The Russian Nobility Association provided a grant to the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts, for the exhibition Tradition & Opulence: Easter in Imperial Russia. The special exhibition, which explores the material culture of Orthodox Easter traditions has been extended, and is open to the public until October 25, 2020. From opulent jeweled creations to humble embroidered examples, no [...]
It is with profound regret that the Board of the Nobility Association in America announces the untimely death of Princess Maria Piotrovna Galitzine, Mrs. Singh in Houston on 4th May, 2020. Princess Galitzine was born on 11 May, 1988 in Luxembourg, the daughter of Prince Piotr Dmitrievich Galitzine and his wife, née H.R.& I.H. Archduchess Maria [...]
For over eighty years, the Russian Nobility Association has always placed the well-being and health of the families and friends that make up our community first. To that end, and in accordance with recent guidelines, we are compelled to postpone the RNA Ball to November 5, 2021. We hope you will attend! The RNA will continue [...]
In 2018, the Russian Nobility Association in America awarded a grant to the St. George Pathfinders towards the construction of a new dining facility. The letter from the St. George Pathfinders below shows the impact of the RNA's investment for the children who attend summer camp every year. St. George Pathfinders would like to thank the [...]
The Russian Nobility Association was happy to participate on Sunday, November 10 in presenting to its friends a concert of chamber music by Leonid Desyatnikov, arguably the most important contemporary Russian composer working today, just starting to be widely recognized in the west. The program that was to be performed in the intimate space of the [...]
The Russian Nobility Association was proud to present an important and absolutely superb film, André – The Voice of Wine narrated by Ralph Fiennes about a Russian émigré, André Tchelistcheff, who became one of most important wine personalities and founding fathers of American wine. This award winning feature documentary took us on a professional and personal [...]
In 2018, Sister Mary, head of The Bethany School and Girls’ Orphanage in Palestine, asked for help to buy a new van. The RNA contributed toward the $40,000 needed, for Sister Mary to not only buy the van pictured, but to have additional funds for medical treatments, school supplies and other pressing needs. The orphanage is [...]
It is with great regret that the Board of Directors of the Russian Nobility Association in America announces the death of our Chairman Emeritus and former Treasurer, Prince Ivan Sergeievich Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletsky on the 29th of January, 2019. Ivan Sergeievich was the son of Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky (1890 - 1978) and Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902 [...]
The Russian Nobility Association provided a grant to the Russian History Museum in Jordanville, NY for the exhibition Last Days of the Last Tsar. The special exhibition, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the tragic death of Nicholas II, his family, and loyal attendants, opened to the public on July 17, 2018 - exactly 100 years [...]
On December 4 the Russian Nobility Association in America celebrated their annual Christmas party in the ballroom of New York's Cosmopolitan Club. The event, which included festive refreshments and hors d'oeuvres, featured live music, and serves as an annual "thank you" event for the members of the Association, and our many supporters over the previous year. [...]
