Museums of Russian Icons

Museums of Russian Icons is located at 203 Union St, Clinton, MA. This business specializes in Museums & Galleries.

Our collection of exquisite, glowing Russian icons spans six centuries and is the largest private collection in North America. We are housed in a renovated nineteenth-century courthouse, with the New England brick exterior concealing a state-of-the-art, environmentally-sustainable museum.

The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a nonprofit educational institution by Massachusetts industrialist Gordon B. Lankton. Including more than 500 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...

The Museum of Russian Icons inspires the appreciation and study of Russian culture by collecting and exhibiting icons and re...lated objects; igniting the interest of national and international audiences; and offering interactive educational programs. The Museum serves as a leading center for research and scholarship through the Center for Icon Studies and other institutional collaborations. In...