The State Hermitage Museum: Information

"The Museum and the Problems of Cultural Tourism" roundtable

Address:

2, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Dvortsovaya Square)

Directions

Opening hours:

Main museum complex:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday:
10.30-18.00
Wednesday: 10.30-21.00

Branches:
Tuesday- Saturday:
10.30-18.00
Sunday: 10.30-17.00

During holidays:
On 30 April: 10.30 - 17.00
On 1 May: 10.30 - 21.30
From 2 to 7 May museum works as usual:
10.30 - 18.00
6 May (Monday) is a day off
On 8 May - 10.30 - 20.00
On 9 May museum is closed

The museum is closed on:

Mondays, 1 January and 9 May

more information on the opening hours of the Hermitage and its branches

Admission prices:

400 roubles
for citizens of the Russia and Belarus - 250 roubles
Children and students, regardless of nationality, and Russian pensioners - free
(upon presentation of the necessary ID)
Every first Thursday of the month - entrance to the museum is free to all

more on admission charges and concessions

Ticket sales:

end half an hour before the museum close.
Tickets are sold in the foyer of the Winter Palace

electronic ticket sales

The museum shop:

The shop is on the ground floor of the Winter Palace
There are book stalls in the museum.

online museum shop

Guided tours:

Tickets for guided tours may be bought on the day of your visit from the Hermitage ticket office.
Advanced booking of guided tours for groups may be bought at the museum guided tours office or by phone (812) 571-84-46

more information on tours, lectures and programs

Audio guides:

For rent in the Jordan Gallery and by the Jordan Staircase (deposit required).

Food:

There are a cafe and internet cafe on the ground floor of the Winter Palace.

For visitors with disabilities:

The museum has lifts and wheel chairs are available to hire (deposit required)