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Heat and Cold of Metal: Ornamentation of the Vetka Icon

National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus · Minsk, Belarus · 20 Aug to 25 Oct 2026

On nowConfirmed 18 Sep 2026From the museum's own page

About 125 chased metal icon overlays from the 18th to early 20th century, from the Vetka Museum of Old Believers, tracing a local dynasty of metalworkers and the ornament's Byzantine roots.

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First recorded 18 September 2026Last confirmed 18 September 2026The source we used

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