The foundation for the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford was laid by Bishop Constantine Bohachevsky in 1933 with the purchase of the Quintard estate and the subsequent announcement in 1935 of plans to establish a cultural institution on the premises. During the organizational and preparatory period beginning in 1935, continuous efforts were made to engage and broaden interest in this project within the Ukrainian communities in the United States and to develop awareness of the need to establish a museum and library. The Museum and Library’s official opening and dedication took place in September 1937. For the first four decades, museum exhibitions were held in two great rooms of the mansion. Since the 1980s, the museum exhibition space has expanded to two floors of the mansion, and the library and archives were moved to their own building, the former St. Basil Preparatory School. The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford is incorporated in the State of Connecticut.