For International Museum Day
In the exhibition halls of the Historical Museum, the presentation of the exhibition “From the History of Willow Weaving in the Korsun Region” took place. The display featured over 20 items made from willow by Korsun craftsmen from the late 19th to the early 21st century.

One of the oldest items was a basket crafted at the turn of the 20th century by Vasyl Dudarenko, a resident of the Nyzhni Boki hamlet, in the basket-weaving workshop of the Lopukhin-Demidov princes.

A willow chair drew particular attention from visitors. It was made by the “Strength in Unity” artel, which began operating in the city in the 1920s. The artel was under the supervision of the Korsun forestry. They produced baskets and simple furniture. In 1968, the Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Wickerwork Factory was established. In 1988, it was renamed Korsunchanka, and in 1997 it became Skif JSC. The exhibition displayed various wicker products made by the factory’s workers, including fruit bowls, flower baskets, household baskets, chairs, and champagne bottle holders.

Particularly elegant were the willow works by renowned weavers Yevheniia Bryzhak and Oleksandr Dudarenko. The exhibition showcased their fruit bowls, as well as a champagne bottle holder crafted by O. Dudarenko.