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RUSHNYKY: TEXTILES UCRANIANOS SAGRADOS

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Del 25 de marzo del 2023 al 10 de septiembre del 2023

“Una casa sin un rushnyk no es una casa”. — Proverbio ucraniano

La palabra Rushnyk deriva de ruka, “mano”, y, aunque puede referirse a una toalla común, el rushnyk ceremonial se diferencia por su ornamentación y su importancia. En casi todas las casas ucranianas, los íconos familiares (y, últimamente, las fotografías familiares) se cubren con rushnyky. Se cree que protegen a la familia, el hogar y el pueblo. Los paños están presentes en todos los rituales familiares, se envuelve a los niños con ellos al nacer y cumplen un papel importante en las ceremonias de compromiso y bodas. Sorprendentemente, incluso después de la agitación de los siglos XX y XXI, el uso de rushnyky sigue siendo una parte importante de la cultura ucraniana.

El Centro de Peregrinación Beato Michael McGivney presenta esta exposición itinerante del Museo de íconos rusos en Clinton, Massachusetts. Esta exposición cuenta con rushnyky y artefactos relacionados de la colección de Franklin Sciacca, profesor asociado de lengua rusa y literatura en Hamilton College en Clinton, Nueva York.

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RUSHNYKY: TEXTILES UCRANIANOS SAGRADOS

Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from the Dolyna District, Ivano Frankivsk Region, Ukraine, made in the mid-20th century.
Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from the Dolyna District, Ivano Frankivsk Region, Ukraine, made in the mid-20th century.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from the Dolyna District, Ivano Frankivsk Region, Ukraine, made in the mid-20th century. Textile from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals.
Detail image of Merezhka Rushnyk with a double-headed eagle from the Poltava Region, Ukraine made in the mid-20th century.
Detail image of Merezhka Rushnyk with a double-headed eagle from the Poltava Region, Ukraine made in the mid-20th century.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Detail image of Merezhka Rushnyk with a double-headed eagle from the Poltava Region, Ukraine made in the mid-20th century. Textile from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals.
Detail image of embroidered funeral Rushnyk from Ukraine made in the mid-20th century.
Detail image of embroidered funeral Rushnyk from Ukraine made in the mid-20th century.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Detail image of an embroidered funeral Rushnyk from Ukraine made in the mid-20th century. Textile from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals.
Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from Central Ukraine depicting a man and woman off to harvest with the date “September 5, 1942” beneath.
Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from Central Ukraine depicting a man and woman off to harvest with the date “September 5, 1942” beneath.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Detail image of embroidered Rushnyk from Central Ukraine made in 1942. This genre scene depicts a man and woman off to harvest with the date “September 5, 1942” beneath. This suggests a commemoration of a birth or a wedding in the middle of the war. Textile from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals.
Detail image of a woven Rushnyk with double headed eagles from Krolevets City, Sumy Region, Ukraine made in 1904.
Detail image of a woven Rushnyk with double headed eagles from Krolevets City, Sumy Region, Ukraine made in 1904.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Detail image of a woven Rushnyk with double headed eagles from Krolevets City, Sumy Region, Ukraine made in 1904. Textile from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals.
Collection of wooden tools for producing linen.
Collection of wooden tools for producing linen.
Rushnyky: Textiles ucranianos sagrados
Collection of wooden tools for producing linen from "Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles," hosted at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center from March 25, 2023 – September 10, 2023. Tools include weavers comb (berdo), flax combs (hetchel and hrebin'), scutching knife, spindles, spindle worl (priaslo), flax, loom weight, and mangle (rubel'). This traveling exhibition was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons (now The Icon Museum and Study Center) of Clinton, Massachusetts and featured rushnyky and related artifacts from the collection of Franklin Sciacca, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibit celebrated Ukrainian culture through one of its most ancient and valued traditions: rushnyky, ornately embroidered woven textiles used at the core of many life-cycle ceremonies and rituals."