Press release submitted by the Museum of Russian Icons
First Sunday: September 1
Free Admission and Drop in Craft courtesy of the Nypro Foundation
Lecture: The Ancient of Days: Depicting God the Father in Orthodox Iconography with Christopher Helali
Sunday, September 8, 1:00-2:00pm
Members $6, Nonmembers $12
Register at https://www.museumofrussianicons.org/event/lecture-the-ancient-of-days/ or call 978.598.5000
This lecture, by Christopher Helali, focuses on God the Father, the fountainhead and source of the Holy Trinity, in Orthodox Christian iconography.
Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group
Sunday, September 22, 1:00-3:00pm
Free, no registration required! New members are welcome.
This month's book is "Oblivion" by Sergei Lebedev. In one of the first twenty-first century Russian novels to probe the legacy of the Soviet prison camp system, a young man travels to the vast wastelands of the Far North to uncover the truth about a shadowy neighbor who saved his life.
Why Wrestle Angels? Who's Asking? with Exhibition Curator Lynette Hull
Saturday, September 28, 1:00-2:00pm
Members $6, Nonmembers $12
Register at https://museumofrussianicons.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/2637 or call 978.598.5000
In this curator's talk, discover the unspoken assumptions behind the icons, how the iconographer communicates these assumptions artistically, and why they matter. The lecture will be followed by a Q & A.
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