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Scholarly Conference on “The Present and Future of Museums Around the World” at the Prado Museum
On 2 July 2019, a scholarly conference opened at the Prado museum in Madrid on “The Present and Future of Museums Around the World” that marks the bicentenary of the Prado.
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Meeting of the Museum’s Board of Trustees
On 29 June 2019, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the setting for a meeting of the museum’s Board of Trustees.
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Charity Gala Reception in the Winter Palace
On 29 June 2019, the 14th traditional charity reception took place in the Winter Palace. Its main theme was Russia’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where the State Hermitage is acting as curator this year.
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Reports have appeared in the media that the copy of Peter Paul Rubens’s Deposition (or Entombment of Christ) which was transferred from the State Hermitage to the Irbit State Museum of Fine Art in 1976 is actually a work by Rubens himself.
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Presentation of a Gift from the M.T. Abraham Foundation to the State Hermitage
On 28 June 2019, the Council Hall was the setting for the presentation of a gift donated to the State Hermitage from the M.T. Abraham Foundation. The evening event was timed to mark the tenth anniversary of the Foundation’s collaboration with the Hermitage and also the 70th anniversary of the founda
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Opening of the exhibition “A Matron’s Casket. Roman-Era Jewellery from the collection of the State Hermitage” in Vladivostok
On 28 June 2019, the exhibition “A Matron’s Casket. Roman-Era Jewellery from the collection of the State Hermitage” was formally opened at the Maritime State Picture Gallery in Vladivostok.
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Joint Event of the State Hermitage and Gazprom
On 27 June 2019, the General Staff building was the venue for a joint event of the State Hermitage and the public joint-stock company Gazprom.
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International conference on “Heritage Interpretation: the Power of Storytelling in Museums”
On 27 June 2019, an international conference on “Heritage Interpretation: the Power of Storytelling in Museums”, organized by ICOM Russia and the State Hermitage, opened at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.
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New instalment of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s TV series Hermitage: “In Search of the Fourth Dimension”
The cultural TV channel Russia-K has broadcast the latest programme in the authorial series by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky – “In Search of the Fourth Dimension”.
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The Mayor of Yerevan visits the Hermitage
On 20 June 2019, as part of the Days of Yerevan in St Petersburg, a delegation from Armenia headed by Hayk Marutyan visited the State Hermitage.
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Opening of the exhibition “The Morozov Brothers. Great Russian Collectors”
On 20 June 2019, the formal opening of the exhibition “The Morozov Brothers. Great Russian Collectors” took place in the General Staff building, The large display contains almost 150 paintings from the collections of Mikhail and Ivan Morozov that by the will of fate have ended up in different museum
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Opening of the exhibition “Shchukin. Biography of a Collection” at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow
On 17 June 2019, the opening of the exhibition “Shchukin. Biography of a Collection” took place at the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
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For the exhibition “The Morozov Brothers. Great Russian Collectors” Ivan Morozov’s Music Salon has been recreated
On 18 June 2019, in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage, the presentation took place of the White Hall (Music Salon) of Ivan Morozov’s Moscow mansion that has been specially recreated for the exhibition. It was for that hall that Maurice Denis created the Story of Psyche cycle of decor
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The Alchemy of the Image: Max Ernst’s Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov
On 14 June 2019, the exhibition “The Alchemy of the Image: Max Ernst’s Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov” opened in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage.
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Opening of the exhibition “Max Ernst. The Paris Years”
On 14 June 2019, the exhibition “Max Ernst. The Paris Years” was formally opened in the Twelve-Column Hall of the New Hermitage. It has been organized by the State Hermitage with the support of the Hermitage Foundation UK.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella visited the exhibition of the Benois Madonna in Fabriano
On 12 June 2019, Sergio Mattarella, the President of the Italian Republic, and Alberto Bonisoli, the Minister of Culture, visited Fabriano for the opening of the 13th Creative Cities Network Annual Conference, organized by UNESCO with the support of the Goodwill Ambassador Maria Francesca Merloni, a
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Memorandum of collaboration between the State Hermitage and the Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts
On 11 June 2019, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of a Memorandum of collaboration between the State Hermitage and the Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts. The agreement was signed by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, and Za
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Award Ceremony for Participants of the Soviet-Yemeni Multidisciplinary Expedition
On 11 June 2019, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the setting for the presentation of awards expressing gratitude to participants of the Soviet-Yemeni Multidisciplinary Expedition.
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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping visit the State Hermitage
On 6 June 2019, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, and Xi Jinping, the President of the People's Republic of China, visited the State Hermitage, where they acquainted themselves with the display of Italian Renaissance art.
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