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A new interactive exhibit at Raynor Library, Embroidered with Pain, shares the uncomfortable and often hidden stories of Ukrainians who have survived wartime sexual violence through a thousand-year-old Ukrainian tradition of embroidering life events on decorative and ritual cloth known as rushnyk.
Embroidered with Pain presents six reproductions of unique Ukrainian rushnyk tapestries, each encoded with traditional embroidered symbols that reveal the story of a wartime sexual violence survivor. The tapestries are accompanied by QR codes that allow us to read the survivors’ full stories and to learn the meaning and history of the symbols. The exhibit's power of artistic tradition will open eyes and hearts to the extraordinary suffering and resilience of Ukrainians during the current Russian occupation.
An opening reception will be held Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
Location: Raynor Library (lobby), 1355 W. Wisconsin Avenue.
Dates: January 24 through February 24, 2026.
Admission: This exhibition is free and open to the general public.
Other important details: View the library's hours and visitor parking information.
Embroidered with Pain is a traveling exhibition developed by Ukraine’s One Health on behalf of the Mental Health for Ukraine project and with the support of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. It has been brought to Raynor Library by the Wisconsin Ukrainians organization. Questions about the exhibit at Raynor Library can be directed to Joe Hardenbrook.
