Innovative museum displays hundreds of Russian artifacts
Clinton, MA. – Towards the end of last year, I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Russian Icons located in Clinton, Massachusetts. The museum, which was founded in October, 2006 by Gordon B. Lankton, is the only museum in the United States dedicated to Russian iconography. The museum is also home to the largest collection of Russian icons in North America. The museum is located at 203 Union Street adjacent to Clinton’s Central Park – the oldest public park in the United States. Within the museums walls are over 500 Russian icons and artifacts spanning from the 15 th century to the present. Lankton selected a 19 th century building as the location for the museum. The building, which has 3 separate exhibit levels, was renovated and is equipped with advanced technological equipment. Lankton – an avid collector of Russian icons chose Clinton, Massachusetts as the location for the museum because of his longstanding relationship w...