Mother’s Day Tea An afternoon of tea and conversation with Larissa Dyan Saturday, May 11, 1:00-3:00 Members/Nonmembers: $30 each or two for $50 Limited to 30 participants, registration required by Friday, May 3. Call 978.598.5000.   Celebrate spring and Mother’s Day by participating in an afternoon of traditional Russian tea service with Russian hostess Larissa Dyan. […]

Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group Sunday, May 19, 1:00-3:00pm The Burn by Vasily Aksyonov Recounts the experiences of Aristarkh Apollinarievich Kunitser, a young scientist living in Moscow during the sixties, who faces the prospect of exile.

First Sunday Sunday, June 2, 11:00am-5:00pm Enjoy free admission all day, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation.

Workshop: Introduction to Traditional Zhostovo Painting Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 9, 10:00am – 4:30pm Members $125, Nonmembers $150, plus $80 supply fee Limited to 18 participants, registration required by Friday, May 31. Call 978.598.5000. Learn to paint the Zhostovo style from one of the world’s leading authorities and teachers. This three project course is […]

Take it to the Curator: An icon assessment program provided by the Museum of Russian Icons curatorial staff Friday, June 14, 11:00am-4:00pm $20 per object, limit four objects per 20-minute time slot Registration required. Call 978.598.5000. Want to know more about your icon? Bring your objects in for an assessment clinic provided by the members of […]

First Sunday Film: Pysanka - The Ukrainian Easter Egg Sunday, March 1, 12:00pm and 2:00pm Learn about the unique art of Ukrainian Easter Egg decorating. There will be two showing of this short film. (14 minutes)

Webinar lecture “Today I Arise”: Lenten Repentance and Paschal Renewal in Russian Liturgy in the Last Years of the Empire and in a time of Pestilence With Professor Nadieszda Kizenko, State University of New York, Albany Saturday, April 25, 1:00-2:00pm, Free. Register by clicking the link below. The host will send you an email on the […]

Curator's Roundtable Webinar—SOLD OUT Decoding the iconography and symbols of Easter in Russian Art with Dr. Karen Kettering, Dmitry Gurevich, and Nicholas B.A. Nicholson, Curators of Tradition & Opulence: Easter in Imperial Russia. Saturday, May 9, 1:00-2:00pm, Free. A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you by the host on the morning of […]

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day at the Museum of Russian Icons Saturday, September 18, 2021, 11:00-5:00 Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Visit the Smithsonian magazine website to print your ticket.   […]