Events

Join local artist Lindsey Reyes at the TMORA Education Center to create your own unique artwork in a beginner-friendly printmaking workshop. You’ll be guided through drawing, carving, and hand-printing your own design, inspired by artwork from TMORA’s collection. Learn how to safely use carving tools, properly ink and print designs using hand-printing techniques, and come […]

Featuring Helen Chang Haertzen, violin, and Denis Evstuhin, piano The Museum of Russian Art presents American Avenues: A Musical Journey from the Russian Empire to America, an evening celebrating the remarkable artists and musical traditions that connected the Russian Empire and the United States. Featuring works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, […]

Presented by Bienvenidos Dystopia in partnership with The Museum of Russian Art and MPLSArt.com. Part variety show, part dance party, and part salon, Bienvenidos Dystopia brings together artists from across the Twin Cities for an evening of visual art, music, performance, poetry, and conversation. Taking place within TMORA’s exhibition Posters of the Soviet Era, the […]

Every third Saturday of the month, TMORA hosts a free family activity in the Robert J. Brokop Gallery. Join us to hear a story related to Russian art and culture, learn about artworks, and create a take-home art project of your own. Afterwards, explore the museum with an interactive gallery hunt. Advance registration is requested. […]

Join us for an all-ages workshop focused on one of Russia’s most iconic crafts: the matryoshka, or nesting doll. Visit with dolls from TMORA’s teaching collection, sketch designs, and paint your own small set of three wooden nesting dolls to take home. Recommended for ages 6 and up accompanied by an adult. All materials provided. […]

Each season brings an opportunity to enjoy a FREE evening at TMORA and TMORA Shop! Join us Thursday, August 20, from 5:00–8:00 PM. Explore the galleries after hours, browse the TMORA Shop for unique finds, and spend an evening surrounded by art and community. No pre-registration required. All are welcome!

Join teaching artist Laura Brown in the Main Gallery to experiment with Soviet-era graphic design processes like hand-drawn type, stencils, and cut-and-paste images. Drawing inspiration from Poster Art of the Soviet Era, each participant will have the opportunity to create their own pin back button (2.25” size) customized with the words and images of their […]

Join us in the Main Gallery on August 27 for a sound bath aligned not only with the full moon, but with a rare ultra-deep partial lunar eclipse, in which over 96% of the moon will enter the Earth’s shadow, appearing as a deep reddish-orange. Let the therapeutic sound support you in releasing accumulated emotional […]