The Shevchenko Scientific Society (SSS) is an organization of learned men and
women dedicated to scholarship. It is the oldest Ukrainian academy of arts
and sciences whose activities have been the mainstay of Ukrainian cultural
life for over the century. Founded in 1873 in Lviv, Ukraine, the
Society has been liquidated by the Soviet regime in 1939. It has
been reestablished in 1947, Western Europe and the United States, in 1989
in Ukraine. The headquarters of the Society in the US is located in New York
City. Besides offices and lecture halls, it contains specialized library, depository of archives pertaining to Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora
and art collection.