Christmas with the Tsars On view in the Lower Gallery November 16, 2019 – January 26, 2020 Drawing on the Museum’s rich collections of holiday ornaments and memorabilia as well as loaned works, Christmas with the Tsars presents the story of winter holidays in Russia during the reign of the Romanov dynasty. On view are rare Imperial-era […] Read more
After the Explosion: Documenting Chernobyl On view in the Fireside Gallery September 14, 2019 – February 23, 2020 The exhibition After the Explosion: Documenting Chernobyl presents a unique collection of photographs of the cleanup of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, through the eyes of a participant. The images originate from the archive of Major General Nikolai […] Read more
Mystical Imprints: Marc Chagall, Ben-Zion, and Ben Shahn On view in the Mezzanine Gallery September 14, 2019 – March 22, 2020 Mystical Imprints: Marc Chagall, Ben-Zion, and Ben Shahn presents the print work of three prominent 20th century Jewish artists born in the Russian Empire. Among these seventy pieces are etchings and lithographs from Chagall’s Bible series, Ben-Zion’s full 1980 […] Read more
Soviet Posters from TMORA Collection On view in the Main Gallery September 14, 2019 – February 23, 2020 The exhibition Soviet Posters from TMORA Collection brings together approximately sixty works by Soviet artists from the 1940s-1980s. This first exhibition of Soviet posters housed by TMORA draws on several private donations, now in the museum’s permanent collection. […] Read more
Treasures of Memory and Hope On view in the main gallery July 20-30, 2019 The Museum of Russian Art, in partnership with St. Sahag Armenian Church, presents a special pop-up exhibition in the main gallery – Treasures of Memory and Hope. After the Armenian Genocide, many survivors and their descendants settled in Minnesota and made this welcoming […] Read more
