The Museum of Russian Art

The Museum of Russian Art www.tmora.org
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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.

What can a poster tell us about a country?Across the decades of the Soviet Union, posters sold products, promoted politi...
08/26/2026

What can a poster tell us about a country?

Across the decades of the Soviet Union, posters sold products, promoted political ideals, rallied citizens during wartime, shaped public behavior, and communicated the priorities of a changing society.

Their visual language changed as well. From bold experiments in typography and composition to Socialist Realism, photography, illustration, and the striking graphic design of the late Soviet period.

In TMORA’s Main Gallery, the history of the Soviet Union unfolds through the lens of graphic design.

Swipe through a few works currently on view and come experience the full exhibition at The Museum of Russian Art.

Open seven days a week!
Plan your visit: tmora.org

Last night at TMORA ✨We welcomed visitors for a free evening to enjoy the galleries. TMORA’s Nitka Ensemble filled the M...
08/21/2026

Last night at TMORA ✨

We welcomed visitors for a free evening to enjoy the galleries. TMORA’s Nitka Ensemble filled the Museum with songs rooted in ancient women’s communal traditions - music preserved across generations through oral tradition.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of art, music, and community.

Our next Free Night will be November 19, 5-8PM. New exhibitions will await you!

Thursday is FREE NIGHT AT TMORA ✨Join us Thursday, August 20, from 5:00–8:00 PM for a free evening at TMORA.Wander the g...
08/19/2026

Thursday is FREE NIGHT AT TMORA ✨

Join us Thursday, August 20, from 5:00–8:00 PM for a free evening at TMORA.

Wander the galleries after hours, stop by the TMORA Shop, and at 5:45 PM, gather in the Main Gallery for a special spotlight performance by Nitka, featuring songs that celebrate the last days of summer.

Art, music, and an evening at the Museum—all free and open to everyone. No pre-registration required.

📍 The Museum of Russian Art
5500 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis

Plan your visit: tmora.org

Imagine dinner after hours at the museum, seated in the galleries, surrounded by art, for an evening inspired by the wor...
08/18/2026

Imagine dinner after hours at the museum, seated in the galleries, surrounded by art, for an evening inspired by the work of acclaimed Ukrainian-born artist Elena Kalman.

On September 10, From Canvas to Table brings art and cuisine together for a one-night-only dining experience at The Museum of Russian Art. James Beard–nominated Chef Jamie Malone and Paris Dining Club have created a beautiful multi-course menu inspired by Kalman’s exhibition Catastrophe and What Survives and its interplay of architecture and nature.

Crab vol-au-vent. Pumpkin bisque with brown butter. Roast salmon with sweet corn and potato pavé. 72-hour Wagyu short rib with pomegranate jus. Late-summer plum frangipane tart.

As evening falls and the museum closes to the public, the galleries become the dining room…an intimate setting for exceptional food, wine, music, art, and conversation with Elena Kalman.

Thursday, September 10 | 6:00–9:00 PM
$275 per person

For one night, experience the museum in an entirely different way.

🎟️ Advance reservations required at tmora.org/events

Tomorrow night, the gallery becomes part of the conversation!TMORA is excited to host Bienvenidos Dystopia, bringing nin...
08/14/2026

Tomorrow night, the gallery becomes part of the conversation!

TMORA is excited to host Bienvenidos Dystopia, bringing nine Twin Cities artists and musicians together for an evening of art, music, performance, ideas, dark humor and, eventually, dancing.

Taking place inside TMORA’s Posters of the Soviet Era, Bienvenidos Dystopia puts contemporary artists in conversation with an exhibition examining political power, propaganda, ideology, and the ways governments sought to shape public life. Timely.

Through a series of rapid-fire presentations, artists will turn their attention to our own uncertain moment - technology, climate, media, democracy, and the ways we make sense of a world that can sometimes feel increasingly dystopian.

As MPR News described it, it’s a “dance party-variety show-salon mashup.” Come for the art and ideas. Stay for the conversation. And after all that dystopia, we dance.

Bienvenidos Dystopia
Saturday, August 15 | 7–10 PM
TMORA | Minneapolis
Tickets: $14–$20

Presented by Bienvenidos Dystopia in partnership with The Museum of Russian Art and MPLSArt.com.
Learn more: tmora.org/events

Perhaps you’ve always wondered what’s inside…Here’s your chance to find out.Join us for Free Night at The Museum of Russ...
08/12/2026

Perhaps you’ve always wondered what’s inside…

Here’s your chance to find out.

Join us for Free Night at The Museum of Russian Art on Thursday, August 20, and spend an evening wandering the galleries, discovering what’s on view, and experiencing one of Minneapolis’s most distinctive museum spaces.

Come for the art. Stay for the atmosphere. Explore at your own pace—and maybe discover a new favorite place in the city.

🏛️ Free Night at TMORA
Thursday, August 20 | 5–8 PM
Free admission. All are welcome.

Bring a friend. Bring a date. Bring your curiosity. We’ll see you inside!

Plan your visit: tmora.org

Music at the Museum! Join us this Sunday evening in TMORA’s Main Gallery for American Avenues: A Musical Journey from th...
08/07/2026

Music at the Museum! Join us this Sunday evening in TMORA’s Main Gallery for American Avenues: A Musical Journey from the Russian Empire to America, featuring Minnesota Orchestra violinist Helen Chang Haertzen and pianist Denis Evstuhin.

Through music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jascha Heifetz, this unique program explores the journeys of composers and performers whose lives and work bridged continents, shaping the musical landscape of the United States.

Experience an evening of extraordinary music, art, history, and community.

The Museum of Russian Art
🎟️ Tickets and information: tmora.org/events

08/04/2026

Paintings by Elena Kalman: Catastrophe and What Survives presents recent works by Ukrainian-born artist Elena Kalman that reflect on moments of disruption and what endures beyond them. Through landscapes, roads, and imagined environments, her paintings place scenes of rupture alongside the enduring presence of the natural world.

Now on view in TMORA’s Mezzanine Gallery through November 1, 2026.

🪆Join us for $5 Family Art Workshops in August! 🎨 Learn more: tmora.org/events
07/31/2026

🪆Join us for $5 Family Art Workshops in August! 🎨

Learn more: tmora.org/events

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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

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+16128219045

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