Dear fathers, brothers & sisters!
On February 27, an exhibition of Oleg Kushnirsky’s unique collection of Russian icons opened at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts. The exhibition features icons from the 17th–20th centuries by masters of Palekh, Guslitsy, Mstera and other renowned schools of iconography.
The exhibition was blessed by Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada. In his address the bishop said in particular: “The icons collected and carefully preserved by Oleg Semyonovich Kushnirsky are monuments of the distinctive culture of Russian iconography of past centuries, witnesses to the centuries-old history of Russian holiness and to man’s eternal longing for lost Paradise, an expression of love for God and of striving toward Him. These are precisely the feelings that Orthodox Christians experience in these days as they enter the holy days of Great Lent.
I sincerely thank all the organizers and staff of this event and all who carefully preserve these sacred objects and reveal their beauty to all who wish to see it. I am confident that contemplating the icons on display will warm the hearts not only of Russian compatriots but will also serve all visitors to the exhibition who are interested in Russian culture and history — including Orthodox clergy and parishioners in the United States of America who have never visited the lands of Holy Rus’.”
We invite you to visit the exhibition and trust that the trip will bring you bright spiritual joy from encountering your native history and the living art of Old Russian iconography.
The organizers will present each parish of the Russian Orthodox Church with the art album “The Russian Icon, 17th – Early 20th Centuries,” edited by Anna Ivannikova (Russian Museum).
The exhibition runs from February 27 to August 20, 2026.
Museum address: 203 Union Street, Clinton, Massachusetts 01510
More about the exhibition and the collection
russianicon.com
iconmuseum.org
