Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2009 - Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia: Holy Russian Icons, 1660-1917. 71 hand-painted icons from the collection of James and Tatiana Jackson

Nov. 17 2009 - Mar. 2010 - Russians and Serbs along the Kaw: Immigrant Traditions in Kansas City.

Mar. 15 - June 15, 2010 - The Queen of Feasts: Orthodox Celebrations of Holy Week & Pascha

Events for "Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia"

Sept. 1, 2009: 10 AM-5 PM - Museum Grand Opening with special exhibition "Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia: Holy Russian Icons, 1660-1917." Location: Museum

Sept. 8, 2009: 2 PM - "Heaven on Earth: The Holy Art of Czarist Russia" James L. Jackson, exhibition curator, Cedar Falls IA. Location: Great Hall, Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 SW 8th, Topeka.

Sept. 9, 2009: 4 PM - "Musical Treasures of Czarist Russia". A concert of Russian sacred music presented by the St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral Choir of Wichita, directed by Chris Farha. Traditional a capella Russian liturgical music and classical adaptations by composers Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Location: Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 SW 8th, Topeka.

Sept. 15, 2009: 10 AM-4:30 PM - Icon Painting Demonstration. Jan Isham, Kansas iconographer, demonstrate and discussing the traditional art of "writing" icons. Location: Museum.

Date: TBA - Icon workshop for children. Advance registration required.

Sept. 26, 2009: 7 PM - "The Iconography of Medieval Russian Church Architecture." Slide lecture on the great Russian cathedrals of the 11th to 16th centuries. William Brumfield, photographer and professor of Slavic Studies, Tulane University. Location: Henderson Learning Center, Washburn University

Oct. 13, 2009: 10 AM-4:30 PM - Icon Painting Demonstration. Jan Isham, Kansas iconographer, demonstrate and discussing the traditional art of "writing" icons. Location: Museum.

Date: TBA - Icon workshop for adults. Advance registration required.

Oct. 25, 2009: 7 PM - "Icons in Russian Life and Culture". Slide lecture by Maria Carlson, Director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Kansas. Location: Henderson Learning Center, Room 100, Washburn University