Events

To Honor and Adorn: Icons and their Covers in late Imperial Russia Free. Registration required.  The practice of adorning icons with metal covers is today one of the least understood […]

The Museum will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen to the public on Friday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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, […]

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, […]

Free. No registration required. Guided Activity - 1:00 pm Drop-in Activity - all-day The Icon Museum and Study Center is excited to offer free admission and family-friendly programs on Thursdays […]

Thursday, September 12, 12:30 pm Free Join us in welcoming Erin Piñon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz. Erin is a specialist in early modern Armenian book arts and visual […]

Ekaterina Willewald, acclaimed master pianist, is returning to our Museum stage! Her breathtaking performances have left audiences spellbound. Don't miss your chance to experience Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition in an unforgettable live performance.

Celebrate the opening of Printing Icons: Modern Process, Medieval Image. Enjoy a glass of wine with fellow Museum members and a gallery tour with Curator Justin Willson as we delve into the fascinating world of the printed icon.

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.