Vladimir Putin : Personage , President , and Potentate
Church-State Relations in Russia :
Gallery Talks & Tours
Plan Your Trip to Oberammergau , Germany
Film : Alexander Nevsky
Vladimir Putin : Personage , President , and Potentate
Lecture by Nina Tumarkin
Sunday , September 17 , 2:00 pm , Members $ 8 , Nonmembers $ 12 Pre-registration is suggested . Call 978.598.5000 x121
Vladimir Putin is one of the world ’ s most powerful political leaders . What have been his chief goals , values and operating principles ? What accounts for his vast popularity in Russia , despite prolonged military engagements
Church-State Relations in Russia :
An Historical Overview with Prof . James T . Flynn
Thursday , July 20 , 1:00pm Saturday , July 22 , 11:30am Members $ 8 , Nonmembers $ 12
Gallery Talks & Tours
Always Free with admission !
UNICORNS AND DRAGONS IN MYTHOLOGY AND ICONOGRAPHY
Saturday , July 8 , 11:30am & 1:30pm Tuesday , August 8 , 1:30pm Thursday , September 21 , 11:30am
Museum Curator and CEO Kent Russell uses an art historical perspective to focus on the cross-cultural symbolism of mythical beasts in iconography and other art . Each tour will feature a slightly different focus .
THE SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY
Wednesday , July 12 , 1:30pm Saturday , August 12 , 1:30pm Saturday , September 9 , 1:30pm
Join Museum Registrar Laura Garrity- Arquitt to explore different variations of the Christian cross , their histories , uses and meanings . and economic recession ? Prof . Nina Tumarkin , Director of Russian Studies at Wellesley College , will shed light on this enigmatic ruler , with a focus on his symbolic politics and ideology . She will also comment on Russian-U . S . relations in a time fraught with tension and uncertainty .
The relationship between Church and State in Russia has always been a complex one . James T . Flynn , Professor Emeritus of History , College of the Holy Cross , and a long-time Museum docent , will trace that relationship from Prince Vladimir , who brought Christianity to Russia in 988 , through Imperial Russia , the Soviet and post-Soviet eras , up to the present under Putin .
EXPEDITION : ANIMALS
Saturday , August 12 , 11:30am Thursday , August 17 , 11:30am Saturday , September 9 , 11:30am Wednesday , September 13 , 11:30am
Museum Registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt guides an expedition to find animal icons throughout the Museum . For kids and kids-at-heart .
Plan Your Trip to Oberammergau , Germany
Make your plans now for the travel event of the decade : The 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play . The Museum has partnered with Collette to secure tickets to the world-famous staging of the final days of Jesus ’ s life .
Since 1634 , the play has taken place every ten years in the tiny Bavarian hamlet of Oberammergau , Germany . The production includes more than 2,000 actors , musicians , and stage hands , all residents of the town .
The play will be part of Collette ’ s 10- day Imperial Cities tour , with stops also including Budapest , Vienna , and Prague , in May , 2020 . Prices and specific dates will be released in the fall of 2017 , and registration will be open for only 90 days . In May 2018 , travel to Israel with Museum CEO and Curator Kent Russell . See the Calendar for information about the August 17th webinar .
Visit the Museum ’ s website for information on our 2018 trip to Israel .
Film : Alexander Nevsky
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
1938 , USSR , 110 min , in Russian with English subtitles
Saturday , August 5 , 1:30-4:00pm , Members $ 8 , Nonmembers $ 12 . Pre-registration is suggested . Call 978.598.5000 x121
One of Russia ’ s greatest heroes is profiled by one of her greatest filmmakers in this cinematic epic . Prof . John Michalczyk , Co- Director of Film Studies at Boston College , will introduce the film and lead an audience discussion .
Please note : registration fees are non-refundable
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