Representatives of the Board of the Alumni Association, Lviv Polytechnic National University, visited the Ethno Gallery of Roksoliana Shymchuk.
On the occasion of the Embroidery Day, Roksoliana Shymchuk, a Polytechnic graduate and now a famous artist, collector and a true fan of embroidery, invited representatives of the Board of the Lviv Polytechnic Alumni Association to her ethno-gallery.
The meeting was facilitated by Alumni & Friends, the Department of Marketing and Innovation, Lviv Polytechnic. The main task of this unit is to popularize the University as well as to establish and maintain the relationship between Polytechnic graduates.
Roksoliana Shymchuk conducted a tour and told a lot of interesting things about embroidered shirts. In particular, she stressed that she has been gathering her collection for over 30 years. The highlight is children’s costumes and unique shirts where the images of blue and yellow trident is skillfully woven into the pattern, as well as embroidered shirts with the inscription around the neck «Ukraine is not dead, nor its glory and freedom
Interesting is the fact that Roksoliana Shymchuk’s museum collection features embroidery of all regions of Ukraine: Bukovyna, Hutsulshchyna, Pokuttia, Polissia, Slobozhanshchyna, Podniprovia and others. There are exhibits that are 100–150 years old, most of the costumes were made before the Second World War.
