Nonprofit, member-supported museum displays paintings, sculptures, photography, and folk art that highlight Russian culture

• Expires Jan 6, 2013
• Limit 2 per person. Limit 2 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Membership discount valid only on individual, dual, and family memberships.
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• $7 for museum admission for two (a $14 value)
• $14 for museum admission for four (a $28 value)

Current exhibits include From Thaw to Meltdown: Soviet Paintings of the 1950s–1980s, which examines the labor class in post-Stalin Russia. This Groupon also gets you 30% off an annual membership if you become a member during your redemption visit.

Housed inside a Spanish Colonial–style former church, The Museum of Russian Art exudes an aura of hushed reverence—sunlight streams through Romanesque windows, and arches frame the museum’s collection of paintings and sculptures. The lofty setting is ideal for an art collection that spans eons, from unearthed Byzantine-era golden urns to paintings depicting a turbulent post-Stalin Soviet Union.

The Museum of Russian Art bills itself as the only museum on the continent dedicated to preserving Russian art. It continues to do so by collaborating with museums in Russia and the United States, recruiting artifacts, accumulating artwork, and reassembling hopelessly jumbled Matryoshka dolls for its ever-rotating exhibitions. In tandem with the museum’s collection, the staff strives to illuminate Russian culture by hosting lectures from scholars of Russian culture and leading free one-hour tours each weekend.