the museum of russian art

This is a wonderful experience. I love art museums, but they often can be over whelming in size. This is just right and very interesting from a cultural perspective. Definitely worth seeing.

There are always shows, usually of Russian art, and they change several times a year. We have never been disappointed. It's a beautiful venue, with two floors in the main gallery and there is a smaller gallery in the lower level. The gift shop has some very attractive Russian art, jewelry, china and seasonal pieces.

This is a small museum, but they change their exhibits frequently. Very impressive and displayed well. They may have interesting artifacts or paintings in various medias.We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Admission is reasonably priced.

This museum is in a beautiful old church, and is a beautiful place to display pieces of art. The art is beautiful and interesting, and the people working there are knowledgable about it. The gift shop is superb!Check it out!

This is not the type of museum where one learns a swath of Russian history; rather it is in intimate museum with some quaint artifacts and some wonderful oil paintings loaned from Raymond and Susan Johnson.On the first floor (or basement) is a very interesting (and temporary?) exhibit on Christmas ornaments throughout Russian history. This may sound corny, but it's always interesting to view history through one small window...it makes more of an impact.The second, or ground floor, contained some Russian artifacts and also a collection of watercolors by Alexander Viazmensky of mushrooms found in the forests.But the third floor was my favorite. An excellent art collection of Russian landscapes that depicted so well the desolate life of the north. If you are an art lover, you should see this collection. It's not large, but every painting is worth seeing.

This museum is relatively small, but filled with many unique and beautiful pieces of art and history. There are three levels, and the exhibits change frequently. The store on the third level is filled with more beautiful things to peruse and purchase. I also really enjoyed the way they have turned this building itself into something unique and special. It was also a very affordable museum to visit.

They have a wonderful permanent collection and periodic exhibits. There is art and history presented in a very interesting way. Plan to spend at least an hour.

Though I have lived in the Twin Cities most of my life this was my first visit to this museum. It costs $9 for adult admission and if you take your time looking and reading takes about 2 hours or so. They change exhibits every 3 months. Right now they have Winter Holidays in the Soviet Era. It has a nice collection of Holiday ornaments that convey the culture and the time. We liked this exhibit the best. They also have the exhibit Life on the Edge of the Forest: Russian Traditions in Wood going on. It was interesting to see the woodworking. Of course they have some art on the walls as well. All and all it was an educational and worthwhile outing. Oh yea, the gift shop has lots and lots of pretty handmade items. It is definitely worth a look

Conveniently located, right next to the 54th Street/Diamond Lakeexit off 35W. Parking in the church lot across the street. Easily toured in an hour, but with enough stuff to take 3 hours to see.Remarkably well curated, with a revolving door that makes every visit a new experience. Nice little shop for gifts, and a corner with tables for tea and cookies. Benches in the galleries if you want to take a load off while still amid the art. Handicap accessible. Great way to see, enjoy, and understand Russian art over the centuries. Good place to take kids ages 10 to 18, btw.

Special exhibits are very interesting. The gift shop is the place to go if you like to feel you're shopping at the Hermitage.

Visited here for the first time after hearing many good things about the Museum of Russian Art; it was better than anticipated. Current exhibit on the lower level is "Winter Holidays in the Soviet Era," which was outstanding. One learns about the Soviet elimination of Christmas after the revolution, and then the introduction of a Christmas-like holiday on New Years Day starting in 1935. The decorated fir trees had many ornaments familiar to Christmas trees in other countries, but with a Soviet Red Star topping the tree. Great exhibit on the second floor (with a few paintings on the first floor) of "Life on the Edge of the Forests." My favorite oil on canvas was "Rainbow Over Village Pallorskye" by Aleksander Gritsai, which had a lovely use of sunlight bringing out the rainbow. Also a series of paintings by Aleksei Gritsai showing the forests in different seasons (my favorite was "Frost," which was densely white. On the first floor look for "Among the Birch Trees" by Akhmed Kitaev, where a pretty young woman is almost hidden amongst the birch forest. Much of the first floor contains a series of decorative wooden window frames that did not capture my interest as much as the paintings.Hidden off in a corner of the second floor is one of the best museum gift shops I have ever seen, including many worthwhile books and art work. Highly recommended.

SInce TMORA is in our neighborhood, we visit it often. The latest exhibit focusing on wood is really a treat for the eye. Not only are there paintings with trees and/or forests a prominent theme but a number of wood window frames constructed and painted in detail to denote the wealth of the owner are displayed.The walls are always painted a color that best displays the current exhibit and the lighting is top notch.Of course, the frosting on the cake is the gift shop. With the variety of beautiful books, objects and jewelry it is impossibleto leave without a purchase.

This is a charming small museum well curated and beautifully maintained. It can easily be enjoyed in under two hours.

This museum was much better than I expected from a small, relatively unknown museum. There was a mix of paintings, sculpture, and crafts. There was a free tour going on when I happened to be there and I learned about both the art on display and the culture. Overall it was a neat little museum and I would go again.

While highly recommended by many, I was still a little skeptical however it was requested by a friend in town. I am so glad she did as it is my new favorite museum. It was easy to get to although parking was a bit confusing. The allotted parking spaces are across the street & shared with the Mayflower Church despite the signs stating that only Church visitors won't be towed.The museum itself resides in a former mission style church and provides a cozy surrounding to view the art. We were lucky enough to see the exhibit "Life on the Edge of the Forest: Russian Traditions in Wood" which runs until March 2015. Our visit also perfectly coincided with the docent led tour at 1 pm. It provided fascinating insight into the background of the artists & also explained why so little Russian Art is well known.Hurry down & see this for yourself!