Art that inspired a revolution on display at NCMA

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It’s Red October at the Nassau County Museum of Art.

In the stormy period leading up to the Russian Revolution of October of 1917, poster art became a principal means of communicating the ideals of Communism to the largely illiterate peasantry of the nation. 

Inexpensively produced, yet graphically striking, these posters carried the Revolution’s message and served to capture the minds and souls of the masses. 

These vibrant posters, depicting the new collective means of production in mines, fields and factories, were designed and executed by some of the foremost Russian artists of the time. 

This exhibition is comprised of a collection of Russian revolutionary posters that was gifted to Nassau County Museum of Art by the Arnold A. Saltzman Family Foundation. 

This exhibition opened July 25 and remains on view through November 8.

The Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m.. Tours are free with museum admission. 

Family tours and art activities are offered Sundays from 1 p.m.; free with museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours. 

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students with ID and children aged 4 to 12. Members and children under 4 are admitted free. 

The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.

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