Michelle Massey

Art Every Day with TMORA’s Curator, Dr. Masha Zavialova

March 18, 2020 Vladimir Dikarev Remembrance, 2000 Oil on canvas Clairvoyantly, this painting is about us in the here and now of the coronavirus-ridden world. Two people are at the table with wobbly legs flying through space. The table is contemporaneous reality which has, if not the mind, but an eye of its own. Where […] Read more

ONLINE EXHIBITION – Dinner with the Tsars: Russian Imperial Porcelain

This exhibition brings together approximately one hundred and forty superb examples of Russian porcelain wares produced at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg during the rule of the Romanovs. To view the online exhibition, CLICK HERE The beautifully crafted, hand-painted objects present visitors with examples of inspired decorative settings and tableware used by the […] Read more

ONLINE EXHIBITION – A Homespun Life: Textiles of Old Russia

This original exhibition presents over one hundred artifacts revealing the rich peasant culture of northern and central Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Featured are towels, bed skirts, area rugs, and pillow covers, along with spinning tools, garments, and costumes produced by peasant spinners, weavers and dressmakers. To view the online exhibition, CLICK […] Read more

Leaders and the Masses: Mega Paintings from Soviet Ukraine

Leaders and the Masses: Mega Paintings from Soviet Ukraine Inaugural Exhibition of the Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady Collection of The Museum of Russian Art June 29, 2020 – February 7, 2021 Main and Mezzanine Galleries The exhibition features thirty-seven Soviet-era paintings, highlighting a remarkable recent donation to the museum from the Jurii Maniichuk and Rose Brady Collection. Rose […] Read more

A Parliament of Owls: Children’s Art from Russia

A Parliament of Owls: Children’s Art from Russia March 7 – October 18, 2020 Fireside Gallery Organized in partnership with the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota, this exhibition presents children’s artworks submitted to the owl art contest, held by the Center for young people under 18 from across the globe.  Owls large and small, […] Read more