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 [...]
The Private World of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Restoration of the Alexander Palace and the Russian History Museum Collection Livestream chat Join us for an informal chat with curator Nick Nicholson and Executive Director Michael Perekrestov about the recent opening of the Alexander Palace in [...]
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. [...]
On June 22nd, the Russian History Museum presented this livestream event, hosted on Zoom and YouTube. Throughout this program, Executive Director Michael Perekrestov and Curator Nick Nicholson discussed various representations of Russia's diverse population. This chat was inspired by a recent museum [...]
Picturing Russia's Peoples Livestream chat Like all empires, the Russian Empire featured a great diversity of ethnicities, languages, and religions. The idea of Russia as an Orthodox nation of Slavs took root in the 19th century, in direct opposition to the fact that by the [...]
On May 20th, the Russian History Museum's Executive Director Michael Perekrestov and Curator Nick Nicholson presented this livestream event focusing on Easter traditions and collection pieces. This livestream chat surveyed pieces from the museum that involve a unifying theme: Eggs! The event [...]
Talking on Eggshells: Examining a Russian Tradition Livestream chat In surveying Russian Easter traditions, the following object and its symbolism are unmistakably present: Eggs! What do eggs have to do with Orthodox religion and Easter? What eggs are in the museum's collection? How can type, [...]
On April 22nd, the Russian History Museum's Executive Director Michael Perekrestov and Curator Nick Nicholson presented this inaugural livestream event. Their discussion was centered around a striking silver presentation box by the firm of Fabergé, decorated with Egyptian figures, enameled coats of [...]
On Thursday, April 15, the Russian History Museum presented its inaugural Collecting Stories conversation. Collecting Stories is a new program in which curator Nick Nicholson and other members of RHM staff are able to have live, in-person conversations with collectors, curators, scholars, and notable members of the Russian [...]
Unlocking Baron Mestmacher's Fabergé Coffer Livestream chat Among our museum's most striking pieces is a silver presentation box by the firm of Fabergé, decorated with Egyptian figures, enameled coats of arms, and an engraved dedication to Baron Mestmacher. What's the story behind this coffer? Who [...]
