Past Exhibitions

The Milkmaids and Friends

This exhibition centers around the popular painting by Nikolai Nikolaevich Baskakov “Milkmaids, Novella,” completed in 1962. The exhibition includes thematically related work by artists Nikolai Ivanovich Fechin, Valerian Mikhailovich Formozov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gerasimov, Evgeni Aleksandrovich Katsman, Yuri Leonidovich Katts, Sergei Arksentevich Kolyada, Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky, Vera Vasilevna Kuzmina, Vasili Kirillovich Nechitailo, Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin, Yuri […] Read more

Colors of a Russian Winter

“Colors of a Russian Winter, an exhibit featuring 52 colorful paintings, presents a cross-section of winter landscapes and activities that exist within Russia, from the coastal to the desert climates. “The exhibit is structured to bring life and color to the cold season, and to dispel the notion that winter in Russia is simply a […] Read more

Masterpieces of Russian Lacquer Art

An exhibition of important works of miniature lacquer art drawn from the collections of Russian and American museums and the Lucy Maxym Collection.   […] Read more

Russian Realism: Art of the 20th Century

Main Gallery ~ From social realism to Socialist Realism Mezzanine ~ Late period Soviet Art Fireside Gallery ~ The roots of Russian Realist Painting The social, economic and political history of Russia differentiated its graphic arts from those of its European neighbors.  This exhibition explores the variations of realist subjects and style within the artistic […] Read more

Akselrod: A Jewish View of Soviet Life

Drawings, watercolors, and gouache paintings by one of the most prominent Jewish artists of the Soviet era […] Read more