Past Exhibitions

March 23, 2023–

June 4, 2023

Stories of saints have been an important Christian tradition from its inception; their exemplary lives serve as models of Christian morality. Within the category of saintly icons is a curious grouping of martyrs called “warrior” or “soldier” saints.

July 19, 2019–

October 20, 2019

An exhibition of forty-six vibrant contemporary icons by sixteen iconographers from the Prosopon School of Iconology and Iconography explored the recent renaissance of the ancient tradition of icon painting.

June 22, 2018–

October 21, 2018

Icons of the Hellenic World was the first major exhibition at the Museum of Russian Icons that focused exclusively on Greek and Byzantine iconography.

February 15, 2018–

June 3, 2018

This exhibit of over 80 Rushnyky, Ukrainian icons, and related artifacts comes from the collection of Franklin Sciacca Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Hamilton College in NY. The exhibition explored Ukrainian culture through one of their most ancien

May 2, 2015–

September 12, 2015

A selection of icons and objects from the British Museum traced the stylistic development of sacred art from the center of Christian civilization to the introduction of Christianity to Russia.

October 23, 2010–

February 19, 2011

A stunning, major exhibition of 37 paintings and artifacts from Moscow’s Andrey Rublev Museum—most never shown before in the U.S.