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The exhibition “Classic Beauties: Artists, Italy, and the Aesthetic Ideals of the 18th Century” has opened at the Hermitage–Amsterdam
On 15 June 2018, the exhibition “Classic Beauties: Artists, Italy, and the Aesthetic Ideals of the 18th Century” opened at the Hermitage–Amsterdam exhibition centre.
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Achilles the Cat’s Prediction for Morocco v. Iran
On 15 June 2018, in the State Hermitage’s Hall of the Bosporan Kingdom, by the ancient statue of a lion, Achilles the Hermitage cat predicted the outcome of the football match between the Moroccan and Iranian national sides.
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New Datings for Finds Made by the Hermitage’s Trans-Kuban Expedition
Scientists from the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics and Novosibirsk State University have determined the age of archaeological finds discovered in the course of the work of the State Hermitage’s Trans-Kuban Expedition beneath an overhanging rock on a stream called the Meshoko.
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The General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the venue for the intellectual marathon “UNTITLED”
On 9–10 June 2018, the General Staff building became the venue for the intellectual marathon “UNTITLED”, devoted to the exhibitions “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Not Everyone will be Taken into the Future” and “Arte Povera. A Creative Revolution”. The marathon was the chief event of the public education
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Rembrandt’s Masterpieces Make a Triumphant Return to the Hermitage
Six masterpieces painted by the great Rembrandt, including Flora, Portrait of a Scholar, Young Woman with Earrings and Old Man in Red, which were highlights of the recent exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage” in Amsterdam have made a triumphant return to the State Hermitage. The paintings ar
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Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck
On 5 June 2018, the exhibition “Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck” was formally opened in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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General Meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia
On 31 May 2018, during the holding of the international festival Intermuseum 2018 in Moscow, a general meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia took place with representatives of more than 200 museums participating.
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Old Masters from the Hermitage. Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck
On 5 June 2018 a press conference was held in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum devoted to the opening of the exhibition “Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck”.
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11th International Peter the Great Congress
On 1 June 2018, the 11th International Peter the Great Congress, organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Dmitry Likhachev Foundation, the State Academic Capella of Saint Petersburg and a number of museums in the city, opened in the Hermitage Theatre.
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Visit to the Hermitage by Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
On 25 May 2018, Shinzō Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, and his wife, Akie Abe, paid an official visit to the State Hermitage.
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Visit to the Hermitage by President Emmanuel Macron of France
On 24 May 2018, President Emmanuel Macron of France paid a visit to the State Hermitage as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Opening of the exhibition “Art Deco. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov”
On 1 June 2018, the exhibition “Art Deco. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov” opened in the State Hermitage.
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Achilles the Hermitage Cat Greets Children on Their Special Day
On 1 June 2018, the State Hermitage, represented by Achilles the Hermitage Cat and several members of staff, participated as best it could in the celebration of International Children's Day and the 15th anniversary of St Petersburg’s Children’s Hospice.
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21st International Theoretical and Practical Conference on “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”
On 31 May 2018, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a session of the 21st International Theoretical and Practical Conference on “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”.
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The Hermitage hosted an international conference on virtual archaeology
On 28–30 May 2018, the Hermitage hosted an international conference on virtual archaeology.
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Closing of the Hermitage Friends’ Club’s 2017/18 season in the General Staff building
On 29 May 2018 the closing event of the Hermitage Friends’ Club’s 2017/18 season took place in the General Staff building.
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A person’s face can become their unique museum entry ticket: a trial of the Unified Biometric System for cultural facilities has been held in the State Hermitage
The company Rostelecom and the Centre for Speech Technologies (TsRT) presented the prototype of a system that will allow visitors to Russian museums, theatres and galleries to enter those cultural institutions using only biometrics – face recognition. A pilot zone operated in the State Hermitage’s G
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The Hermitage Gathers Friends! charity event
On 25 May 2017, the State Hermitage, in conjunction with the Great Bear regional public movement and the TsDS Group, held the Hermitage Gathers Friends! – a festive event for children with health-based disabilities.
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A Longcase Clock by Jean-Pierre Latz. Marking the end of the restoration
On 25 May 2018 an exhibition opened in the Menshikov Palace: “A Longcase Clock by Jean-Pierre Latz. Marking the end of the restoration”.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky at the International Economic Forum
On 25 May Mikhail Piotrovsky took part in the Digital Renaissance session held as part of the International Economic Forum. The session was devoted to the connection between science, creativity, art and technological discoveries.
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