“Tryzub: Day of Resilience” in New York: Hundreds Gather at the Ukrainian Museum on the Fourth Anniversary of the Full-Scale War

The The Ukrainian Museum hosted a one-day event titled “Tryzub: Day of Resilience,” marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The event brought together hundreds of visitors — community members, artists, students, and all those who came to express solidarity with Ukraine.

This was reported by Ukrainian Museum.

The event was organized in collaboration with artist Maya Hayuk, UNWLA Branch 1 in New York, Razom for Ukraine, Yara Arts Group, and the New York Bandura School. 

The program featured workshops, film screenings, poetry readings, and musical performances.

Organizers emphasized that it was a day of community, remembrance, and support for Ukraine. The museum also noted plans to continue joint events with partners as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.

One highlight was Maya Hayuk’s workshop. The initiative, launched in 2022, began as a creative marathon dedicated to producing original interpretations of the Ukrainian symbol — the trident (tryzub).

Participants were invited to create their own versions, which will be added to the project archive, now containing more than 300 unique works. The project has been implemented in various formats — from collaborations with graffiti artists to workshops with children and Ukrainian soldiers at the “Unbreakable” rehabilitation center in Lviv.

In the lower gallery, UNWLA Branch 1 held traditional Ukrainian embroidery workshops and presented a slideshow about Ukraine’s coat of arms and the organization’s activities.

Handmade items were available for purchase, with all proceeds directed toward humanitarian initiatives supporting Ukraine.

In the museum’s main hall, audiences viewed a selection of short films from the documentary series “Vidbuduyemo” (“We Will Rebuild”) by director Kornyi Hrytsiuk. The films tell the stories of cultural institutions destroyed by Russian attacks and communities affected by the war.

They highlight how Russia’s war against Ukraine seeks to destroy Ukrainian identity, history, and culture.

Later, Terennia Kuzma and Zoya Shepko of the New York Bandura School performed in the main hall. The program included Ukrainian folk songs, soldiers’ ballads, traditional melodies, and an original composition by Kuzma. The music centered on themes of spring, renewal, and unity.

The program “Unbreakable Threads” presented contemporary Ukrainian short films created after 2022. Through documentary, fiction, and animation, the filmmakers depicted everyday stories of people preserving memory, connection, and dignity during wartime — focusing on lived experience rather than abstract narratives.

Yara Arts Group presented a bilingual program titled “Resilience,” featuring new poetry from Ukraine. Performers included George Drance, Darien Fiorino, Bob Holman, Svitlana Kosolapova, Stefka Nazarkevich, Wanda Phipps, and Martha Preve, along with Julian Kytasty and Lesia Verba. The program was directed by Virlana Tkacz.

Poems by Serhiy Zhadan were presented in translations by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps. Visual design was created by Waldemart Klyuzhko, with projections by Darien Fiorino.