Threads of Home: Transformations in Ukrainian Domesticity 

For immigrants, the experience of emigration is both an unravelling and a re-threading of personal and collective stories. Since Ukrainians first arrived in Canada in 1896, they have followed diverse and often challenging paths. Along the way, they have stitched the fabric of a new home with threads of hope, resilience, and memory.

To complement the podushky, museum staff have curated documents and artifacts from the permanent collection and archives. Together, they loosely narrate the evolving struggles and meanings of “home” for Ukrainian Canadians over the past 120 years. These pieces include land title registrations, paintings, photographs, poetry, and more.

Threads of Home is, above all, a celebration of the artistry of adaptation. It honours the enduring spirit of Ukrainian Canadians, who remain forever bound to their ancestral homeland.

We are grateful for the support of the local vintage furniture business The Wood is the Good!