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The Museum of Russian Art

Name: The Museum of Russian Art
Address: 5500 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55419, US
Telephone: +16128219045
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The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), an independent American organization, promotes understanding of the art, people, and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and its former republics through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs serving the people of Minnesota and the nation. The Museum upholds an independent voice and the freedom of

expression to carry out its mission unconstrained by influence from foreign governments, political actors and/or corporate or individual interests.

06/02/2026

The flowers are blooming, the courtyard is glowing, and summer at TMORA is officially here. 🌿✨ Thank you to our community partner for making our grounds look amazing all year round!

Step inside to explore exhibitions ranging from Soviet-era poster art to beloved family favorites like Cats and Dogs in Soviet Art and the moving Violins of Hope exhibition, presented in partnership with the Minnesota JCC.

Afterward, browse TMORA Shop, bring a friend to tea or coffee nearby, and spend an afternoon discovering one of Minneapolis’ most unique cultural spaces.

📍The Museum of Russian Art
5500 Stevens Ave., Minneapolis

Learn more: tmora.org | shoptmora.org

05/29/2026

Make your plans to visit TMORA this summer! Explore the current combination of exhibitions on view — from bold Soviet posters and paintings of beloved cats and dogs to the Violins of Hope exhibition, highlights from TMORA’s permanent collection, and the beautifully curated TMORA Shop.

Our exhibitions are always changing, making every visit to TMORA a little different. ✨

Plan your visit: tmora.org
Shop online: shoptmora.org

05/27/2026

“Remember me. Remember us.”

🎻Violins of Hope: Honoring Memory Through Music is now on view at TMORA, presented in partnership with the Minnesota JCC — a powerful exhibition of twelve restored violins once played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust, each carrying its own story of survival, loss, resilience, and hope.

These violins are not silent artifacts. They are witnesses.

We invite you to experience this extraordinary exhibition and reflect on the enduring power of music, memory, and human dignity.

On view through June 28.
Learn more: tmora.org
violinsofhopemn.org

05/25/2026

TMORA is closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

05/19/2026

Be the first to see Poster Art of the Soviet Era: Preview Night is Thursday, May 21, 6–8 PM.

Enjoy live music by Twin Cities Hot Club, tea and curated sweets, and remarks from Curator Dr. Masha Zavialova while exploring this striking new exhibition tracing Soviet poster art across the entire Soviet era.

🎟️ tmora.org/events

05/15/2026

Join us for Kupala Night: A Midsummer Dinner with Paris Dining Club — a one-night-only evening of dining, music, ritual, and storytelling at The Museum of Russian Art. ✨🌙

Inspired by the traditions of Ivan Kupala, this special after-hours event features a multi-course dinner with wine by James Beard–nominated Chef Jamie Malone and Paris Dining Club, alongside live music and cultural elements woven throughout the evening.

Saturday, June 27, 2026
6:00–9:30 PM
The Museum of Russian Art

Tickets and info: www.tmora.org/events

Julia Kostsova, b. 1983
Night of Ivan Kupala 2, 2013
Oil on canvas
Gift of Russell Cowles, 2022

05/11/2026

From avant-garde experimentation to monumental visions of industry and progress, Poster Art of the Soviet Era traces the evolution of Soviet visual culture across the full span of the USSR.

Drawn from TMORA’s important collection of Soviet-era posters, the exhibition explores how artists developed a bold and instantly recognizable graphic language to communicate ideology, shape public identity, and imagine the future. Spanning more than seventy years of history, the exhibition reveals dramatic shifts in style — from the radical innovation of the early Soviet avant-garde to the rigid formulas of the Stalin era, renewed modernist aesthetics under Khrushchev, the stagnation of the Brezhnev years, and the final thaw under Gorbachev.

Join us for Preview Night on Thursday, May 21, from 6:00–8:00 PM. Learn more: tmora.org/events
Poster Art of the Soviet Era opens to the public on May 22.

05/08/2026

Tomorrow, TMORA opens Violins of Hope: Honoring Memory Through Music. 🎻

Presented in partnership with the Minnesota JCC, Violins of Hope is a global initiative showcasing restored violins played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust.

Pictured here is the Russian Orchestra Violin, once played by a Jewish soldier in the Russian army during World War II. In the midst of war, music offered soldiers moments of comfort, humanity, and connection to home. For Jewish musicians especially, the violin could also serve as a quiet link to heritage and faith at a time when so much was under threat.

Though little is known about the soldier who carried this instrument, the violin itself remains a witness to endurance, memory, and hope.

We invite you to experience these extraordinary instruments — and the stories they carry — beginning tomorrow at TMORA.

Admission is free this weekend as part of Doors Open Minneapolis (May 9–10).

Violins of Hope: Honoring Memory Through Music will be on view through June 28.
Plan your visit: tmora.org

The exhibition at TMORA is sponsored by Bruce Goodman.

05/07/2026

Free admission this weekend at TMORA and your final chance to experience Spies and Space. 🚀

Join us for Doors Open Minneapolis on May 9–10 and explore the museum free of charge all weekend long!

It’s also the closing weekend of Spies and Space: Cold War Artifacts from Both Sides of the Iron Curtain, an exhibition by SuperMonster市City! and The Museum of Russian Art. Step through the immersive “Iron Curtain” installation and discover space artifacts, spy technology, toys, posters, propaganda, and pop culture from both the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War era.

Plus: Violins of Hope opens this weekend in the Robert J. Brokop Gallery.

Saturday, May 9 | 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday, May 10 | 1–5 PM

No tickets or reservations required.
Plan your visit: tmora.org

05/04/2026

May the Fourth be with you. 💫

It’s the final week to experience Spies and Space: Cold War Artifacts from Both Sides of the Iron Curtain - exploring the space race, espionage, and the cultural imagination on both sides of the U.S.–Soviet divide.

On view through May 10!
*Free admission on May 9-10 for Doors Open Minneapolis!
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5500 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55419

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+16128219045

Website

http://tmora.org/

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