Articles by researchers and project participants

Halyna Ivashkiv,
doctor of art history,
leading researcher of the Institute of Ethnology
of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Collection of ukrainian easter eggs (Pysanka)
of the museum of ethnography and artistic crafts: characteristics of the decor

The Easter egg (Pysanka) has long been and remains a unique phenomenon of our culture, a real national symbol, the history of its appearance goes back to ancient times. One of its largest collections is the one of the Museum of Ethnography and Artistic Crafts of the Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter – MEAC), and part of it (250 monuments) is the object of this study "Ukrainian Easter egg (Pysanka) in the European cultural space", which was made possible thanks to the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Fund.…

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Valentyna Teslyuk,
Head of the funds sector
Keeper of the "Pysanka" fund
of the Museum of Ethnography, Arts and Crafts
Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Easter Egg (Pysanky) Collections Circa 1880-1939 at the Museum of Ethnography and Artistic Craft of the Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The foundation and operation of museum institutions is a response to the needs of society to preserve the cultural heritage of its people, to respect identity, traditions and history, as well as to ensure heredity and connection between generations. The ethnographic museum is a unique center of history that presents the achievements of a profoundly Ukrainian experience, making it possible to understand the present through the past, while appealing to the intellectual and emotional bases of each person. The historical Easter egg collection (pysanky) is an exclusive, intricate and exquisite example of this.…

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Andriy A. Klimashevskyy,
Ph.D. in Art History,
the head of the project

Conceptual and methodological principles of the project "Ukrainian Easter egg (Pysanka) in the European cultural space"

The unique project "Ukrainian Easter egg (Pysanka) in the European cultural space", which was implemented within the framework of the grant program of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the UCF) in 2024, was called to document, systematize and structure in the form of a digital software interactive product 250 artifacts of Pysanka art in the Internet space. They were selected according to the territorial principle, which most attractively represent the oldest and largest museum collection of these monuments in Ukraine from the corresponding collection of the Museum of Ethnography and Artistic Craft of the Institute of Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which includes about 13 thousand units of preservation..…

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