16,951
edits
Changes
deleted dead images
The '''Museum of Russian Icons''' is a non-profit museum that houses an extensive collection of Russian [[icons]] was created by collector Gordon Lankton. The museum is located in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States of America.
== Building ==
The museum is located on Central Park, Clinton, Massachusetts in a historic 1830 brick building. The interior was re-designed by David Durrant to incorporate state-of-the-art technology, including solar collection systems and fiber optic lighting. Entirely climate controlled, the new museum provides the highest installation standards available. According to Durrant, "Gordon told us he wanted a facility that would stack up against the great museums of this country, and we believe that is what we have done."<ref>[http://www.museumofrussianicons.org/about-us.html] Museum of Russian Icons: About Us.</ref>
Inside the traditional restored brick building, the three floors of the museum are connected by custom-designed, sweeping metal and glass stairways that allow visual access to all floors from any place in the museum. The floors also are all connected by an elevator; the building is totally [ADA[http://www.ada.gov/|ADA]] compliant.
== Tretyakov gallery exhibition ==
