The Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24) until New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1). The Museum will reopen to the public on Thursday, January 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy your holiday season!

Events

Lecture with Mihaela Leonida: The Secret World of Medieval Iconographers

The Icon Museum and Study Center

Free. Register below.  Examine the materials and techniques used by medieval icon painters. Learn about their recipes and secrets for painting icons and manuscripts that were handed down through generations, from master to apprentices. What were the religious practices to celebrate the graduation of apprentices in the closed circle of icon painters? Presenter Mihaela Leonida, […]

Gallery Talk – Sacred Presence: Virgin of Kazan

The Icon Museum and Study Center

Free with admission. No registration required. Explore our special exhibition with guest curator, Dennis Sardella, who will discuss reflections on the icon of the Mother of God Kazanskaya, its iconography, form, spiritual journey, allure, and beauty, as well as its cooption by political and religious actors up to our modern times. Dennis will be available […]

Hybrid Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group

Virtual +1 more

Sunday, September 15, 1:00 pm Free. New members always welcome. You can join in person or via Zoom. This month's book is The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye. The Ukraine is […]

Images within Images: Exploring Composite Icons

The Icon Museum and Study Center

The talk focuses on "composite icons"– icons consisting of two panels, usually made at different times, joined together by inserting the smaller icon into a larger panel. It presents the internal diversity of the phenomenon and reinterprets the act of insertion in order to provide a better understanding of this unusual way of reusing icons.

Free with admission

Annual Holiday Toy Drive

The Icon Museum and Study Center

Drop off a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the Clinton Elementary School’s Holiday Toy Drive and receive free admission for one! The most requested items include: legos, arts and crafts […]