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A. KostinaPostcard, 1956 LeningradCollection of TMORA, Gift of Kim L. and James J. Balaschak Drawing on the Museum’s rich collection of holiday ornaments and memorabilia, The Wintertime Carnival presents the story of winter holidays during the reign of the Romanov dynasty and the Soviet era. Many of the Russian winter holiday traditions were introduced by the Romanov tsars in the early 19th century.  A century passed, and the 1917 Bolshevik revolution swept away […] Read more

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, Collegeville, MN. In 2021, HMML received a large donation of Russian icons from the estate of Edmund Gronkiewicz, a polyglot, a […] Read more

Leningrad Underground: Unofficial Artists of the Soviet Era Collection of Inna and Ruvim Braude This exhibition brings together a selection of sixty-four Soviet-era works from a less explored corner of the Soviet-era netherworld – Leningrad’s unofficial art scene. Drawn from the Ruvim and Inna Braude collection, the show features fifteen artists – including some of the […] Read more