Kosiv Bazaar • A living archive of the Carpathians

Name: Kosiv Bazaar • A living archive of the Carpathians
Start: 2025-09-05T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-05T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 620 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 2H4

Schedule

Fri Sep 05 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

620 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 2H4 | Toronto, ON

Join us for the opening of the exhibit Kosiv Bazaar: A Living Archive of the Carpathians
Doors open at 6:00 PM | Reception at 7:00 PM
Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch
620 Spadina Avenue | Toronto (inside St.Volodymyr Institute)
Tickets: $20 in advance* | $25 at the door | Youth 18 & under: Free
* Special invitation for UMCO Members
There is a place in the west of Ukraine, in the Carpathian Mountains, where magic happens. Known as the Kosiv Bazaar, it is here that the imagination is sparked, creativity flows, and the world meets.
The Kosiv Bazaar is a unique cultural phenomenon — a true theatre for visitors and an essential part of everyday life for the Hutsul people. It is where tradition, craft, art, and daily life intertwine. At the bazaar, one can find folk crafts, artworks, antiques, and contemporary goods: clothing, furniture, tools, livestock, and even transportation. All of this exists in a colourful, vibrant, and seemingly chaotic – yet harmonious environment.
It is a place of encounters and conversations, where local dishes and homemade moonshine are shared, and, most importantly, news, stories, and rumours are exchanged. People come not only to shop, but to see and be seen.
This exhibition, guest curated by Myroslava Boikiv, showcases a portion of the vast collection assembled by Leonard Krawchuk over many years. It represents Hutsulshchyna and the neighbouring regions of Pokuttia and Bukovyna.