Samovars and Nesting Dolls MSP Airport MSP Terminal 1, Concourse C (near Gates C3, C12, and C18) July 2021 – July 2022 Viewable from all sides, these vitrines of Samovars, Nesting Dolls, and other remarkable artifacts from The Museum of Russian Art put history and culture into full view. Samovars are portable water heaters, widespread […] Read more
For the first time in its history, The Museum of Russian Art is presenting an exhibition of paintings from Belarus. Spanning the last forty years, the exhibition features works by eight Belarusian artists providing a glimpse into the art of this Eastern European country. Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Belarus emerged as an […] Read more
The exhibition presents the work of Alexey Brodovitch (1898-1971), one of the most influential graphic designers of the 20th century, who opened up new horizons in American magazine and advertising design with his take on the new European Modernist aesthetic. Fleeing Soviet Russia in the throngs of the Russian Civil War (1917-1922), Alexey Brodovitch […] Read more
The pop-up exhibition of Medieval Russian Sailboats presents twenty models of Russian sailboats and traditional wooden houses from the collection of Captain Sergey Sinelnik, the Honored Traveler of Russia. The exhibition is on view in the Main Gallery from May 22 through June 6, 2021. The highlight of the show is the model of the Pilgrim, the sailboat […] Read more
This exhibition presents forty dolls from the collection of Museum co-founder, Susan Johnson, and from the TMORA collection. The dolls on display are known as stockinette dolls. Stockinette dolls are a type of rag doll, with wire armature bodies covered in stockinette, a soft knitted silk or cotton. Dressed in sarafans and other traditional peasant outfits, these hand-made […] Read more
