The Museum of Russian Icons

The Museum of Russian Icons is a nonprofit educational institution including more than 500 Russian icons and artifacts, the collection is the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. Spanning six centuries, the collection includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon ''writing'' to the present. The mission of the Museum of Russian Icons is to enhance relations between Russia and the United States through the medium of art, especially Russian icons.