Special Film Screening : My Perestroika with director Robin Hessman
From the Vault : Icons of Ethiopia
From Laurus to Lizok
MA-MAtryoshka Festival
Special Film Screening : My Perestroika with director Robin Hessman
Sunday , June 25 , 1:30PM Members $ 15 , Nonmembers $ 20 Register by calling 978.598.5000 x121
The award-winning documentary My Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians from their sheltered Soviet childhood , through the collapse of the Soviet Union , to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia . First person testimony , verité news footage , personal photos and home movies paint an intimate and complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain . The film is essential to understanding Russia as it was , is and might become .
Director Robin Hessman will be present to outline the historical framework of the Perestroika period , talk about the making of the film , and lead a Q & A discussion . Robin is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who has lived and worked in Russia and the U . S . She is an Associate at Harvard University ’ s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies , and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .
“... playful , insightful , hypnotic , and , ultimately , superb .”
– Bilge Ebiri , New York Magazine
Co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University .
From the Vault : Icons of Ethiopia
May 20-August 13 , 2017
The lands of Ethiopia have an ancient and storied history that is explored in this pop-up exhibit . It is the fabled Land of Punt – God ’ s Land , and the kingdom of the legendary Queen of Sheba . Orthodoxy spread to Ethiopia through the Coptic Church of Egypt , and throughout the centuries they developed their own traditions and a unique style of iconography that uses a bright but limited color palette .
Members Only Opening :
Thursday , May 18 , 7:00-9:00PM , Free for members and their guests . Please RSVP by May 12 to ( 978 ) 598-5000 x121
Enjoy a preview of this mini-exhibit along with Ethiopian coffee and chocolate from Clinton ’ s own Coffeelands Café .
Artist Amy Fagin of 20th Century Illuminations will present a travelogue of her multiple trips to Ethiopia , with a focus on the amazing history of manuscript illumination , an important art form in Ethiopian culture .
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From Laurus to Lizok
Talk & Book Signing with Russian Literary Translator Lisa Hayden
Saturday , April 15 , 1:00PM , $ 8 Members , $ 12 Nonmembers . Call 978.598.5000 x121 to register .
Lisa Hayden won a 2014-2016 Read Russia Translation Prize for her translation of Eugene Vodolazkin ’ s extraordinary novel Laurus , a spiritual and historical odyssey about a medieval doctor , pilgrim , and holy fool .
Hayden will discuss her approach to literary translation , and describe the particular challenges of translating the remarkably rich panoply of language in Laurus . She will be signing copies of the book , which will be available for sale in the Museum Shop .
MA-MAtryoshka Festival
Sunday , May 14 , 1:00 – 5:00PM , at Clinton Town Hall Adults $ 15 in advance , $ 20 at the door , Children 3-17 $ 8 in advance , $ 10 at the door ( Purchase tickets on Eventbrite . com . Seach MA-MAtryoshka )
The Russian Matryoshka Club presents its second annual MA-MAtryoshka Festival . Featuring Barynya Balalaika Duo , dance , art , crafts , international food , vendors , a mobil spa & sauna and more !
Festival tickets include free sameday admission to the Museum of Russian Icons .
Please note : The Museum is supporting this event , tickets cannot be purchased at the Museum .
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