The mysterious ways of God's love are on display in the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA. This museum has a truly remarkable story behind it, no matter how short it is. It was founded in 2006 as a non-profit education institution by a local entrepreneur, Gordon B. Lankton. The doors were opened decades after many factories were shut down and the town was in need of an economic turnaround.

Today, the collection includes more than 500 Russian icons and artifacts, the largest collection of its kind in North America. It attracts 16,000 visitors annually, bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars into Clinton's economy.

This museum is involved in community partnership programs, giving their members discounts in a number of local businesses. They host spotlight talks, tours and special exhibitions ( now open: 1000 Years of Veneration; Exploring sanctity:Path to Sainthood Unveiled; Windows to Heaven: Treasures from the Museum of Russian Icons, A Traveling Exhibition).

Economic growth can take unusual forms and development in Clinton through the Museum of Russian Icons is an example of that.

An icon of ingenuity, Museum of Russian Icon