Arts, Inc. (AHA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Latino arts, artists and arts organizations as an integral part of the cultural life of the nation. AHA offers workshops and seminars for individual artists and arts organizations and a directory of listings for Latino arts/cultural organizations and individual artists. Their programming bring Latino artists and the public together for “encounters” built around themes that reflect Latino arts and culture. AHA’s quarterly magazine, AHA! Hispanic Arts News features the latest in Latino arts and culture.
NYFS Member	Ballet Folklorico Perú Luis Iturre, Executive Director 973/742-4514 or 917/796-2982 E-mail: balletfolkloricoperu@yahoo.com	Ballet Folklorico Perú was formed in 1991 in New York City by three Peruvian-born dancers – Amparo Soria and Nélida Silva from the Andes, and Luis Iturre from Lima – to bring the rich traditional dances of their homeland to their new home in the Unites States. With a rich repertoire of authentic dances from the Amazon, the Andes, the Coast and Afro-Peruvian communities, the group group has performed at hundreds of theaters, festivals, parades, universities and schools. In 1999, the group formally established an arts education program by opening a Peruvian folkloric dance school for children in Patterson, NJ, the largest Peruvian community in the United States.
	Bella Italia Mia, Inc. Diego A. Lodico, Founder P.O. Box 780526 Maspeth, NY 11378-0526 718/426-1240 E-mail: bellaitaliamia@mail.com	Bella Italia Mia is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Italian culture and history and to promoting the positive image of Italians and Italian-Americans. Meetings are held on the last Saturday of each month at Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The organization sponsors events concerned with Italian music, food, and history, and promotes Italian authors and artists.
	John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College (CUNY) Joseph Sciorra, Ph.D., Asst. Dir. for Academic and Cultural Programs 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 212/642-2094 Fax 212/642-2030 E-mail: calandra@qc.edu	The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College (CUNY) conducts research and organizes lectures and seminars on Italian-American experience. It maintains a resource library and serves as a clearinghouse for dissemination of research to academia, government, industry, and the civic community. The Italian American Review is a peer-reviewed, social science journal published twice yearly by the Institute. At the Institute’s website, you can take a virtual tour of their museum exhibition: "Italians of New York: Five Centuries of Struggle and Achievement."
	Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Juan Castaño Managing Director 91-10 34th Ave., 5B Jackson Heights, NY 11372 718/507-2617 E-mail: castano@calpullidance.org	Calpulli Mexican Dance Company (a.k.a. Calpulli Danza Mexicana) was founded in 2003 by a group of artists who sought to enrich the quality of Mexican traditional dance in New York City. As a not-for- profit organization, its mission is to teach and produce dance-based programming incorporating live music and theatre to promote a diverse image of Mexican cultural heritage. Calpulli is a word of the Nahuatl language referring to the groups or clans categorized by trade, which contributed to the whole of the Aztec civilization. This young, energetic group is a calpulli of artists. Calpulli produces professional educational programs and performances comprised of Mexican dance, music, and theatre. Events range from didactic to theatric each showcasing Mexico’s rich cultural heritage and history through dance.
	Cambodian American Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial Cambodian Association of Illinois 2831 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 773/878-7090 Fax 773/878-5299 E-mail: cai@cambodian-association.org	The Cambodian Association of Illinois works to enable refugees and immigrants from Cambodian residing in Illinois, especially those in metropolitan Chicago, to become self-sufficient, productive participants in American society while preserving and enchancing their cultural heritage and their sense of belonging to this community. You can take a virtual tour of their Cambodian American Heritage Museum at their website.
NYFS Member	The Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center/ African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Founder and President 408 West 58th Street New York NY 10019 (Between 9th and 10th Avenue) 212/307-7420 Fax: 212/315-1086 E-mail: mmvega@cccadi.org	The Caribbean Cultural Center is dedicated to making visible to the populations of New York and our communities worldwide, the invisible history, culture, and welfare of peoples of African descent. The CCCADI’s mission and objective is to research, document, and promulgate the diversity of racial and cultural traditions that make the globe vibrate with the cultures that were forcibly brought to the Americas before, during and after the “African Slave Trade.” Founded in 1976, the Center documents, celebrates, and shares the cultural heritage of people of African descent through multidisciplinary programs such as concerts, lectures, workshops, art exhibitions and conferences.
NYFS Member	Celebration of Celts A Festival of Music, Dance, and History Anne Macpherson Ghent, NY 518/851-9670 E-mail: Coc1@mhcable.com	Celebration of Celts has grown to be the largest Pan-Celtic event on the east coast. The festival grew from a small concert in 2002 to two-day festival with pipe bands, Celtic fusion bands, Highland dancers and Irish dancing, a jousting tourney, re-enactors, and more. The website has information for performance schedules, participating artists, ticketing, volunteers, and vendors. Also found on the website are pages describing Celtic history, with specific reference to Columbia County Celts, their culture and religion.
	Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann North American Branch 14A North East Isles Drive North East, MD 21901 E-mail: admin@ccenorthamerica.org	Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE) (pronounced "kol-tus kyol-tori air-in") is an international organization based in Dublin, Ireland, committed to the preservation and practice of traditional Irish arts such as music, singing, dance, and language. CCA North America is comprised of CCA branches in cities throughout the United States and Canada, and promotes traditional Irish arts in the western hemisphere by sponsoring concerts, dances, classes, and other events. The website provides links to local branches, to information on the national convention and musical festivals.
NYFS Member	Cultural Community Initiatives Center for Traditional Music and Dance Peter Rushefsky, Executive Director Ethel Raim, Artistic Director 32 Broadway, Suite 1314 New York, NY 10004 212/571-1555 Fax: 212/571-9052 E-mail: traditions@ctmd.org	The Cultural Community Initiatives (CCI) mission is to support the practice and perpetuation of traditional, root and evolved performing arts in specific ethnic communities of New York through performance projects, publicity, fundraising and technical assistance. Since 1990, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance has produced collaborative events in diverse ethnic communities of New York City. Funded initially by the Folk and Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center has carried out six past and present projects in the Albanian, Arab, Dominican, West African, Asian Indian and Former Soviet Jewish communities of New York in collaboration with community artists.
	El Museo del Barrio Julián Zugazagoitia, Director 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street New York, NY 10029 212/831-7272 Fax 212/831-7927 E-mail: info@elmuseo.org	El Museo del Barrio was founded in 1969 by artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz with the support of a group of Puerto Rican educators, artists, parents and community activists in East Harlem’s Spanish-speaking El Barrio. As New York City’s only Latino museum dedicated to Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American art, El Museo retains its strong community roots as a place of cultural pride and self-discovery, yet projects itself nationally through exciting exhibitions and programs.
	Ethnographic Studies Resources	The Ethnographic Studies Resources web site is accessed through the American Folklife Center’s web site. It is a collection of resources and links in anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore and folklife.
	Genealogy Home Page	Genealogy Home Page is an extensive collection of links to genealogy guides and reference material organized by U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and other countries, as well as religious genealogy sites, news groups, and mailing lists.
	Genealogy Today Illya D’Addezio, Owner P.O. Box 911 New Providence, NJ 07974-0911 908/963-1277 Fax 908/790-9479 E-mail: support@geneaologytoday.com	Genealogy Today has been committed to keeping genealogists informed of the latest resources and research techniques since the inception of this website in 1999. The site continues to expand the information in its searchable databases and local genealogy directory. It offers free articles and regular columns to provide guidance for those just getting started, and the newsletter and databases offer value to more experienced visitors.
	Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization 10301 NE Glisan Street Portland, Oregon 97220 503/234-1541 Fax: 503/234-1259 E-mail: rowanneh@mail.irco.org	Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a community-based, nonprofit organization with a 25-year history of assisting over 45,000 refugees and immigrants through the various stages of integration into U.S. society. IRCO assists refugees, immigrants and multi-ethnic communities to develop self-sufficiency and cultural awareness while affirming and preserving each culture. The IRCO Arts for New Immigrants Program assists refugee and immigrant artists to continue their cultural traditions and artistic careers in the Portland area.
	Irish American Heritage Museum Exhibit Site: 2267 Rte.145 East Durham, NY 12423 518/634-7497 Research Library: 991 Broadway, Suite 101 Albany, NY 12204 518/432-6598 Fax 518/449-2540 E-mail: irishamermuseum@cs.com	The Irish American Heritage Museum is dedicated to the preservation and promulgation of Irish American heritage traditions. The Museum acts as a repository and collects, preserves, interprets and presents materials and objects related to the heritage of the Irish American population of New York State, the United States and the international community. It researches, documents, and disseminates globally, information on the contributions of the Irish and of the Irish Americans, as well as serving as a center for scholarly and popular research through the Museum’s research library and archives. The Museum develops and presents exhibitions and sponsors activities to educate Irish Americans about their unique heritage and to illustrate to other Americans the impact the Irish have had in our society. Theses public programs take place in East Durham, New York, during the summer exhibition season and throughout the year at various locations in the Albany region.
	Iroquois Indian Museum 324 Caverns Road P.O. Box 7 Howes Cave, NY 12092 518/296-8949 Fax 518/296-8955 E-mail: info@iroquoismuseum.org	The Iroquois Indian Museum is an educational institution dedicated to fostering understanding of Iroquois culture using Iroquois art as a window to that culture. The museum is a venue for promoting Iroquois art and artists, and a meeting place for all peoples to celebrate Iroquois culture and diversity. As an anthropological institution, it is informed by research on archaeology, history, and the common creative spirit of modern artists and craftspeople. The extensive website has information on education programs, museum and gallery, events, genealogy tips, and Iroquois history and archeology.
	i-Italy Italian/American Digital Project Ottorino Cappelli, Project Coordinator c/o John D. Calandra Italian American Institute Queens College, CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York, New York 10036 E-mail: editors@i-italy.org	i-Italy, subtitled the The Italian/American Digital Project, is a group of journalists, academics and “public intellectuals” who are creating an authoritative point of encounter, information, and debate on the Internet concerning Italy and Italian America. The project offers information and discussion on current, social and cultural events; in-depth examination and cultural debate; and community building/social networking, through web publishing of articles, photos, audio files, reviews, columns, analyses, and on-line forums and discussion groups.
	Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community Tom Porter, Community Spiritual Leader 4934 State Highway 5 Fonda, NY 12068 518/673-5356 Fax 518/673-5575 Bed & Breakfast: 518/673-5092 Craft Shop: 518/673-2534 E-mail: kanatsio@hotmail.com	The Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community is small group of traditional Mohawks who farm, cultivate, and preserve their land within the Mohawk Valley with the hope that others will follow in their footsteps. For over 200 years, traditional Mohawk people of the Iroquois Confederacy have dreamed that someday they would return to the home of their ancestors, and that dream came true in 1993. They seek to provide a place where Mohawk people can revitalize their culture, tradition, language and spirituality. At their website, you can find learn about their culture and traditions as well as their Annual Summer Festival, and fundraising activities which include a Craft Shop and a Bed & Breakfast.
NYFS Member	Mano a Mano: Cultura Mexicana Sin Fronteras Center for Traditional Music & Dance 32 Broadway, Suite 1314 New York, NY 10004 212/571-1555 x 35 Fax 212/571-9052 E-mail: info@manoamano.us	Mano a Mano: Mexican Culture Without Borders, an initiative of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) in the Mexican community of New York, is in its fourth year of presenting major collaborative cultural events in the New York City area. Composed of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans of many generations and occupations, the Mano a Mano Organizing Committee strives to promote cultural interchange and mutual understanding between Mexican and Mexican American communities and the general population in the New York area through presentations, educational programs and technical assistance.
	Mariachi Academy Itandehui Chávez-Geller Program Coordinator c/o Union Settlement Youth Services Center 1775 Third Avenue (98th Street) New York, NY 10029 646/436-5734 E-mail: info@mariachiacademyny.org	The Mariachi Academy of New York (MANY) is a community-based cultural initiative of the Center for Traditional Music & Dance (CTMD). MANY is keeping the Mexican heritage and culture alive in one of New York—s fastest-growing immigrant populations while sharing Mexican traditions across cultures through participation and performance. A community-led not-for-profit corporation, MANY works to develop the skills in musical training, discipline, creativity, and self-esteem while strengthening language, team working skills and a strong sense of identity to youth in New York.
	The Mexican Cultural Institute Raul J. Zorrilla, Executive Director 27 East 39th Street New York, NY 10016 212/217-6478 Fax 212/217-6425 E-mail: icumexny@sre.gob.mx	The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, founded in 1991, was established along with thirteen other Institutes throughout the United States as part of the “Program for Mexican Communities Abroad.” The main purpose of this program was to nurture a sense of national identity among the people of Mexican origin living in the United States by strengthening their links to Mexico’s history and traditions. Both an independent U.S. not-for-profit organization and the New York cultural branch of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mexican Cultural Institute presents art exhibitions, performances, film screenings, panel discussions, readings, book presentations and other activities, in collaboration with leading New York organizations, to showcase the uniqueness of Mexico’s art and culture.
	Middle Atlantic American Studies Association American Studies Program Charles Kupfer, President Penn State Harrisburg W 356 Olmstead Building 777 West Harrisburg Pike Middletown, PA 17057 717/948-6196 E-mail: amstd@psu.edu	The Middle Atlantic American Studies Association (MAASA) is a regional chapter of the American Studies Association organized to promote and encourage the study of American Culture in the Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania areas. The MAASA sponsors an annual conference, special lectures and events, and publishes a newsletter twice annually. In addition, the MAASA seeks to foster ties between academic programs, public organizations, established scholars, and current students in hopes of strengthening the American Studies community within the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
	Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company 1133 Broadway, Suite 706 New York, NY 10010 800/650-0246 E-mail: info@nainichen.org	The dances of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. The Company’s productions take the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline. In addition to its nearly 40-week season of touring and performing, the Company also serves as a cultural ambassador for children and families in the NY/NJ/CT/PA area. Its outreach ensemble program, The Art of Chinese Dance, has, since 1995, been reaching more than 40,000 young people each year. The Company has also developed Arts in Education residency programs for many school districts to bring culture and arts into educational settings.
	The National Italian American Foundation 1860 19th St NW Washington, DC 20009 202/387-0600 Fax: 202/387-0800 E-mail: information@niaf.org	The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage and culture of Americans of Italian descent. NIAF provides educational and scholarship opportunities, as well as programs and activities that promote the history, heritage, and accomplishments of Italian Americans. NIAF also serves as a clearinghouse of information on Italy and Americans of Italian descent. The NIAF has partnered with the New Jersey Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission (NJIIAHC), in distributing The Universality of Italian Heritage Curriculum, a 28 lesson plan with supplemental materials for grades K-12. The NIAF’s extensive website offers resources including a reading list, milestones of Italian American history, and a listing of Italian American festivals held throughout the country.
	National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution The George Gustav Heye Center One Bowling Green New York, NY 10004 212/514-3888 E-mail: nin@ic.si.edu	The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by Congress in 1989, the museum’s mission is to protect and foster Native American cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice. The museum has three sites: the George Gustav Heye Center at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, opened in 1994; the Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland, opened in 1999; and the NMAI on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., opened in 2004.
	Native Web	Native Web provides on-line assistance for research and education about indigenous cultures and issues. The website has an extensive resources database; a "book and music center" categorizing books, cassettes, and CDs; and a "community center" with job and events listings.
	Native Women in the Arts Sandra Laronde, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 420 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5V 3A8 416/598-4078 Fax 416/598-4729 E-mail: info@nativewomeninthearts.com	Native Women in the Arts (NWIA) is a not-for-profit organization, established in 1993, for First Nations, Metis and Inuit women from diverse artistic disciplines who share a common interest in culture, art, community and the advancement of Indigenous peoples. NWIA has fostered the artistic careers of hundreds of women and female youth. NWIA continues to pursue the highest standards of artistic excellence by presenting high quality artists, and by offering exceptional professional development opportunities to emerging artists.
	Ndakinna Education Center James Bruchac, Director 23 Middle Grove Road Greenfield Center, NY 12833 518/583-9958 Fax 518/583-9741 info@ndcenter.org	The Ndakinna Education Center is an affiliate of the Greenfield Review Literary Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and charitable organization. The Center offers people of all ages unique hands-on learning experiences, creative presentations, and exhibit spaces focusing on regional Native American understandings, Adirondack culture, wilderness skills and awareness of the natural world. Their programs emphasize observation skills, interactive learning activities, critical thinking, cooperative problem solving and teambuilding for all ages. Programs and series are presented year-round at the Education Center and on the adjacent 80-acre Marion F. Bowman Bruchac Memorial Nature Preserve.
NYFS Member	Pachamama Peruvian Arts Gabrielle M. Hamilton, Director of Pachamama Peruvian Arts Center for Traditional Music & Dance 32 Broadway, Suite 1314 New York, NY 10004 212/571-1555 x 27 Fax 212/571-9052 E-mail: pachamama@ctmd.org	Pachamama Peruvian Arts serves the needs of immigrant and American children with a free after-school arts program. Based at PS 212, Jackson Heights, Queens, Pachamama offers children the opportunity to explore the cultural arts of Peru through classes, workshops, and collaborative community presentations. Pachamama Peruvian Arts offers weekly instruction free of charge to children ages seven to fourteen in dance forms such as the marinera limeña and norteña, festejo, and huayno, as well as musical instruction on the cajón (box drum), antara (Andean panpipe), and charango (Andean guitar).
	The Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center Dr. Ana María “Tekina-eirú” Maynard, Founding Director 701 Tillery Street Austin TX 78702 512/251-8122 E-mail: dance@prfdance.org	The Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center is one of four active cultural centers on the mainland U.S. affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture for authentic, high-quality cultural programming. Creating an anchor in the Southwest for Puerto Rican culture, the cultural center offers ongoing performance and educational programs in traditional dance, music and culture for children through adults, as well as a professional-level performing company under one roof. Founded in 1997, their mission is to promote cultural awareness and pride through authentic performances and high-quality educational programs in performing arts, culture, and the historical development of Puerto Rico’s customs and traditions. Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, their professional-level performing company of dancers and musicians, performs at cultural events throughout the year.
	Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA) Susan L. Andreatta, President P.O. Box 2436 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-2436 405/843-5113 Fax: 405/843-8553 E-mail: info@sfaa.net	The Society for Applied Anthropology (SFAA) The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) was founded in 1941 to promote the investigation of the principles of human behavior and the application of these principles to contemporary issues and problems. Since that time membership has expanded to over 2,000. The Society now sponsors two major journals (Human Organization and Practicing Anthropology).
	The Ukrainian Museum 222 East 6th Street (bet. 2nd and 3rd Aves.) New York, NY 10003 212/228-0110 E-mail: info@UkrainianMuseum.org	The Ukrainian Museum concerns itself with the Ukrainian experience, past and present. The emphasis is on the cultural legacy of a people whose thousand year journey through history abounds with grand, dramatic, turbulent and exciting events, as well as extraordinary accomplishments and achievements. The museum’s holdings of Ukrainian folk art include one of the most important documented collections outside of Ukraine. It features wedding and festive attire, ritual cloths (rushnyky) and kilims, and a broad selection of richly embroidered and woven textiles, as well as ceramics, metalwork, brass and silver jewelry, decorative wood objects, and an outstanding collection of Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky).