The Art of Alexander Gassel May 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019. The Museum will be exhibiting the contemporary paintings of Russian-American artist and designer Alexander Gassel, May 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019.
The origin of this miraculous image in Czestochowa, Poland is unknown for absolute certainty, but according to tradition the painting was a portrait of Our Lady done by St. John sometime after the Crucifixion of Our Lord and remained in the Holy Land until discovered by St. Helena of the Cross in
Synodal Cathedral of the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia located in New York, NY
Please note: The Museum will close at 4pm on Sunday, May 6 for a private member event. WELCOME! The Museum of Russian Icons inspires the appreciation and study of Russian culture by collecting and exhibiting one of the world’s largest collections of Russian icons — sacred paintings used for veneration in the Orthodox tradition.
A large selection of Eastern Orthodox Christian Icons in Byzantine, Greek, Russian and Slavic styles for many occasions. Russian Icons, Diptyches and Triptyches Icons, Festal Icons, Greek Icons, Wedding Icons, Icon Matched Sets, Christmas ornament Icons, and many more.
Russian traditions, superstitions and beliefs include superstitions and customs of Russians.Many of them are now inseparable parts of everyday life, or simply common social etiquette, though they often have their origins in superstition.
Californians are calling for a split from the US — but one secessionist group has odd ties to Russia
Russian Lacquer Boxes. Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstera and Kholui are known to connoisseurs around the world for their inimitable lacquer miniatures. Deeply rooted in history, this art form, along with traditional folk art, icon-painting, and the secular paintings of the mid-18th to late 19th centuries, is among the most splendid and …
Russian Art (22,000 BCE – 1920): Icon Painting, Mosaics, Goldsmithing and Cathedral Architecture in Moscow, Kiev and Novgorod
Russian culture has a long history. Russia claimed a long tradition of dividend in many aspects of the arts, especially when it comes to literature, philosophy, classical music, ballet, architecture, painting, cinema, animation and politics, which all had considerable influence on world culture.
