Antimensia from the 17th to the 19th centuries

Antimensia are liturgical textiles that not only have religious importance and artistic interest, but also can be read as historical documents. These examples from the permanent collection of the UHEC and are part of the exhibition "Autonomy Lost and Regained: The Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolia of Kyiv, 1633-2019” through Spring 2022 at the UHEC Library Gallery and online on UkrHEC.org/exhibits.

The exhibition was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.