From 1923 to 1930, over 24,000 Mennonites fled the Soviet Union, having survived years of war, violence, hardship, and trauma. The Russländer commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of this migration to Canada by exploring the lives and stories of these immigrants to Canada. The exhibit examines the lives of Russländer in the Russian Empire before the Russian Revolution in 1917, the circumstances under which they left the Soviet Union, and the factors that helped to bring them to Canada. The exhibit asks how the history of the Russländer is remembered today through the objects that the immigrants brought to Canada with them and the stories they shared about their lives.
Exhibit Open: May 13 – November 25
VIP Opening on May 12th at the Spring Gala
