Annual Kent dur Russell Lecture with Dr. Alice Isabella Sullivan

Spatial Icons: The Communion of the Apostles in Medieval Art and RitualFree admission. Registration is required, please kindly RSVP below by Friday, June 12.  Register  The Communion of the Apostles – a theme common to Byzantine and Slavic icons, manuscript decorations,......More

Spatial Icons: The Communion of the Apostles in Medieval Art and RitualFree admission. Registration is required, please kindly RSVP below by Friday, June 12.  Register  The Communion of the Apostles – a theme common to Byzantine and Slavic icons, manuscript decorations, textiles, liturgical objects, and mural cycles – presents a liturgical interpretation of the Last Supper. This image type display symmetrical compositions that center on a single or double-figure of Christ at an altar, officiating the Eucharistic bread and wine to the twelve apostles before him, arranged in various configurations. These images thus show two diachronic events, either chronologically or out of sequence but meant to be understood as unfolding in a temporal continuum. In examining the iconographic developments of The Communion of the Apostles theme in various media in the Byzantine and Slavic cultural spheres, this lecture considers the temporal and mimetic effects, as well as the functional fluidity of this image type in medieval art and ritual. About the Speaker:Alice Isabella Sullivan, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University. She specializes in the artistic production of Eastern Europe and the Byzantine-Slavic cultural spheres in the period between the 14th and 16th centuries. Sullivan is the author of the award-winning book The Eclectic Visual Culture of Medieval Moldavia (Brill, 2023), Europe’s Eastern Christian Frontier (ARC, 2024), and co-editor of several volumes. In addition, she is co-director of the Sinai Digital Archive, and co-founder of North of Byzantium and Mapping Eastern Europe – two initiatives that explore the history, art, and culture of the northern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire in Eastern Europe during the medieval and early modern periods. Register early, space is limited! Please make sure to RSVP by Friday, June 12. Special thanks to Edward Russell for his support of the Annual Kent dur Russell Lecture.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free Family Thursdays

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volu......More

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volunteers.   Paints of the Earth Explore the materials used to create the vibrant colors found in our icons! Museum staff will guide visitors as they experiment with creating paints using prepared pigments and embellishing their artworks with silver and gold colored foil. Learn about where these materials are found and what the different colors signify in the icon tradition.   Illuminated Letters Learn about the beautiful lettering found in illuminated manuscripts and some icons. Using templates and examples on hand, explore basic lettering styles and create illuminated letters. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and make an illuminated letter that represents their unique personality.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Closed for the 4th of July

The Museum will be closed on Saturday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen to the public on Sunday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for First Free Sunday.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free First Sunday

Enjoy free admission all day, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation. Many icons feature wild and fantastic beasts, some familiar to us and others not. This self-guided tour will allow families to learn about the different animals depicted in our icons and what they represent......More

Enjoy free admission all day, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation. Many icons feature wild and fantastic beasts, some familiar to us and others not. This self-guided tour will allow families to learn about the different animals depicted in our icons and what they represent. Visitors can create their own works of art at our craft maker-space.  

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free Family Thursdays

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volu......More

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volunteers.   Paints of the Earth Explore the materials used to create the vibrant colors found in our icons! Museum staff will guide visitors as they experiment with creating paints using prepared pigments and embellishing their artworks with silver and gold colored foil. Learn about where these materials are found and what the different colors signify in the icon tradition.   Illuminated Letters Learn about the beautiful lettering found in illuminated manuscripts and some icons. Using templates and examples on hand, explore basic lettering styles and create illuminated letters. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and make an illuminated letter that represents their unique personality.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free Family Thursdays

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volu......More

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volunteers.   Paints of the Earth Explore the materials used to create the vibrant colors found in our icons! Museum staff will guide visitors as they experiment with creating paints using prepared pigments and embellishing their artworks with silver and gold colored foil. Learn about where these materials are found and what the different colors signify in the icon tradition.   Illuminated Letters Learn about the beautiful lettering found in illuminated manuscripts and some icons. Using templates and examples on hand, explore basic lettering styles and create illuminated letters. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and make an illuminated letter that represents their unique personality.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free Family Thursdays

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volu......More

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volunteers.   Paints of the Earth Explore the materials used to create the vibrant colors found in our icons! Museum staff will guide visitors as they experiment with creating paints using prepared pigments and embellishing their artworks with silver and gold colored foil. Learn about where these materials are found and what the different colors signify in the icon tradition.   Illuminated Letters Learn about the beautiful lettering found in illuminated manuscripts and some icons. Using templates and examples on hand, explore basic lettering styles and create illuminated letters. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and make an illuminated letter that represents their unique personality.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Details in Old Believer Icons

Free with Admission. Join curator Elliot Mackin and Registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt as they unfold some of their favorite esoteric details in Old Believer Icons.These icons were intentionally designed to invite slow, repeated meditative prayer on the mysteries of the Ch......More

Free with Admission. Join curator Elliot Mackin and Registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt as they unfold some of their favorite esoteric details in Old Believer Icons.These icons were intentionally designed to invite slow, repeated meditative prayer on the mysteries of the Christian faith. Magnifying glasses will be provided!

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States

Free Family Thursdays

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volu......More

The Museum is offering free admission every Thursday in July. We will have drop-in activities and tours geared towards creative and inquisitive visitors of all ages. Visitors are also invited to join in on guided tours throughout the day offered by Museum staff and volunteers.   Paints of the Earth Explore the materials used to create the vibrant colors found in our icons! Museum staff will guide visitors as they experiment with creating paints using prepared pigments and embellishing their artworks with silver and gold colored foil. Learn about where these materials are found and what the different colors signify in the icon tradition.   Illuminated Letters Learn about the beautiful lettering found in illuminated manuscripts and some icons. Using templates and examples on hand, explore basic lettering styles and create illuminated letters. Participants will be encouraged to be creative and make an illuminated letter that represents their unique personality.

The Icon Museum and Study Center, 203 Union St, Clinton, MA, 01510, United States