SnapShot Gallery Talks

These 20-minute talks take place in the galleries and focus on a single icon or a small group of icons. Listen to the talk, enjoy a snack in the Museum Russian Tea Room, and visit the restaurants and shops in town that remain open late on Thursday nights. Free with Museum admission. Group size is limited; please mention when you arrive that youd like to attend the talk. Spaces are allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. The same talk will be repeated twice each evening.

- July 11: Mary Hunt, "The Monastic Tradition and The Solovetsky Monastery"?
- July 18: Barbara Blankenship, "From Playthings to Politics: 100 Years of Russian Nesting Dolls"
- July 25: Dennis Sardella, "Protector from Fire: Theotokos of the Unburnt Bush"?
- August 1: James Flynn, "Connection between Realms: The Iconostasis and The Royal Doors"?
- August 8: Norman Meiklejohn, "The Legacy of Great Schism: Theological Differences between
Eastern & Western Christianity

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