[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2016

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize the 
founding of the Ukrainian National Museum in 1952 by three displaced 
scholars, Olexa Hankewych, Julian Kamenetsky, and Orest Horodysky.
  The Ukrainian National Museum is dedicated to the collection of 
documents, presentation and exhibition of artifacts sharing Ukrainian 
culture and heritage. Its collection consists of more than 100,000 
museum archives related to the history and legacy of Ukraine and 
Chicago's Ukrainian community, and 10,000 artifacts related to 
traditional folk and fine arts.
  Today, the Ukrainian National Museum is highlighted as one of the 
finest achievements of the Ukrainian American community in the U.S. It 
features an important part of Chicago's history and is a respected 
institution for Ukrainian Americans throughout the United States.
  The Ukrainian National Museum occupies a vital place in the cultural 
world of the Ukrainian Diaspora in America. It is visited and 
appreciated by people of many ethnic backgrounds coming from all over 
the world.
  A main reason the Ukrainian National Museum is such an impressive 
institution is due to the hard work of many devoted individuals, one of 
whom is Jaroslaw J. Hankewych, son of one of UNM's founders, Olexa 
Hankewych. Mr. Jaroslaw J. Hankewych served on the Museum Executive 
Board for over 40 years, and from 2000 to 2014, served as President of 
the Ukrainian National Museum.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and 
celebrating Jaroslaw Hankewych's work and accomplishments, and also the 
many contributions of the Ukrainian American community.

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