Did you know that the Ukrainian Institute’s building was once owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Learn more fascinating facts about our historic building.
Enjoy This Free Nightly Met Opera Stream, Die Walküre
Stream the full 2011 Live in HD transmission tonight, March 25, starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, March 26, at 6:30PM EDT.
A reminder to all members of the Ukrainian American community when filling out the census
The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), asks all members of the Ukrainian American community to make sure to fill out the space listed under Question No. 9 (RACE or ORIGIN) by writing in the word UKRAINIAN in that space.
Frontline / Peace Life, an exhibition of photographic portraits by J.T. Blatty is now available for viewing online
Art at the Institute was pleased to present Frontline / Peace Life, an exhibition of photographic portraits by J.T. Blatty, chronicling a generation of volunteer soldiers of the war in eastern Ukraine and their stories of a return to a marginalized existence, “peace-life,” as the war moves into its sixth year without resolution. The exhibition opened on January 16, 2020 and now is available for viewing online.
Listen to Maksym Kolomiets’ “Das Ende” which had its world premiere at the Ukrainian Institute of America in 2015
On Saturday, December 5, 2015, Music at the Institute presented a concert “Destination: U.S.A.” Lions Gate Trio. Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Kolomiiets and Ravel performed by violinist Katie Lansdale, cellist Darrett Adkins and pianist Florence Millet.
The program included the world premiere of Ukrainian composer Maksym Kolomiiets’ Das Ende/The End (2015).
Travel back in time via the virtual tour of the “Icon Art: Visions of a World Unseen” exhibition
On this day, five years ago, Art at the Institute presented a group exhibition of 18 artists from Ukraine, “Icon Art: Visions of a World Unseen.” Organized in cooperation with Iconart Contemporary Sacred Art Gallery. We invite you to travel
Video coverage by Voice of America featuring our exhibition “Frontline / Peace Life: Ukraine’s Revolutionaries of the Forgotten War” [In Ukrainian]
Today, March 19, Lina Kostenko, a major contemporary Ukrainian poet and writer, celebrates her 90th birthday!
Kostenko played a significant role in the evolution of Ukrainian literature and culture from the 1960s onward. She was a leading representative of the Poets and Writers of the Sixties, an intellectual and cultural movement in Ukraine, which opposed the Soviet political regime. Kostenko’s poetry consists primarily of intimate, lyric poems and ‘social’ poems on the role and responsibility of a poet, particularly in a totalitarian society. Employing diverse rhythms, sophisticated language, a colloquial and aphoristic manner of writing, ranging from playful irony and humor to scathing satire, she is acknowledged as one of the best current Ukrainian poets
Ukrainian Lessons Podcast
Take advantage of the time spent at home during this time of social distancing by learning the Ukrainian language!
Answering 20 Questions about COVID-19: CDC EPIC Facebook Live Webinar on March 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Join a Facebook Live Webinar tomorrow, March 18, at 1:00 pm ET. CDC Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) will host a webinar and discuss the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak, what CDC is doing to respond to the outbreak, and how partners, organizations, and the public can help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the US.