Volume 5 | Issue 26 | July 31, 2025

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS UKRAINIAN PHOTO EXHIBITION! ON DISPLAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7.

For the first time in the United States, the photo exhibition Courage of a Nation has opened to the public.



In its American debut, 44 photographs of wartime Ukraine taken by Howard G. Buffett are now on display at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago through September 7, 2025.

The exhibit, showcases unforgettable images documenting the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and takes visitors on a visual journey through the lens of Howard Buffett. Photos of Ukrainians from all walks of life highlight the courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment of the Ukrainian people as they stand strong for democracy and freedom.

The photographs, taken between April 2022 and January 2025, are accompanied by personal stories and three dioramas depicting scenes from wartime Ukraine. All photography was captured by Howard Buffett, an American philanthropist, businessman, and photographer.

The exhibition is presented and curated by world-renowned photographer, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and friend of Howard, Muhammed Muheisen.

The Ukrainian National Museum is a true treasury that holds relics of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.

On the 160th anniversary of his birth, one can visit this giant of faith and spirit, even away from Ukraine. The museum's archives preserve photographs and the written legacy of the Metropolitan. Notably, there is an image of the ceremonial banquet in Chicago in October 1922, held in honor of Andrey Sheptytsky and Oleksandr Koshyts.

The collection also includes photos of Sheptytsky's visit to the town of Kalush during a large gathering of people, as well as a unique photograph from his visit to the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen’s divisions in October 1917. One image shows the Metropolitan meeting with officers and leaders of the Sich Riflemen.

The "Dilo" newspaper reported on the formal reception at the Mykolaiv-Drohobych train station, where ten soldiers from each company greeted him with a Sich march played by the orchestra. The station was decorated with blue and yellow flags, and the Metropolitan passed through the ranks of the Sich Riflemen, accompanied by Otaman Hryhorii Kossak and Lieutenant Colonel Kazimir Huzhkovskii. Following the reception, Sheptytsky dined with the command staff of the Sich Riflemen.

The following Sunday, Sheptytsky held a service for the Sich Riflemen and blessed their flag.

Photo from the UNM archive, all rights reserved. Museum Archivist Halyna Parasiuk

An extraordinary addition to the UNM music collection

Mrs. Nadine Hnatysko Berczynski graciously donated a large collection of music records, including valuable recordings from the 1920s to 1930s by renowned Ukrainian performers. The collection was donated along with a record player. Listen to and enjoy Ukrainian song!

MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

Evening Prayer held in honor of Metropolitan Sheptysky

This past Tuesday evening Rev. Pavlo Drozdiak, led a prayer service at the Ukrainian National Museum. The service was held honor of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptysky's 160th birthday. Among the collection of relics and artifacts of the Metropolitan housed in the Ukrainian National Museum Rev. Drozdiak shared the history of the Metropolitan's life and his role in Ukrainian national identity. If you missed it, you can still view the recording below!

Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov and the team behind the Oscar®-winning documentary 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL return with a harrowing new chapter in Ukraine’s story focused on Ukrainian soldiers and the impossible decisions they face as they fight for every inch of land.

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA screens in Chicago August 1-7 at Siskel Film Center: bit.ly/200MCHI