Join us for the opening of our latest Archives Exhibit, Lena and Thomas Gushul: In Front and Behind the Camera. Guest Curator, Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn, will discuss the exhibit and the Gushuls’ impact on the Crowsnest Pass during the early 20th century.

This travelling exhibit from the Kule Folklore Centre explores the life and work of Lena and Thomas Gushul, who immigrated to Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. They married in 1914 and opened their first photo studio in Coleman, AB, sometime in 1917 or 1918. These Ukrainian Canadian photographers left a wonderful legacy.

Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn serves as the Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography at the Kule Folklore Centre. She received her BFA in Art & Design at the University of Alberta in 1981 and has become a well-known Ukrainian Canadian artist and illustrator.

The exhibit is available for public viewing on February 15th, and the official opening is on February 27th! Come experience a Southern Alberta-local piece of history, straight from the golden age of photography.

3:00–4:00 pm | adults and seniors | registration not required | museum admission applies | free to members