Within the field of Russian religious art, Russian icons hold a singular place within the country’s art historical traditions. First emerging in the 11th century, despite their significance they have ...

CLINTON — The Museum of Russian Icons has announced a new name, The Icon Museum and Study Center, that emphasizes "a revitalized mission to balance the organization’s focus on exhibition and ...

June 9 (Reuters) - A revered religious painting that has just been transferred on President Vladimir Putin's orders from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church needs a year of restoration and remains ...

May 27 (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a historic 15th-century Trinity icon ...

"If we comprehend the spiritual through the words which we hear with our carnal ears, contemplation with our carnal eyes likewise leads us to spiritual contemplation." Founded in 2006 to house the ...

Clinton’s Museum of Russian Icons changed its name to The Icon Museum and Study Center to reflect a broader mission and emphasize the museum’s role in scholarship. The new Icon Museum and Study Center ...

CLINTON — Housed in a 150-year-old former police station and mill sits one of the largest private collections of Russian and Eastern European Christian art — the only specialized museum of its kind in ...