Events
Pysanky Workshop SOLD OUT
The Icon Museum and Study CenterSession 2 SOLD OUT Members $35, Not-yet-members $45. Limited to 14 participants per session. Please register by April 9. Pysanky (pee-san-key) are decorated eggs with traditional folk motifs and designs created using a wax-resist method. Students in this workshop will learn how to draw on a whole plain white chicken egg with a special […]
Virtual Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group
VirtualFree. New members always welcome. This month's book is The Body of the Soul by Ludmila Ulitskaya. While we can feel, know, and study the body, the soul refuses definition. Where does it begin and end? What does the soul have to do with love? Does it exist at all, and if so, does it […]
Virtual Talk with Justin Willson: Printed Icons in the Early Slavic World
VirtualFree. Register by Monday, April 29th. The Zoom link will be sent to you when you register and on the day of the program. What might iconography gain by migrating to the page, and what might it lose? Explore this question with Museum Curator Justin Willson during his first virtual talk for The Icon Museum […]
Free First Sunday and Family Activities
The Icon Museum and Study CenterEnjoy free admission on the first Sunday of each month, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation. Artist Adventures: Finding Nature Indoors Stop by the Museum’s front desk for a gallery exploration kit, including a pair of DIY paper binoculars to decorate, a Kraft notebook, and colored pencils, perfect for observing nature and animals in our […]
Gallery Talk – Sacred Presence: Virgin of Kazan
The Icon Museum and Study CenterFree 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 […]
Spring Concert with Greek Chorale Boston
The Icon Museum and Study CenterMembers $20, Not-yet-members $30 Limited to 80 seats; tickets at the door if available .stk-si0blkv .stk-button{padding-right:25px !important;padding-left:25px !important;background:var(--theme-palette-color-2,#6F0000) !important;border-top-left-radius:4px !important;border-top-right-radius:4px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:4px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:4px !important}.stk-si0blkv .stk-button__inner-text{font-weight:600 !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;letter-spacing:1.2px !important}Register Greek Chorale Boston, directed by Panayota Haloulakou, has shared the rich variety of Greek music and culture with audiences throughout New England since 2019. Collaborating with Cretan singer […]
Lecture with Amy Adams: Sacred Histories: Why Russian Leaders Tell Icon Tales
The Icon Museum and Study CenterMembers Free, Not-yet-members $15. Limited to 80 seats, tickets at door if available This talk uses the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan as a case study to highlight how Russia's political leaders invoke the notion of "sacred" history as political discourse. Drawing on hundreds of years of icon tales (skazaniia) linked to […]
Free First Sunday
The Icon Museum and Study CenterEnjoy free admission on the first Sunday of each month, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation. Film – The Return of the Icon Showing at 11:00 am and 1:00pm (Length 1 hour and 20 minutes) Enjoy a free showing of the film The Return of the Icon According to tradition, the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother […]
Film: Exploring Mount Athos in Two Films and a Q&A with Julia Gearhart
The Icon Museum and Study CenterMembers $20, Not-yet-members $30 Limited to 80 seats; tickets at the door if available Explore the majesty of Mount Athos through film, starting with amateur filmographer Argyris Liapis's documentary: Athos, the World’s Brightest Peak, winner of the Astron Award (Audience Favorite) at the 18th San Francisco Greek Film Festival in 2021. Three monks from Mount […]
Hybrid Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group
VirtualFree. New members always welcome. This month, you can join in person or via Zoom. This month's book is The Winter Queen (Azazel) by Boris Akunin. Moscow, May 1876. What would cause a talented student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public? Decadence and boredom, it is presumed. But […]