19.04.2021
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The Art of Woven Blankets
The National Museum hosts an exhibition of the traditional Hutsul blankets - lizhnyky, from the village of Yavoriv.
The village of Yavoriv in Kosiv district, Ivano-Frankivsk province, is a worldwide famous centre of traditional Hutsul folk arts.
The traditional art of weaving has been preserved in the village by numerous craftswomen. The most famous of them are a 90-years-old Vasylyna Kalynych, a 60-years-old Hanna Kopylchuk, and an 80-years-old Anastasia Khimiak. In their work they combine tradional and modern designs.
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