Exhibition Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen Icons in-Between: Eastern Christian Art from Border Areas. Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Western Balkans, Greece

The Icons In-Between exhibition is dedicated to Eastern Church art, highlighting the cultural exchange between East and West from the 15th to the early 20th century. The exhibition is the first of its kind and features 39 icons and devotional objects. About half of the exhibits are from the collection of the Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen in Germany. Three icons are from the Icon Museum in Kampen, Netherlands, one from the Art Collection Foundation of the Würzburg Diocese in Germany, and another from the Museum of Russian Icons (Gunnar Savisaar Collection) in Tallinn, Estonia. The remaining exhibits come from private collections in Germany. Some of these works were genuine discoveries, requiring intensive research, collaboration with colleagues, and adjustments in dating and provenance. Most importantly, every icon tells a story that embodies the exhibition’s concept.