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- The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a nonprofit educational institution by Massachusetts art collector and industrialist Gordon B. Lankton. With more than 700 Russian icons and artifacts, the collection is the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. Spanning six centuries, the collection includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon "writing" to the present. The Museum facility is 16,000 square feet and comprises several galleries, research library, archive storage, conservation studio, an auditorium accommodating programs, lectures and concerts, the Russian Tea Room, terrace, and green roof.The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a nonprofit educational institution by Massachusetts art collector and industrialist Gordon B. Lankton. With more than 700 Russian icons and artifacts, the collection is the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. Spanning six centuries, the collection includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon "writing" to the present. The Museum facility is 16,000 square feet and comprises several galleries, research library, archive storage, conservation studio, an auditorium accommodating programs, lectures and concerts, the Russian Tea Room, terrace, and green roof.
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01/20/2009
This museum is a true jewel in Massachusetts! Although the museum is young (founded in 2006) they were able to get the famous Tretyakov gallery of Moscow to exhibit their icons in Clinton. Collection has about 300 icons which are beautifully decorated and in good condition, some of them date back to 1450!!! The facility has a modern design, everything is top-notch there. They have audio tours in english and russian. Staff is very friendly, enthusiastic and willing to answer your questions any time. If you are lucky, you will meet Gordon Lankton, the founder of the museum and the owner of the whole collection. And by the way, you do not need to be religious (Orthodox Christian) or Russian in order to appreciate the fine nature of icons as form of art.
I recommend to visit this museum to everyone! It's incredibly educational and fun :)
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Phone: (203) 864-6678
Address: 203 Union St, Clinton, MA 01510
Website: http://www.museumofrussianicons.org
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