MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Mission: The Museum of Russian Icons inspires the appreciation and study of by collecting and exhibiting icons and related 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 Studies and other institutional collaborations.

Деятельность Музея Русских Икон направлена на создание атмосферы интереса к истории России и понимания российской культуры. Коллекционирование и экспозиция икон а также относящихся к ним предметам, призваны пробудить активную заинтересованность посетителей музея – как американских, так и иностранных – к древнему виду искусства написания икон. Музей предлагает разнообразные интерактивные образовательные программы. Музей является ведущим центром научно-исследовательских проектов и активно сотрудничает как с Центром по Изучению Икон так и с другими исследовательскими учреждениями

Vision: The Museum of Russian Icons enhances relations between and the United States through the medium of art, especially Russian icons.

Музей Русских Икон укрепляет отношения между Россией и США через посредство искусства, особенно искусство русских икон.

Approved by the Board of Trustees, March 27, 2013 2 3 REPORT FROM THE CEO 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

Dear Friends: 2018, Frank gave the museum an extensive collection Administration the 1960s. Dick was a founding The new tour complements the of Soviet-era holiday decorations and toys, which partner of Mountain Dearborn & folklore tour also funded by Mass In 2018, visitors to the Museum of Russian Icons In October, the Museum became the foundation for the popular exhibition Whiting law firm, and many area Humanities. enjoyed the extraordinary generosity of collectors inaugurated Free First Sundays. Corncobs to Cosmonauts: Redefining the Holidays nonprofits were the beneficiaries who shared their varied collections, and their Previously, the Museum’s free During the Soviet Era. For both of these exhibitions, of his philanthropy and expertise, The second major project expertise, with us. Because the Museum focuses admission hours had been on Frank also contributed his remarkably indepth including Tower Hill Botanic that has enhanced the visitor almost exclusively on Russian Icons, presenting First Thursday evenings from 4 knowledge of the material, which he has collected for Garden, Preservation Worcester, experience is the reinstallation exhibitions of complementary art and artifacts to 8 p.m. The decision to have a decades. Children’s Friend, and the of the lower level gallery to allows us to expand our audiences and to present full free day on the weekend was Greater Worcester Community create a cohesive orientation context for our icons. The Museum is grateful to the Tiliakoses and to Dr. motivated by the desire to allow Foundation. Dick was instrumental gallery. This space now includes Sciacca; we are also grateful to the many visitors, access to a greater number of The exhibition Icons of the Hellenic World marked in the founding of the Museum of comprehensive information groups, and scholars who came to see these people. Thus far, the move has the first time the Museum presented an exhibition Russian Icons, both as an advisor about how to read an icon, how exhibitions; and to the volunteer docents who give so proved extremely successful, with exclusively of Greek Icons. The icons came from to Gordon and as a member of the icons are used, the symbolism generously of their time to help ensure that our visitors Free First Sunday attendance the remarkable collection of Argie and Emmanuel founding Board of Trustees, on of icons, and their materials. A have an enjoyable and educational experience. surpassing First Thursday Tiliakos, who shared not only their icons, but also which he continued to serve until specially commissioned project evenings quite significantly. The by iconographer Maureen their extensive knowledge on the subject. On behalf of our founder Gordon Lankton, the Board his death. Nypro Foundation has generously McCormick shows panels in of Trustees, and the Museum staff, thank you for your Franklin Sciacca is another collector whose funded both First Thursdays and Two major projects were unveiled various stages of completion, support in 2018. We hope to see you at the Museum generosity has had a significant impact on the First Sundays and will continue to in 2018 serve to provide visitors illustrating the intricate process often in 2019! museum. In 2017, we exhibited his collection of do so in 2019. with more information and context of icon painting. We recommend

the sacred Ukrainian textiles called rushnyky; that about the icons on display at the that visitors who are new to icons In December, the Museum exhibition continued into early 2018. In the fall of Museum. In June, the Museum and/or new to the Museum start mourned the death of Richard launched a new audio tour, funded their visit on the lower level in Kent Russell (Dick) Dearborn, 98, of Worcester. by a grant from Mass Humanities. the orientation gallery. Plans are CEO/Curator Dick was a long-time friend and Featuring all-new material, and underway to reinstall the upper- business associate of Museum professionally narrated and level galleries as well, creating a Founder Gordon Lankton, serving translated, the audio tour is seamless narrative throughout the as the attorney who helped available in English, Russian, building. Gordon secure the first loan to Spanish, , and Portuguese. purchase Nypro Corporation in

4 5 Collection sometimes overtly, and other times Olivia Gibbs, WPI students Julia Visitor Services receive from the popular review more subtly. Films in this series Awad, Shannon Brown, Isabelle site. This is the 7th consecutive As noted in the Curator’s letter, The Museum once included Marty, On the Waterfront, Ho, and Cole Kraus developed year the Museum has won this Franklin Sciacca donated a again participated in the Blue Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a solar energy asssessment and award. large collection of Soviet holiday Star Museums program, a and Force of Evil. energy plan for the Museum. ornaments and toys to the collaboration between the This will have a very beneficial The Museum Shop Museum. During school vacation weeks, National Endowment for the Arts, impact on the Museum’s planning The Museum Shop participated in the Museum’s auditorium Blue Star Families, the Department for energy costs and equipment the second annual Museum Store Acquisitions transformed into a Popup Maker of Defense, and more than 2,000 replacement over the next several Sunday, organized by the Museum The Museum received a major gift Space, with materials and self- museums across America to offer years. Store Association, on Sunday, of over 300 ornaments, vintage guided instruction available for free admission to the nation’s November 26. The mission of toys, and related ephemera from visitors to try their hands at a active-duty military personnel and Museum Store Sunday is to Franklin Sciacca, as well as a long- creative project. Visitors of all their families, including National promote shopping with a purpose. term loan of Ukrainian rushnyky ages have enjoyed the maker Guard and Reserve, from Memorial All sales go towards supporting for the purposes of developing a space experience, which featured Day through Labor Day. the Museum’s mission. traveling exhibition. a cosmonaut theme in December The Museum also participated in in honor of the special exhibition the Massachusetts Department Programming Corncobs to Cosmonauts. Look for of Transitional Living’s revamped the space to pop up again during The museum launched several EBT Card to Culture program. This future vacation weeks. new programs in 2018 to initiative, in partnership with the complement the broad range Featured Collaborations Massachusetts Cultural Council, of educational offerings that enables EBT cardholders to visitors enjoy. Popcorn Sermons, A group of students from have wider access to arts and presented by classic film columnist Worcester Polytechnic Institute culture. The Museum is one of 150 JoAnn DiVerdi, featured the completed their Interactive organization participating. screening of classic films Qualifying Project at the Museum. contextualized by JoAnn’s Their project involved assessment The Museum received a discussion of the religious of the Museum’s solar panels. 2018 TripAdvisor Certificate of symbolism and themes Excellence, the highest award that appear in them— Under the direction of Professor any public or private venue can Svetlana Nikitina and Professor

6 7 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

of its most ancient and valued focus exclusively on Greek and kind in the nation—as a college In his work, Gassel uses ancient Opened in 2017 and continued From Firebird to Fisherman: traditions: rushnyky, the ornately Byzantine iconography. The show student in the 1960s. techniques employed in the into 2018 Twelve Fairy Tale Plates October 28, 2017 through March embroidered woven textiles delved deeply into the links and creation of icon paintings. He Migration + Memory: Jewish 18, 2018 that function at the core of many the continuity of Greek art and The Art of Alexander Gassel paints with egg tempera, making Artists of the Russian and life-cycle ceremonies and rituals culture from late antiquity, through May 20, 2018 through February his color pigments by grinding Twelve decorative plates Soviet Empires of the Ukrainian people. The Byzantium, to the present. Largely 24, 2019 natural stones and minerals, which designed and crafted by exhibition featured more than comprised of icons created after he then mixes with egg yolk. As is accomplished artists from the Blending the avant-garde with October 12, 2017 through January 80 rushnyky, Ukrainian icons, the Fall of in 1453, traditional in Russian iconography, villages of Palekh, Kholui, and traditional Russian iconography, 28, 2018 and related artifacts. Themes Icons of the Hellenic World also gold or silver leaf adorns many of Fedoskino were featured in this combining ancient symbols with explored included explanations featured works from the Byzantine Gassel’s paintings. Curated by Anna Winestein, small-scale exhibition. Each plate contemporary subjects, Gassel of the symbolic patterns, colors, period (330CE-1453). The earliest Executive Director of Ballets illustrates a different Russian fairy creates surrealist works that Opulence Rediscovered: The and motifs used on rushnyky, ritual object in the exhibition was a rare reflect both his cultural heritage Russes Arts Initiative tale, examples of the myths and Romanov Liturgical Silver and everyday uses of the cloths, “Portrait of Man” from Fayum, and his experience of life in legends that provide a window October 19, 2018 through January This exhibition featured the processes of embroidery Egypt, produced in the 1st or America. into Russia’s fascinating and 13, 2019 The Birth of the Virgin Mary | 17th c. approximately 60 works by nearly and weaving, and distinctive 2nd century CE, and painted in From Icons of the Hellenic World diverse history and culture. Curated by Dmitry Gurevich and 50 artists, drawn from the Vladimir regional characteristics reflected the encaustic (wax) technique, a Gassel’s painting style is derived as much from icon painting Vladimir Kasykin and Vera Torchilin Collection, that Opened in 2018 in the themes. Both traditional wax painting method practiced in explored the creative responses handmade rushnyky and modern ancient . as from his discovery of the This extraordinary set of Orthodox and historical trajectories of Rushnyky: machine-made examples early 20th century Russian silver liturgical implements were The exhibition featured numerous Jewish artists born, trained, or Sacred Ukrainian Textiles appeared in the exhibition. painters such as Marc Chagall, part of the Imperial dowry of Grand icons and objects from the Cretan active in the Russian and Soviet Wassily Kandinsky, and Kazimir Duchess Maria Alexandrovna February 15 through June 3, 2018 School, pieces from the Greek Empires in the twentieth century. Icons of the Hellenic World: Malevich. During the Soviet Romanova (1853-1920), daughter The Collection of Argie and Islands of the Aegean Sea, and art period, modernist painting and The exhibition was structured Curated by Franklin Sciacca, of the Russian Emperor Alexander produced in the Ionian Islands by contemporary religious painting around the themes of migration Associate Professor of Russian Emmanuel Tiliakos II. She married Prince Alfred, Duke Cretan artists who fled there after were suppressed. Gassel, born in and memory that are central to Language and Literature, Hamilton June 22 – October 21, 2018 of Edinburgh, in 1874, and used Crete fell to the Ottoman Turks Moscow in 1947, describes seeing the Jewish experience in this College, New York. this set in her private chapel in a Curated by Emmanuel Tiliakos in 1667. An internationally known period. An illustrated catalogue the works of Chagall and Malevich British royal residence in London. Icons of the Hellenic World was expert on Greek icons, Emmanuel accompanied the exhibition. Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian surreptitiously in storage areas of Textiles celebrated and explored the first major exhibition at the Tiliakos began amassing his Soviet museums. Museum of Russian Icons to collection—one of the finest of its Ukrainian culture through one Small Cross for blessing of water from Opulence Rediscovered. 8 9 Recently completed attribution Grandfather Frost and the Snow Following the Russian revolution GRANTS AND Ballets Russes Arts Initiative, Blue confirmed the set’s Russian Maiden, animals, nutcrackers, in 1917, the anti-religion Bolsheviks Star Museums (National Endowment Imperial and British Royal and the joyful activities of discouraged Christmas and New SPONSORSHIPS for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and family provenance, uncovered Russian winter. Nesting dolls Year celebrations in the Soviet The Museum received support the Department of Defense), Boston the rich history of its creation, make an entertaining medium Union. The tradition of celebrating from the Highland Street Jewish Film Festival, and reestablished its historical for storytelling; artists paint Novy God (New Year) re-appeared Foundation to participate in Briarwood Community, Catholic significance as an example of detailed pictures on each doll so in 1935 as a secular holiday that Free Fun Fridays, a statewide Charities, , Clinton Community and Russian Neo-Byzantine style. that the story progresses as the symbolized Soviet children’s summer program that allowed 80 Economic Development Office, matryoshka is opened. prosperity and happiness. The museums and cultural Clinton Historical Society, Clinton Commissioned by the Cabinet to New Year’s tree, or yolka, was organizations to open their doors Middle School, Clinton High School, the Russian Imperial Court, the set Corncobs to Cosmonauts: repurposed as the central symbol Wendy Salmond, Editor, Journal of for free to all visitors for one Clinton Rotary Club, College of the was created by one of the leading Redefining the Holidays in Icons Studies. of the celebration but with all Friday over a 10-week period. On Holy Cross, Collette Tours, Davis purveyors, the the Soviet Era religious references removed. July 27, our Free Fun Friday, the Center at Harvard University, firm of Nicholls & Plincke known CENTER FOR ICON On view November 9, 2018 Museum welcomed 450 visitors. Discover Clinton, Fitchburg as Magazin Anglais. Based on through January 27, 2019 This exhibition featured many STUDIES Art Museum, Fitchburg State designs by the Imperial Court of the most popular types of The Nypro Foundation University, Nashoba Valley Chamber Curated by Franklin Sciacca, Professor Wendy Salmond architect Professor David Grimm, Soviet ornaments: the Red Army’s gave $5,000 in support of Commerce, North Central Mass Associate Professor of Russian (Chapman University, CA) editor the set was recognized by its ruby star (replacing the star of of the Museum’s Free First Chamber of Commerce, and Literature, of the Journal of Icon Studies contemporaries as distinguished Bethlehem on the top of the Sundays Jewish Film Festival, Hamilton College, New York. has announced that she will by the subtlety and elegance of its tree); animals, plants, Kremlin RusDocFilmFest—3W, St. John broaden the scope of scholarly artistic execution. This exhibition featured architecture, airplanes, and the Media sponsors the Guardian of Our Lady Parish, articles, as the Museum also ornaments and decorations hammer and sickle. After the The Item, The Nypro Foundation, Matryoshki in Winter widens its exhibition offferings. Artscope Magazine from the former USSR, displayed launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, figures and Nypro Inc., Wachusett Reservoir October 19, 2018 through While the Russian icon will Worcester Magazine alongside “New Year’s Trees,” of cosmonauts, rockets, satellites, Art Path, Worcester Cultural February 17, 2019 remain the corner stone for the toys, books, and cards, and planets appeared. Ornaments Coalition, Worcester Polytechnic research intetest at the Journal COLLABORATIONS: The mini-exhibition Matryoshka transforming the Museum’s West celebrating agriculture were also Institute. and the Museum, adjacent and The Museum partnered with the in Winter features a selection of Gallery into a winter wonderland. included—the most popular being intersecting academic intetests following organizations in 2018 NIlda DeLeon joined us as an intern nesting dolls from the Museum’s Curator and collector Franklin corncobs because of Khrushchev’s will also be explored. Volume II on a wide variety of programs, from Clinton High School. collection that celebrates Russian Sciacca gave the majority of the “corn campaign.” of the Journal is expected to be events, and exhibitions. winter and the Christmas season. objects in the exhibition to the published in 2019. Themes in this exhibit include Museum. 10 11 2018 FINANCIAL REPORT

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12 13 PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

A chronological list of programs and Jacqueline Barnard and Sandra Larson Docent Talk: “How to Read an Icon” Saturday, March 17: Films from Gallery Talk: “Rushnyky: Sacred Film: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors activities with total monthly attendance with Valerie Santos the Russian Doc Film Fest, Natalia Ukrainian Textiles” with Laura Garrity- Thursday, February 8: Docent Talk: Sunday, May 6: Members Event: Tour figures: Gorbanevskaya: I Am Not a Hero and Arquitt “Monks: A Historical Perspective” with Tuesday, February 27: Gallery Talk: de Museum Ptirychka, followed by a discussion JANUARY: 930 VISITORS Art Norman “Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles” Saturday, April 14: Docent Talk: with Marina Adamovich, curator of Saturday, May 12: Matryoshka with Laura Garrity-Arquitt “: The Mother of God in Thursday, January 11: Docent Talk: Saturday, February 10: Film: The RusDocFilmFest—3W Decorating Workshop with Larissa Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn “Monks: A Historical Perspective” with Healing MARCH: 851 VISITORS Dyan Sunday, March 18: Gallery Talk: “Icons Art Norman Sunday, April 15: Contemporary Docent Talk: “Theotokos: The Mother Thursday, March 1: Gallery Talk: of Renewal” with Kent Russell Saturday, May 19: Gallery Talk: Russian Lit Book Group, Free the Slynx Saturday, January 13: Curator Talk: of God in Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn “Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles” “Theotokos: The Mother of God in Docent Talk: by Tatyana Tolstaya “How Old Is This Icon?” with Kent with Laura Garrity-Arquitt Thursday, March 22: Russian Icons with Jim Flynn Sunday, February 11: Film: The Healing “Miraculous Icons” with Michael Popik Russell Artist Lecture: “Iconography: Practicing First Thursday: Russkie Posidelki Open House Celebrating the Art of Thursday, February 15: Docent Talk: Saturday, March 24: Docent Talk: a Living Tradition” with Maureen Sunday, January 14: Contemporary Alexander Gassel Exhibition “The Pure Innocent Soul” with Elaine Saturday, March 3: Drop-In Craft: Russian Lit Book Group The Day of the “Theotokos: The Mother of God in McCormick Luzzetti Wooden Eggs Russian Icons” Sunday, May 20: Popcorn Sermon: On Oprichnik, by Vladimir Sorokin Tea Room Talk: Tuesday, April 17: the Waterfront with JoAnn DiVerdi Rushnyky Exhibition Opening Sunday, March 4: Drop-In Craft: Two Films: “ in Russian Culture” with Thursday, January 18: Docent Talk: Thursday, March 29: Reception Wooden Eggs Saturday, May 26: Gallery Talk: “The Pure Innocent Soul” with Elaine Pysanka and Fabergé Eggs Jacqueline Barnard and Sandra Larson “Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles” Luzzetti Saturday, February 17: Gallery Talk: Tuesday, March 6: Tea Room Talk: Two Films: Pysanka School Vacation Friday, March 30: Wednesday, April 18: with Laura Garrity-Arquitt “Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles” “Pushkin Fairy Tales” with Jacqueline and Fabergé Eggs Week Pop-Up Makerspace Saturday, January 20: Gallery Tour: with Laura Garrity-Arquitt Barnard and Sandra Larson Thursday, May 31: Docent Talk: “The “Written in Color” with Laura Garrity- Two Films: Docent Talk: Saturday, March 31: Thursday, April 19: Stroganoff Minyeia: History, Saints, Arquitt Tuesday, February 20 through Thursday, March 8: Docent Talk: Pysanka and Fabergé Eggs “Miraculous Icons of the Orthodox Sinners, Unusual, and Fantastic” with Saturday, February 24: School “Monks: An Historical Perspective” Church and Beyond” with Michael Sunday, January 21: Film: Friends from Gallery Talk: “The Symbol of Art Norman Vacation Week Activities with Art Norman Popik France, co-sponsored with Ballets Christianity” with Laura Garrity-Arquitt JUNE: 828 VISITORS Russes Arts Initiative Thursday, February 22: Docent Talk: Friday, March 9: Beginner and Etched Saturday, April 21: Film and Lecture: APRIL: 966 VISITORS “Miraculous Icons” with Michael Popik Pysanky Workshops with Karen Confronting Amnesia: Frozen Sunday, June 3: Popcorn Sermon: Thursday, January 25: Docent Talk: Brouillette and Sue Dow Thursday, April 5: Two Films: Pysanka Marty with JoAnn DiVerdi “Miraculous Icons” with Michael Popik Friday, February 23: Russian Animated Memories of the Russian Gulag with and Fabergé Eggs John Michalczyk Short Films Saturday, March 10: Beginner and Thursday, June 7: Russkie Posidelki FEBRUARY: 779 VISITORS Advanced Pysanky Workshops with Docent Talk: “Monks: A Historical Lecture and Weaving Saturday, February 24: Russian Sunday, April 29: Saturday, June 9: Workshop: Artful Thursday, February 1: Russkie Karen Brouillette and Sue Dow Perspective” with Art Norman Animated Short Films Demonstration with Rabbit Goody Healing Collage with Maria Mendonca Posidelki Gallery Talk: “Rushnyky: Sacred First Thursday: Russkie Posidelki Sunday, February 25: Contemporary MAY: 1,040 VISITORS Sunday, June 10: Contemporary Sunday, February 4: Gallery Tour: Ukrainian Textiles” with Laura Garrity- Russian Lit Book Group, There Once Friday, April 6: Two Films: Pysanka Russkie Posidelki Russian Lit Book Group: The Big “Gordon Lankton’s Hidden Gem” with Arquitt Thursday, May 3: Lived a Mother Who Loved Her and Fabergé Eggs Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya Rich Kent Russell Saturday, May 5: Gallery Talk: Children, Until They Moved Back In Thursday, March 15: Docent Talk: Saturday, April 7: Two Films: Pysanka “Rushnyky: Sacred Ukrainian Textiles” Wednesday, June 13: Travel to Egypt Docent Jacqueline Barnard pours tea Tuesday, February 6: Tea Room Talk: by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya “The Pure Innocent Soul” with Elaine before the Tea Room Talk: “Samovars in and Fabergé Eggs with Laura Garrity-Arquitt Informational Webinar Docent Jim Flynn gives a tour during “Samovars in Russian Culture” with Luzzetti Russian Culture” Free Fun Friday.

14 15 Thursday, June 14: Docent Talk: Sunday, July 15: Popcorn Sermon: Sunday, August 19: Popcorn Sermon: Saturday, September 29: Special Film Sunday, November 4: First Sunday Thursday, December 6: Members’ Saturday, December 22: Gallery Talk: Force of Evil with JoAnn DiVerdi Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Event: Jeff Rapsis “Organizes” the “Miraculous Icons of the Orthodox Thursday, November 8: Opening Holiday Open House “Corncobs to Cosmonauts” with Laura Church and Beyond” with Michael JoAnn DiVerdi Russian Revolution Garrity-Arquitt Saturday, July 21: Gallery Talk: “Icons Reception: Corncobs to Cosmonauts: Saturday, December 8: Lecture: Popik of the Hellenic World” with Laura Thursday, August 23: Docent Talk: Sunday, September 30: Redefining the Holidays in the Soviet “Imperial and Royal: A Lost Wednesday, December 26 through Saturday, June 16: Tea Room Talk: “An Garrity-Arquitt “The Stroganoff Minyeia: History, Contemporary Russian Lit Book Group: Era Masterpiece of Romanovs’ Liturgical Sunday, December 30: Pop-Up Illustrated History of Russian Tea” with Saints, Sinners, Unusual, and Fantastic” Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva Silver Rediscovered” with Dmitry Makerspace: Cosmonaut Edition Sunday, July 22: Lecture and Saturday, November 10: Gallery Talk: Larissa Dyan with Art Norman Gurevich Demonstration: “It’s All About Gold” OCTOBER: 992 VISITORS “Corncobs to Cosmonauts” with Laura Thursday, December 27: Docent Talk: with Birgit Straehle Docent Talk: Garrity-Arquitt Thursday, June 21: Opening Saturday, August 25: Sunday, October 7: First Sunday Thursday, December 13: Docent Talk: “Stroganoff Calendar: The Symbiosis Reception: Icons of the Hellenic World “Theotokos: The Mother of God in “Stroganoff Calendar: The Symbiosis of Russian History and Orthodoxy” with Docent Talk: “The Sunday, November 11: Contemporary Thursday, July 26: Sunday, October 14: Docent Talk: “The Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn Russian Lit Book Group: The Aviator by of Russian History and Orthodoxy” with Art Norman Saturday, June 23: Docent Talk: Stroganoff Minyeia: History, Saints, Prejudice Against Women Saints” with Eugene Vodolazkin Art Norman “Theotokos: The Mother of God in Sinners, Unusual, and Fantastic” with SEPTEMBER: 896 VISITORS Joyce Carpenter-Henderson TOTAL 2018 ATTENDANCE: 11,757 Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn Art Norman Tuesday, December 18: Docent Talk: Docent Talk: Saturday, November 17: Panel Thursday, September 6: Friday, October 19: Opulence Discussion and Book Launch: Hammer “The Language of Icons” with Dennis Thursday, June 28: Docent Talk: “The Friday, July 27: Free Fun Friday “Buildings, Rocks, and Other Things: Rediscovered Exhibition Opening & Silicon: The Soviet Diaspora in the Sardella Stroganoff Minyeia: History, Saints, sponsored by the Highland Street The Meaning of Background Images in Reception Sinners, Unusual, and Fantastic” with Foundation Icons” with Michael Popik U.S. Innovation Economy with Sheila M. Art Norman Saturday, October 20: Gallery Talk: Puffer, Daniel J. McCarthy, and Daniel AUGUST: 957 VISITORS Craft Night for Adults First Thursday: “Icons of the Hellenic World” with M. Satinsky JULY: 1,176 VISITORS and Kids Thursday, August 2: First Thursday: Laura Garrity-Arquitt Sunday, November 18: Concert: Russkie Posidelki Thursday, July 5: Russkie Posidelki Friday, September 14 through Sunday, Tuesday, October 23: Docent Talk: “Mystery, Fantasy, and Resistance” with September 16: Byzantine Icon Painting Saturday, July 7: Lecture with Saturday, August 4: Children’s The Language of Icons with Dennis Pianist Yoko Hagino Workshop with Christopher Gosey Christopher Helali, “The New Martyrs: Workshop: “Matryoshka and Me” with Sardella Sunday, November 25: Museum Store Larissa Dyan Gallery Talk: History and Trauma at a Greek Saturday, September 15: Saturday, October 27: Documentary Sunday Orthodox Monastery on Lesvos” “Icons of the Hellenic World” with Laura Sunday, August 5: Contemporary Film and Book Launch: Resilience – Garrity-Arquitt Thursday, November 29: Docent Talk: Russian Lit Book Group, The Blizzard How to Live 100 Russian Years with Sunday, July 8: Children’s Workshop: “Stroganoff Calendar: The Symbiosis by Vladimir Sorokin Docent Paul Richardson “Matryoskha and Me” with Larissa Wednesday, September 19: of Russian History and Orthodoxy” with Dyan Talk: “Catacombs to Cathedrals: Monday, August 6: through Saturday, NOVEMBER: 905 VISITORS Art Norman Churches through Time” with Dennis Wednesday, July 11: Docent Talk: August 11: Prosopon School of Sardella Thursday, November 1: Docent Talk: DECEMBER: 1,437 VISITORS “Catacombs to Cathedrals: Churches Iconology Icon Writing Workshop “Stroganoff Calendar: The Symbiosis Through Time” with Dennis Sardella Saturday, September 22: Smithsonian Sunday, December 2: First Sunday Saturday, August 18: Gallery Talk: of Russian History and Orthodoxy” with Magazine Museum Day Saturday, July 14: Docent Talk: “Icons of the Hellenic World” with Art Norman Docent Talk: “The Prejudice Against Laura Garrity-Arquitt “Theotokos: The Mother Women Saints” with Joyce Carpenter- “Theotokos: The Mother of God in Docent Talk: Saturday, November 3: “Theotokos: Henderson Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn of God in Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn The Mother of God in Russian Icons” with Jim Flynn Russkie Posidelki

16 17 ANNUAL SUPPORT January 1 – December 31, 2018 MEMBERSHIP & STAFF

$1,000 AND ABOVE Bruce & Maureen Russell IN-KIND DONATIONS • Museum Members: 467 Michael Popik Laura Garrity-Arquitt, BOARD OF TRUSTEES $100-$249 Gabriel & Julianna Sand • Institutional Memberships: 16 Valerie Santos Registrar Jane Seymour & Eric Brose Marina Adamovich, curator of Richard Dearborn, Clerk** Brian & Susan Schanning • Complimentary Memberships Dennis Sardella Alexander Gassel, Margery and Richard Dearborn Vladislav & Olga Andrejev RusDocFilmFest—3W Ruah Donnelly Nancy Shepherd for Volunteers: 61 Maria Trout Conservator Ruah Donnelly & Steven Douglas & Diane Baker Professor Amy Adams Gordon B. Lankton, President Ann Stamm • Philanthropic Joan Wash Lise Graham, Dinkelaker Peter & Patricia Cooper Jason Arquitt Ted Lapres, Treasurer Bob & Mary Ellen Straskulic Memberships: 93 Visitor Services and Warner & Mary Fletcher Deborah Dimond Jacqueline Barnard Boris Levin Scott & Mary Street • Individual, Family, Student 2018 VOLUNTEERS Membership Assistant Albert & Mary Gilet Gail Edwards Norm Eggert Photography Eric A. Lowrey Van der Wansem Foundation and Senior Citizen Susan McKie, Ted & Connie Lapres Philip & Maribeth Eugene Dmitry Gurevich Sarah Billotta Jack McCabe, Vice President Dolly Vazquez Memberships: 297 Visitor Services and Catherine Mannick Michael Flier Alisa Ganieva Erin Doolittle Svetlana Nikitina Christine Visminas Events Assistant Jack & Leslie McCabe Barbara Gerzonich Holy Transfiguration Aisling Gaughan Peter Rand Donna West The Museum of Russian Icons Lynn Philbin, Margaret Patel Ann Lisi & Joel Greene Monastery, Brookline, MA Alex Szarka is pleased to recognize and Deputy Director Kent & Aisling Russell Nancy Heer Vladimir Kasykin *in partnership with the Senior INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS Community Service Employment David Stadtherr David Hinkley Sandra Larson thank our docents, volunteers, Kent Russell, 2018 INTERNS Program at Catholic Charities of Auburn Public Library and interns who graciously CEO/Curator Stephen & Terri Humble Professor Daniel J. McCarthy Worcester County. Bigelow Free Library provided us with their time and Nilda DeLeon Megan Senecal, $500-$999 Caroline Keiger Professor John Michalczyk **Deceased Bolton Public Library Madeleine McKeon George Krasowski & Theresa Professor Sheila M. Puffer support this year. Visitor Services and Elaine Doherty Boylston & Berlin Public Quinn Donna Roll (and students at Events Assistant Wayne & Carmen Huntoon Libraries MUSEUM STAFF the Longy School of Music) 2018 DOCENTS Emily Stegner, Boris Levin Ms. Catherine Kunashevsky Clinton Rotary Club Amy Consalvi, Visitor Services and The Russian History Barbara Blankenship Ernest & Barbara Oskin George & Charles Labonte Conant Free Public Library Director of Education and Foundation, Jordanville, NY, Events Assistant Sandra Larson B.J. Capalbo Concord Library Visitor Services Liudmila Subbotina,* Michael Perekrestov, Director Joyce Carpenter-Henderson $250-$499 Wendy Margo Harvard Public Library Caroline Delaney, Russian Community Professor Wendy Salmond Larissa Dyan Anne Butterfield Wayne & Christine McDonald Hudson Public Library Visitor Services and Valerie Santos Liaison Ted & Joanne Buyniski Barrett & Mahroo Morgan James Flynn Lawrence Library Events Assistant Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson, Daniel M. Satinsky Joanne Gavin Edson & Eileen deCastro Art & Linda Norman Leominster Library Mary Delaney, Professor Franklyn Sciacca Events Coordinator David & Joanne Gavin Mary Hunt Matthew Panagiotu Saint Philip Greek Orthodox Director of Marketing Professor Raoul Smith Patricia Kerrigan Svetlana Nikitina & Andrew Arthur & Martha Pappas Church Dominika Dzierzynski, The Synod of Bishops, Russian Sandra Larson Levin Cathy Petrics Sargent Memorial Library Visitor Services and Church, NYC Elaine Luzzetti Ed & Lynn Philbin Michael & Jean Popik Tewksbury Library Events Assistant Joan Michalski Sarah Pratt Alan & Elizabeth Priebe Thayer Memorial Library Anna Farwell, Art Norman Peter Rand Frank Reis & Sarah Phillips Townsend Public Library Visitor Services Manager Ellen Philbin Franca Sparacio Donna Roll Westminster Forbush Memorial Library 18 19 For more information regarding the Museum of Russian Icons, please contact: Kent Russell, CEO & Curator Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union Street Clinton, Massachusetts 01510 United States of America (978) 598-5000 x112 [email protected]

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