On Saturday, November 11, historian Douglas Smith presented “Restoring a Forgotten Russian Masterpiece: Konstantin Paustovsky's 'Story of a Life'” as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. In 1943, the Soviet author Konstantin Paustovsky started out on what [...]
We are thrilled to announce that six dedicated donors and board members are matching all donations made by December 31, up to $50,000! Donate Now Your investment in our museum enables us to: Inspire with amazing [...]
Anastasia Shteinert, Communications and Engagement Manager November is a month of gratitude, when families come together for Thanksgiving to celebrate the blessings of the past year. In observance of this holiday, we are highlighting four documents expressing heartfelt gratitude from different periods and locations. [...]
On Saturday, October 7, Dr. Joachim Pissarro presented “Rise and Fall of an Ideology: From Utopia to Dissent" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. In this lecture, Dr. Joachim Pissarro addressed the surprising meandering that took [...]
On Saturday, September 9, Michael Perekrestov presented “Mysteries and Odysseys: Stories of Unlikely Journeys and Unexpected Discoveries" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Michael Perekrestov, the museum’s Executive Director, shared some of the surprising recent revelations [...]
On Saturday, June 10, Dr. Thomas Hodge presented "Ivan Turgenev: Russian Turmoil, Russian Nature" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Ivan Turgenev was one of Russia’s finest nature writers. In his short stories, essays, and novels, he [...]
The Russian History Museum is proud to announce that it was awarded an absolute charter from the New York State Education Department. The NYS Board of Regents approved the charter in its April meeting. The absolute charter certifies that the Russian History Museum meets [...]
The Russian History Museum presents a new special exhibition, Mysteries and Odysseys, will open on July 16, 2023. The exhibition will feature recent discoveries that shed new light on museum artifacts, and highlight noteworthy historical materials that were donated to the museum over the [...]
On Saturday, April 1, the Russian History Museum commemorated the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth with an online lecture by Dr. Valeria Z. Nollan. The lecture, "Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century," was presented as part of the Russian History Museum's Second [...]
On Saturday, March 11, Dr. Joachim Pissarro presented "200 Years of Russian Art: The Sublime, Its Vagaries and Incessant Return" as a part of the Russian History Museum's Second Saturday online lecture series. Essays on Russian art tend to focus either on [...]
