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 at a recent online estate sale in Maryland by [...]
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 [...]
This month, we are pleased to bring you our second Conservation Challenge — a book presented to the Heir-Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia in his capacity as Honorary Chief of the Finland Life-Guards Regiment of His Majesty. Help Restore This Artifact [...]
We thank everyone who participated in our first-ever Conservation Challenge last month. We were humbled by the generosity of our many donors who helped us meet and exceed our goal by over 40% with more than $1,400.00 donated! Our thanks go to our valued [...]
The Russian History Museum is proud to announce the completion of the conservation treatment of a work in its collection, “Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane,” by the Russian-American artist Constantin Alexandrovich Westchiloff (b. St. Petersburg 1878 – d. New York 1945). Westchiloff studied [...]
