Trunk Tales
Journal: The iJournal Student Journal of the Faculty of Information
Year: 2025

This article presents a case study of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada – Ontario Branch through its flagship exhibit, Trunk Tales: Leaving Home...Finding Home. The Museum—founded in 1944 with modest means and a single artifact—now operates as a compact but influential institution, preserving the material and intangible heritage of Ukrainian-Canadians across five distinct waves of migration. This paper examines the Museum’s spatial limitations, digital adaptations, and interpretive strategies in cu