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Collaboration Agreement signed between the State Hermitage and the Italian Commune of Treviso
On 2 February 2017, a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage and the Commune of Treviso in Italy was concluded in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage.
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Collaboration Agreement Signed between the State Hermitage and Reggia di Caserta, Italy
On 31 January 2017, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage and Reggia di Caserta, Italy.
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Celebration of the Anniversary of the Complete Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad
On 27 January 2017, the State Hermitage held events marking the anniversary of the complete lifting of the Siege of Leningrad. A festive concert took place in the Hermitage Theatre, featuring songs and poetry from the war years.
Read onThe St Petersburg eparchy is open to a dialogue with the museum community about Saint Isaac’s Cathedral
The Saint Petersburg eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church is open to a dialogue with the museum community on any matters, including Saint Isaac’s Cathedral. That position was expressed to TASS by Natalya Rodomanova, head of the communications sector of the Saint Petersburg Metropolitanate, comment
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The State Hermitage again holds the Lukonin Readings
On 25 and 26 January 2017, the State Hermitage held the latest Lukonin Readings – an annual conference dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Grigoryevich Lukonin (1932–1984), an outstanding Russian specialist on the art of ancient Iran and head of the Hermitage’s Department of the East.
Read onPatriarch Kirill on the Question of the Transfer of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is ready for a dialogue on the question of the transfer of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church, the Patriarch’s press secretary, Father Alexander Volkov, announced.
Read onThe Union of Museums of Russia on the situation at the Tauric Chersonese State Historical and Archaeological Museum Preserve
The Union of Museums of Russia notes the explanation that the request for the handover of the former monastery buildings that are part of the Chersonese Preserve envisages the creation of new exhibition facilities and does not propose immediate action to confiscate property.
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The Hermitage Conducts Research on Mummies
The subjects of the research were two mummies from the 3rd century BC found in the 5th Pazyryk kurgan in the Altai mountains when it was excavated by Sergei Rudenko in 1949.
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Opening of the First Hermitage Shop outside the Museum
On 26 January 2017, the official opening of the first Hermitage shop outside the museum itself took place.
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A Delegation of the Staff from the State Hermitage Visited Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery
On 25 January 2017, a delegation of staff from the State Hermitage visited Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery and laid wreathes and flowers by the memorial plaque honouring Hermitage workers who died on the fronts in the Great Patriotic War (1941–45) and in besieged Leningrad.
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Traditional Celebration of the Old New Year for the Creative Union of Museum Workers
On 13 January 2017 (the eve of the New Year by the old, Julian calendar) the Pavlovsk State Museum Preserve was the venue for the traditional celebration of the Old New Year for the Creative Union of Museum Workers of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region.
Read onAnnouncement regarding the complete transfer of St Isaac’s Cathedral to the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church
The Presidium of the Creative Union of Museum Workers of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region, headed by General Director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, has produced an “Announcement regarding the complete transfer of St Isaac’s Cathedral to the jurisdiction of the Russian Ortho
Read onA New Phase in the Protection of Exhibitions from Russia
On 16 December 2016, American President Barack Obama signed into law a bill on the protection of works of art provided by other countries for display in the United States that had been passed unanimously by both chamber of Congress on 10 December.
Read onMikhail Piotrovsky named Person of the Year
The Russian Vedomosti newspaper has chosen its person of the year in six categories – Politician, Businessperson, Professional, Private Individual, Cultural Hero and Enigma. Votes were cast both by the paper’s readers and by the editorial board.
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Restoration of Unique Musical Chandeliers Completed
In 2016 restoration work was completed on a pair of English crystal-glass chandeliers from the 1760s that are among the rarest exhibits in the State Hermitage.
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Concerts in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre
The State Hermitage and the Aira company, with whose assistance live fir trees have been installed in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre and in the Hanging Garden, recreating the traditions of imperial times, have prepared a musical surprise for museum visitors over the New Year period.
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The Calvatone Victory from the Antikensammlung in Berlin, believed lost, has been rediscovered in Saint Petersburg
The Hermitage and German colleagues have agreed on the joint study of the Calvatone Victory (or Victoria of Calvatone), an Ancient Roman sculpture that was displaced to Russia and was recently singled out among the general mass of sculptural works for special study and restoration.
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Opening of the exhibition “A Creative Hand”, marking the jubilee of André Lanskoy’s Book of Genesis”
On 27 December 2016, a fresh display opened in the Cabinet of the Artist’s Book in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage.
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From Breughel to Fabre. The New Year’s Carnival of the Hermitage Students’ Club
On 24 December2016, the Great White Hall of the General Staff was the setting for the annual New Year’s carnival for members of the Hermitage Students’ Club.
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Talks in Shanghai
From 17 to 21 December 2016, Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, was in Shanghai.
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