Mission Statement and Objectives
To ensure the identity of the Ukrainian people by providing a centre of inspiration for all generations that celebrates, educates and preserves its ethnographic collections which represent the spiritual, material and folkloric cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people.
Vision
Through the mission statement the Museum will maintain and disseminate the knowledge that resides in the collection; be a significant tourist destination; and be a place of discovery and education.
As we continue to grow the vision of MUM which embraces the proud traditions of the Ukrainian people it is important that we do it together. What has been entrusted to all of us is to be understood and protected and can only be achieved if we work together.
Mandate
The mandate of MUM preserves the history of the Ukrainian people within a multicultural society. Through exhibits, educational programs, and interactive activities, the museum brings to life the story of a significant group of people who helped build the great province of Saskatchewan and contributed to an understanding of Canada. MUM not only invites the world to come and experience this influential part of world history, but to also understand how a historical group in a multicultural community can survive and serve as a bridge of understanding between cultures within the local, provincial and national sector.
Value
The values of MUM are derived from a culmination of history, community, education, religion, and the telling of the story of the Ukrainian people to the world. Each of these values is brought to life in the day to day museum practices, as well as the outreach community programming in which MUM takes part. The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon, which serves as a governing body for the Ukrainian Catholic community in Saskatchewan, reinforces and guides the religious and spiritual nature of the museum persona and artifact collections. MUM strives for accountability and credibility, respect with partners, understanding for the development and diversity among its members and objectivity in museum work.
Preserving our Culture
In October 2024, UNESCO confirmed that since the invasion on February 24, 2022, 457 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites have been damaged: 143 religious sites, 231 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 32 museums, 33 monuments, 17 libraries, and an archive.
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration the number of damaged or destroyed cultural monuments is much higher: 1,179 cultural heritage sites and 2,109 cultural infrastructure locations in 18 oblasts and the city of Kyiv. These cultural venues include: libraries, museums, art galleries, theatres, concert halls, parks and zoos.
The russians have also destroyed numerous Memorials to victims of the 1932-33 'Holodomor', in areas including Mariupol, Kherson and Luhansk, in further attemps to eradicate historical memory and further the russian denial of their manmade genocide-famine which killed several million Ukrainians.
Today, with the continued brutality of putin's russian federation's brutal attempt to destroy Ukrainian statehood, sovereignty, national identity and culture - it is even more important that we preserve and educate our community.
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