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Museums| Official Website: Museum of Russian Icons Location: Western Mass Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In/Outdoor: Indoor |
Others to Consider: Old Sturbridge Village, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Concord Museum, Old Statehouse Museum, DeCordova Museum & Sculpture ParkThe Museum of Russian Icons was founded as a non-profit educational museum by Gordon Lankton. His many business trips to Russia led him to a life-long fascination with Russian culture, and with Russian icons in particular.
The collection includes about 350 Russian icons is considered one of the finest private collections in the world. The collection spans six centuries, and includes important historical icons dating from the earliest periods of icon painting up to the present.
The Museum is the only museum dedicated exclusively to Russian icons outside of Russia. Over 200 icons are currently on display in the Museum, tracing the development of this religious art form from the fifteenth century right up to the present. The Museum is unique in that contemporary icons are displayed next to historic and old images.
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