Icons of the Late Empire: Story and Art Collection of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library TMORA presents an exhibition of religious icons drawn from the collection of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN. In 2021, HMML received a large donation of Russian icons from the collection of Edmund […] Read more
Leningrad Underground: Unofficial Artists of the Soviet-era Collection of Inna and Ruvim Braude Leningrad Underground brings together a selection of Soviet-era works of art from a less explored corner of the Soviet-era artistic netherworld – the unofficial and uncensored art created by Leningrad artists. Unlike that of Moscow, Leningrad‘s unofficial art scene existed below the surface, […] Read more
Friday, March 3 – Sunday, March 5 | Macalester College & The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA) PRESENTATIONSAll events are held on Macalester College’s campus with the exception of the March 4th Concert “Reimagining Vysotsky+Dylan” held at TMORA (The Museum of Russian Art).At Macalester:Weyerhaeuser Boardroom/Weyerhaeuser BuildingHarmon Room/DeWitt Wallace LibraryHelpful interactive map of Macalester campus: https://www.macalester.edu/about/visit/maps-directions/All events are free of […] Read more
This exhibition focuses on artist Geli Korzhev’s portrayals of strange and disturbing creatures who embody his prophetic vision of Russia’s dystopian future, foretold thirty years ago. The Tiurliki (Mutant) series was painted in the late 1980s – early 1990s, during the unstable and uncertain time of the fall of the Soviet Union. This series was never quite understood by his […] Read more
TMORA is honored to present the exhibition of paintings by the Ukrainian-born artist Elena Kalman created in support of the Ukrainian struggle against the aggressive assault of the Putin regime. These twelve eight-foot long works on paper memorialize twelve months of the war through striking imagery and masterful brushwork. Kalman began painting them on February 24, 2022, to follow in the […] Read more
