Your Gift DOUBLED for 2021 Annual Fund
We are thrilled to announce that two generous donors are matching all donations made by December 31, up to $40,000! Donate Now Will you help us reach our total goal of $80,000 by the end of this [...]
RHM Director Participates in Roundtable on Russia-US Museum Embargo
On Tuesday, October 12 The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, MN hosted a roundtable discussion regarding the embargo of loans to US museums from Russian state museums. Michael Perekrestov, Executive Director of the Russian History Museum, participated in this Zoom discussion as a [...]
WATCH: Leon Bakst’s Grand Finale
On October 9th, cultural historian Anna Winestein led us on an exploration of the "gorgeous calamity" that was Bakst's last production for the Ballets Russes. "Leon Bakst's Grand Finale: The Ballets Russes' Sleeping Princess Production of 1921" was presented as a part of the Russian [...]
WATCH: The Smolny Institute
On September 18th, Dr. Nancy Kovaleff-Baker presented “Elite Education in Pre-Revolutionary Russia: The Imperial Educational Society of Noble Maidens" as a part of the Russian History Museum's Second Saturday lecture series. In this presentation, Dr. Baker outlined different eras of and experiences within The [...]
WATCH: The Private World of Nicholas and Alexandra
The Russian History Museum presented their third livestream program on Tuesday, August 24. During this highly successful program, Executive Director Michael Perekrestov and curator Nick Nicholson chatted about the recent restoration of the Alexander Palace. Dovetailing with Nick's expedition to Russia for [...]
WATCH: From Border Guards to Body Guards
On Saturday, August 14th Professor Brian J. Boeck presented "From Border Guards to Body Guards: The Cossacks in Imperial Russia" as a part of the Russian History Museum's Second Saturday lecture series. Throughout the event, Brian Boeck discussed Cossacks as a population [...]
Peter Sarandinaki Presents on the Search for the Romanov Remains
On Thursday, July 29, the Russian History Museum hosted an exclusive Collecting Stories conversation between curator Nick Nicholson and Captain Peter Sarandinaki, President of the SEARCH Foundation. We are pleased to present a glimpse into this fascinating conversation for you to watch. [...]
Opening of Tsarskoe Selo Exhibition Featuring RHM Artifacts
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - A new exhibition featuring fifty artifacts loaned by the Russian History Museum to the Tsarskoe Selo Museum-Heritage Site opened on July 22nd. At the Sovereign’s Stirrup: The Mounted Escort in Russia from the XVI century to the Present Day charts [...]
Artifacts Conserved Thanks to Spring Appeal
The Russian History Museum is pleased to announce the completion of its first-ever Spring Appeal, and to express its gratitude to the Museum's generous supporters. The campaign, running from the beginning of April to June 30, raised funds towards the conservation of historical materials [...]
Unique Artifacts Loaned to Exhibition in Tsarskoe Selo
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - The Russian History Museum is honored to loan fifty rare objects to Russia’s Tsarskoe Selo Museum-Preserve in St. Petersburg, for a new exhibition on view July 23 – October 18, 2021. At the Sovereign’s Stirrup («При государеве стремени. Конные эскорты России с [...]