The Icon Museum and Study Center

10/07/2026

Shipping icons over 3,000 miles across an ocean is a complex process that requires meticulous planning and handling. After a settling period, the crates are opened carefully. Once opened, the Registrar inspects the pieces to ensure they are ready for display. Finally, everything is skillfully hung for presentation.

𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕: 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒌𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒏-𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒖𝒎 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒏 will be open to the public next week on Friday, October 16th. Visit our website to plan your visit today.

Images: Shipping and museum professionals handling and opening large crates with carefully wrapped icons. Those same icons are seen unpacked and then displayed.

10/06/2026

Please consider supporting the Clinton High School Band & Choir, as they raise funds for enriching field trips. Your contribution will make a significant impact and reflect the community spirit championed by our founder, Gordon Lankton.

Support Clinton High School Band & Choir 2026 and help us raise $20000

10/04/2026

Are you looking for something to do on this brisk autumn Sunday? Enjoy free admission at the Icon Museum, thanks to the NYPRO Foundation. Be sure to set your GPS to the scenic route, as the leaf peeping season has begun!

Learn about the materials and colors used in icon making and create your own work of art, plus free admission all day!

10/04/2026

Join us at The Icon Museum and Study Center in on Friday, 11/6 at 7:00PM for a special performance of our EXUBERANT VOICES concert! Enjoy an evening of interesting works by Martinů, Beethoven, and Saint-Saëns in a one-of-a-kind setting. Tickets and information at: iconmuseum.org

The Icon Museum and Study Center is the foremost museum in the United States collecting and studying icons and Eastern Christian art.

09/29/2026

Tuesday Trivia:
What is the shallow rectangular indentation or recessed central panel carved into the wooden icon board called when discussing the parts of an old Russian icon?

1. doshka
2. kovcheg
3. luzga
4. polya

09/23/2026

Your Icon Museum icon based on your birth month.*

Part 2 of 2: March through August.

*Just for fun!

09/22/2026

Your Icon Museum icon based on your birth month.*
Part 1 of 2: September through February.
Part 2 will be posted tomorrow.

*Just for fun!

09/17/2026

📅 As the Orthodox Church welcomes the New Year in September, join curator Elliot Mackin for an enlightening exploration of saintly lives and sacred narratives of the New Year celebration! Discover fascinating icons featuring column-dwelling ascetics, flood-diverting angels, and miraculous post-menopausal births. Don’t miss this chance to dive into the beauty and depth of icons!

09/14/2026

The Exaltation of the Cross is a Great Feast celebrating the one true cross of Jesus Christ. According to tradition, Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, was sent to Jerusalem to find the holy sites and relics. She found Golgotha and raised the true cross. Subsequently, a church was built where the cross was found, and a feast day was established.

This 19th-century icon originated from a festival tier on an iconostasis. Its style differs significantly from the stylized iconography preferred by the Museum's founder, who favored Old Believer icons. This style is significantly influenced by Western European academic realism, which is characteristic of the iconography seen in Central Russia during the 19th century.

Image: The Exaltation of the Cross, 19th century, egg tempera on wood, gold leaf, Russia.

Alt text: Several figures in ornate robes gathered around a large cross, with intricate patterned backgrounds and gold accents throughout the scene. The two central figures are haloed, and one holds a bowl with four nails.

09/10/2026

Thanks, Margaret Smith, for the wonderful article celebrating our 20th anniversary!

The Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years and began as the dream of business leader Gordon B. Lankton, and his collection of icons from Russia. See link below ⬇️

📸 Saylor Caruso/Telegram & Gazette