The Russian History Museum fervently hopes and prays for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and for the safety of all those affected by the war. The museum is a non-political organization that promotes the study of Russian history and culture. Although it [...]
Watch as Dr. Jakob Seerup, curator at the Museum of Bornholm in Denmark, explores the fascinating story of a rare military collection! On Saturday, February 12th "The Russian Collection at the Danish Arsenal Museum" was presented as a part of our Second Saturday online lecture [...]
Catch up on our first lecture recording release of the new year! On Saturday, January 15th Dr. Margaret Samu presented "A Russian Masterpiece in Paris: Karl Briullov's Last Day of Pompeii at the 1834 Salon." This presentation was a part of the Russian History [...]
On Saturday, December 11th Professor Lee A. Farrow presented a compelling talk on Grand Duke Alexis Romanov's 19th Century North American tour. This talk, "Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke's Tour," provided step-by-step overview of Alexis's travels and adventures and was presented as a [...]
Many of the artifacts in our collection have come to the museum in unexpected ways. The story of a recent acquisition, an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, is no exception. The icon was found by a long-time supporter of our museum at a [...]
On November 13th, University of Toronto Professor Kate Holland presented a compelling talk on one of Russia's most infamous authors. "Dostoyevsky at 200: The Russian Novel Between Tradition and Modernity" coincided with the literary legend's bicentenary month. This free online program was presented as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
