Study Center

THE ICON MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER WILL DESIGN AND INSTALL AN EXHIBITION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ICONS FROM DIVERSE COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, PRESENTING OBJECTS FROM 1450-1700 CE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COORDINATION WITH SEVERAL MUSEUMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO OBTAIN OBJECTS FOR THE EXHIBITION, CONDUCTING CONDITION REPORTS OF ICONS BEING REQUESTED FOR LOAN AND PREPARING LOGISTICS FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION, DESIGN, LAYOUT, AND INSTALLATION OF THE EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS, DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKETING PLAN. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE HOSTING A SERIES OF LECTURES GIVEN BY SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXHIBITION’S ACADEMIC IMPACT. THE OUTCOME OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE A NEW EXHIBITION FOR AUDIENCES FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS THAT WILL BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WORLD HISTORY, CULTURE, RELIGION, AND POLITICS THROUGH THE VIBRANT ARTISTIC TRADITIONS OF EASTERN CHRISTIANITY.

THE ICON MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER WILL CONSERVE FOUR ARTISTICALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT POST-BYZANTINE GREEK ICONS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION. CONSERVATION TREATMENT WILL ALLOW THESE RARE ICONS TO BE SAFELY EXHIBITED AND VIEWED BY VISITORS AND STUDIED BY THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE PUBLICATION OF NEW RESEARCH. THESE ARTWORKS WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND INSTALLED IN THE GREEK GALLERY WHILE THEIR IMAGES AND OBJECT FILES WILL BE STORED PERMANENTLY ONLINE. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, THERE WILL BE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DIGITAL “PROGRESS REPORTS” AND THROUGH SOLICITING COMMUNITY LABELS FOR THESE PIECES FROM LOCAL GREEK COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CONSERVATION FUNDING WILL ENSURE THE ICONS ARE READY FOR A SCHOLARLY SYMPOSIUM IN SPRING OF 2027. THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE FUTURE SUPPORT AND WILL BRING AWARENESS TO THE "HIDDEN RENAISSANCE" OF GREEK ICON PAINTING.