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Free Entry to the Menshikov Palace for a Day
To mark the birthday of Vasilyevsky Island, the State Hermitage is making a gift to the city's inhabitants and visitors -- free entry to the Menshikov Palace for all categories of individual visitors on 10 September 2016.
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Awards Ceremony for the Winners of the International Prize PROBA-IPRA GWA 2016
On 8 September 2016 the atrium of the General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the setting for the awards ceremony honouring the winners of the 17th annual prize competition in the field of public relations: PROBA-IPRA GWA 2016.
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Book Launch of the Exhibition Catalogue Vyacheslav Zaitsev in the Hermitage and the Donation to the Museum of Costumes from Vyacheslav Zaitsev’s Personal Collection
On 6 September 2016, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the book launch of the exhibition catalogue Vyacheslav Zaitsev in the Hermitage and the formal donation to the museum of costumes from Vyacheslav Zaitsev’s personal collection.
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Presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia in Tambov
On 2 September 2016, the Tambov Local History Museum hosted a meeting of the Presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia.
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The Hermitage’s Cultural and Educational Project at the Okhta Mall
On 27 August 2016, the unique cultural and educational project “The State Hermitage. Museum. Buildings. Collections” began operating in the Okhta Mall shopping and entertainment centre.
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The Hermitage at the “Museum for Children: Play at Art” Festival
On 27 August the School Centre of the State Hermitage took part in the “Museum for Children: Play at Art” festival organized by the State Russian Museum.
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Opening of the Exhibition Johannes Vermeer: The Geographer
On 26 August 2016 the exhibition “Johannes Vermeer: The Geographer” in the Masterpieces from World Museums in the Hermitage series opened. It has been organized by the State Hermitage and the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main.
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New Publications from the State Hermitage
The 74th edition of the Reports of the State Hermitage is being prepared for press.
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New Finds from Ancient Penjikent
The Penjikent archaeological expedition is one of the Hermitage’s oldest. For 70 seasons its members have continued to study the site of Penjikent, a 5th–8th-century town in Sogdia (now in Tajikistan).
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Marking the 190th Anniversary of the Kerch Museum
From 11 to 13 August 2016, an international theoretical and practical conference was held at the East Crimean Historical and Cultural Museum Preserve in Kerch to mark the 190th anniversary of the Kerch Museum of Antiquities and the 200th anniversary of the archaeological collection.
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On 4 August 2016, a story was published on the baltika.fm website under the title “Expert: In St Petersburg Any Palace Can Be Hired for a Wedding” (https://baltika.fm/news/97971) in which Anton Tsepenov, the director of the event agency, presented incorrect information about the activities of the St
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Opening of the Summer Terrace at the Mein Herz Restaurant
On 10 August 2016, the Mein Herz restaurant in the Menshikov Palace opened its summer terrace and introduced a new menu.
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Opening of the 3rd Asia Pacific Congress on Military Medicine
On 9 August the General Staff building was the venue for the formal opening ceremony of the 3rd Asia Pacific Congress on Military Medicine organized by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, its Main Military Medical Directorate, the Kirov Military Medical Academy and the International C
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Opening of the exhibition "Born in flames. Korean ceramics from the National Museum of Korea"
On 29 July 2016 the exhibition "Born in the flames. Korean ceramics from the National Museum of Korea" opened in the State Hermitage.
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The Hermitage joins in #PalaceDay
On 19 June 2016, the Twitter social network held a #PalaceDay event in which European palaces and chateaux informed people about their history, collections and life outside of the public eye.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Press Conference at Interfax
On 26 July 2016, the press centre of the Interfax North-West news agency was the venue for a press conference at which Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, spoke about past and future exhibitions and also about the museum in the urban environment.
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Farewell to the White Nights at the Hermitage
On 25 July 2016, the traditional “Farewell to the White Nights” took place, an event that has for many years been bringing together members of the Hermitage pool of journalists and museum staff.
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“Oleg and the Rare Arts”. A showing of the film in the Hermitage Theatre in memory of the composer Oleg Karavaichuk
In memory of the musical genius Oleg Karavaichuk, on 22 July 2016 the film "Oleg and the Rare Arts" ("Oleg y las raras artas", Spain, 2016) was shown in the Hermitage Theatre. The event was organized with the assistance and support of the Karavaichuk Foundation.
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Signing of a Quadrilateral Agreement on Collaboration between the State Hermitage, the Municipality, the Civic Museums and University of Pavia, Italy
On 20 July 2016, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of a quadrilateral agreement on collaboration between the State Hermitage, the Municipality of Pavia, the Civic Museums of Pavia and Pavia University.
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The Hermitage at the VK Fest 2016
On 16 and 17 July 2016, the Hermitage took part in the VK Fest 2016 – a festival of Russia’s largest social networking site VKontakte (vk.com).
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