Events

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, […]

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 […]

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 during school vacation. Get ready to explore the Museum's collections, spark creativity, and discover a welcoming learning environment for all ages! Join us for activities […]

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 and material culture spanning Istanbul to Isfahan. She will discuss her current work, which aims to define the aesthetics of the diasporic condition between the […]

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.

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 kits, teddy bears/stuffed animals, any building toys, baby dolls, and action figures. Please drop off your donation by Sunday, December 8.

Art historian Waldemar Deluga will discuss important 17th-century woodcut prints related to the monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai, Egypt. These works of art are included in the exhibition Printing Icons: Modern Process, Medieval Image on display at the Icon Museum and Study Center. Made in Lviv, one of the most beautiful cities in Central Europe, by Ukrainian artists, they are among the most rare examples of prints created in Eastern Christianity.