Molly Gochman Unveils Memory Collage at Ukrainian Museum's 50th Anniversary

Key facts

• Molly Gochman's Memory Collage installation opened at The Ukrainian Museum in New York on 26 September.
• The project is part of the museum's 50th anniversary celebrations.
• Gochman worked with head of collections Maria Rewakowicz to explore over 46,000 objects in the permanent collection.
• Community members were invited to contribute personal items for scanning and projection at the unveiling.
• The museum is located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, historically known as Ukrainian Village.
• It was founded by the Ukrainian National Women's League, with a collection dating to 600 folk art pieces acquired at the 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair.
• Gochman's series was inspired by her 2009 exhibition Spring, which used time-damaged Kodachrome slides of her mother.
• Kyiv-born curator Elena Siyanko is leading efforts to integrate the museum into the community, including a partnership with Cooper Union Schools of Art and Architecture.
• A 'reading rave' on 17 October will showcase Ukraine's art publications and diaspora editions illustrated by artists such as Jacques Hnizdovsky.
• Current exhibitions include The Ground Shifts Beneath Our Feet by Zhanna Kadyrova and A Living Canvas.