The building of the Chernivtsi Art Museum is a unique architectural monument of national significance. It was built in the tradition of the Viennese Art Nouveau style for the Bukovyna Savings Bank (1900). Both the exterior design and interiors of the building, in general, have not undergone significant changes over time and since 1991, the Chernivtsi Art Museum has been housed in its current building. The museum contains many masterpieces of Western European, Bukovyna, and Ukrainian art including the many stained glass windows and ornamental staircases.
A photograph of the Cherkasy Academic Honored Ukrainian Folk Choir, which was created in May 1957. From the first years of its existence, the choir declared itself as an original and unique singing group that drew its inspiration from folk sources, enriching the art of folklore with the classics.
This traditional Ukrainian Flower crown was made using paper, foil, wax, and wire, and techniques such as cutting, and encaustic, which is hot wax painting. Crowns such as this one were worn by women of marital age to represent purity.
This 20th century Ukrainian flower crown originated in Podilla. It was hand made using wire, paper, and encaustic painting with wax. It is a beautiful depiction of lilies of the valley woven into a crown. In Ukraine, the lily is symbolic of innocence and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Because of this, It was not uncommon for these flower crowns to be worn at weddings by women, symbolizing purity as they entered their marriage.
