The Museum of the Kazan Diocese invites you to creative and educational eventstranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

In September, a series of educational and cultural events will be held at the Museum of the Kazan Diocese.

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Mark Baker

Good to see the museum putting on proper events again in September. I'll try to get along to one of the educational ones — been meaning to learn more about the local church history since we visited last year. Thanks for the heads-up.

Christopher Scott

The creative workshops sound like a nice change from the usual lectures. I'll probably sign up for one of those if they have any icon-painting sessions.

Gabriela Dumitrescu

Mă bucur că muzeul de la eparhie organizează din nou ateliere creative. Anul trecut am fost la unul de pictură de icoane și mi-a plăcut mult cum ne-a arătat pașii simpli, fără pretenții. O să încerc să ajung și la cele educative despre istoria locală, că tot am o carte despre sfinții din zonă pe care n-am apucat s-o citesc.

Cristina Dobre

Mă bucur că ți-a plăcut atelierul de pictură de icoane de anul trecut, Gabriela. Eu am fost la cel de broderie și am rămas cu o față de pernă pe care o folosesc și acum la canapea. Ai de gând să citești cartea aia despre sfinții locali înainte de evenimentele educative sau o lași pe mai târziu?

George Smith

Yeah, those history talks are worth it. I went to the one last spring about the old Kazan churches and picked up a couple of details I never knew, even though I've lived here 15 years. Which date are you thinking of going to?

Sophia Carter

The one on 18th September about the old icons looks good to me. I remember you mentioning that spring talk – did they show any photos of the churches that got pulled down in the 30s? I always forget the exact dates.

Irene Wilson

Those history talks do stick with you. I learned more about the old wooden church on the riverbank than I ever expected from one evening. Are you planning on the September 18th icons one too, or something later?

Sophia Young

I like that idea too — the pottery workshop they’re running on the 14th is hands-on and no experience needed, which feels less intimidating than jumping straight into icon painting. Have you done any icon work before?

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