On Saturday, April 9th Dr. Ekaterina Heath presented as a part of our Second Saturday online lecture series. The talk considered various pieces of Russian art in Chinese style, analyzing how chinoiserie effected Grand Duchess Elisabeth Petrovna and court life. Heath considered ways [...]
On Saturday, March 19th this talk by Helen Rappaport was presented as a part of our Second Saturday online lecture series. This Zoom program examined figures like Princess Olga Paley and her husband Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, the Yusupovs, and stars from [...]
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 at a recent online estate sale in Maryland by [...]
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 [...]
