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Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Siege of Leningrad
On 8 September 2018, Saint Petersburg marked the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Siege of Leningrad.
Read on16th Honorary Citizens of Saint Petersburg festival
On 7 September 2018, as part of the16th Honorary Citizens of Saint Petersburg festival, the Atrium of the General Staff building became the setting for an evening of celebration for the 60th birthday of the pilot-cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, a Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Russia and Honorary Citi
Read onThe Hermitage at the Museums for Children festival
On 2 September 2018, the State Hermitage’s School Centre participated in the city’s Museums for Children festival that was organized by the State Russian Museum and held in the Summer Garden.
Read onHermitage Design Contest – a competition for original prints
The State Hermitage in conjunction with the company Rich Propellors announces the holding of a competition for original prints – the Hermitage Design Contest. Graphic designers, artists and illustrators are invited to participate by producing an original piece of work on one of the themes suggested
Read onFor the opening of the exhibition “The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Masterpieces of the Leiden Collection”
On 20 August 2018, a meeting took place in the State Hermitage’s Laboratory for the Restoration of Easel Painting between journalists and Irina Alexeyevna Sokolova, the Keeper of Dutch Painting, and Victor Anatolyevich Korobov, the head of the laboratory.
Read onFind made by the State Hermitage’s Chersonesus Archaeological Expedition
The State Hermitage’s Chersonesus Archaeological Expedition (headed by Nadezhda Novoselova) is working in the 20th block of Chersonesus Taurica.
Read onDeclaration by the President of the Union of Museums of Russia, Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky, on the act of vandalism against the Bronze Horseman
Following the latest act of vandalism against a cultural monument – the Bronze Horseman in the city of St Petersburg, the Union of Museums of Russia considers it necessary to make the following declaration:
Read onSamsung supports the Hermitage Online project
The Samsung company (Samsung Electronics Rus Company), a long-standing technical partner of the museum, has supported the Hermitage Online project for live broadcasts over the VKontakte social network by providing the equipment necessary for filming.
Read onPreventive care for the Alexander Column
On 7 August 2018, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for a press conference devoted to the history of the Alexander Column and to the measures employed to clean the monument using professional equipment.
Read onThe Hermitage at the VK Fest 2018
On 28 and 29 July 2018, the Hermitage took part for the fourth time in the VK Fest – a festival of Russia’s largest social networking site, VKontakte, that is traditionally held in the open air, in the Park of the Tercentenary of St Petersburg.
Read onThe Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Visits the Hermitage
On 27 July 2018, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, paid a visit to the State Hermitage.
Read onFestive Meeting of the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers Devoted to Navy Day
On 27 July 2018 the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers carried out an extensive programme of events to mark Russia’s Navy Day.
Read on“Noah’s Lake” the music of Oleg Karavaichuk. Concert: duet, cinema, ballet
On 23 July 2018 the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for an evening marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Nikolayevich Karavaichuk that had been prepared by the State Hermitage and the Foundation for the Support of Cultural Projects and the Preservation of the Legacy of Oleg Karavaichuk.
Read onDay of the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman in the Hermitage
On 23 July 2018 the State Hermitage held a Day of the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman.
Read onInclusive Programmes from the Youth Centre at the Exhibition “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Not Everyone will be Taken into the Future”
Within the educational programme accompanying the exhibition “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Not Everyone will be Taken into the Future”, the staff of the Youth Centre together with the Hermitage Director’s assistant Ilya Yemolayev have prepared a series of inclusive programme.
Read onArt Semester in the Hermitage
Between 18 June and 2 July 2018, the Youth Educational Centre operated an “Art Semester in the Hermitage” programme that had been specially devised for a group of American students specializing in museum studies.
Read onFarewell to the White Nights
On 17 July 2018, the traditional “Farewell to the White Nights” meeting with journalists of the Hermitage pool took place, an occasion that has for many years been bringing together media representatives and museum staff. This year the event took place in the Menshikov Palace.
Read onNon-Spiritual Nourishment. O, da! Yeda! in the Hermitage A joint project of the State Hermitage and the “O, da! Yeda!” festival
On 16 July 2018, the Menshikov Palace was the setting for the presentation of a joint project of the State Hermitage and the “O, da! Yeda!” [Oh, yes! Food!] festival entitled “Non-Spiritual Nourishment. O, da! Yeda! in the Hermitage”. The project includes two gastronomic excursions, one real, the ot
Read on100th Anniversary of the Death of the Imperial Family
On 17 July 2018, on the 100th anniversary of the death of the imperial family, the Divine Liturgy (communion) was celebrated in the Church of the Vernicle in the Winter Palace with the Dean of the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, Archpriest Vladimir Sorokin, presiding.
Read on“Great Museums – Custodians of History. An exchange of experience and strategic ideas.” Conference at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples
On 13 July 2018, the Farnese Hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Naples (MANN) was the venue for a public conference between Paolo Giulerini, the Director of the Neapolitan museum, and Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage. The theme of the dialogue was “Gr
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