Milestones

"Milestones in art history" is almost general art history. The study program is not based on a strict chronology. Works of various ages - ancient times, middle ages, Renaissance, 20th century art - that appear so dissimilar at first glance, have much in common. A goal of the section's classes is to find common features between various ages.

Classes are held on Saturdays at 16:00

East

Lectures, classes at Hermitage expositions, meetings with specialists and creative programs analyze the peculiarities of Oriental cultures such as India, Iran, China, Japan and other regions, and compare them with characteristic features of Russian and European cultures. Oriental and western ways of thinking, artistic methods, symbolic systems and the basics of philosophy and religion enable one to understand the distinctness and peculiarities of two types of cultures.

Classes are held on Saturdays at 16:15

Middle Ages

The goal of this section is to familiarize oneself with the phenomenon of medieval Western European and Byzantine culture. The Hermitage's Middle Ages monuments collection enables the tracking of the evolution of graphic traditions and examines the various aspects of interaction with graphic and musical culture in various areas of society.

Classes are held on Thursdays at 16:00

Christian Art. Images and Subject

A two-year program, dedicated to the birth, establishment and developed of the art of the Christian world from its roots to the 19th century. Tasks will be conducted at expositions at the Hermitage and other museums and supplemented by lectures.

Classes are held on Fridays at 18:00

Genres of Painting, head N. Makho

This study program is devoted to the special potential of painting and the specificity of its means of expression. Works of various ages and national art schools are connected quite unconventionally by referring both to classic and latest art.

Classes are held on Wednesdays at 18:00

Artist and Poet. Dialogs

The special feature of this section's educational course is an in-depth examination of the connections between graphic arts and poetic art, thanks to which art memorials from ancient times to the present day are better and more fully understood. The goal of the course is to develop a student's personality based on certain knowledge obtained in a specific environment of museum section classes.

Classes are held on Saturdays at 16:00

World of Things

The Hermitage's richest collection explores an amazing world of decorative and applied arts telling about the lives, cultures and traditions of various times and peoples. The study program enables the tracking of the history of the creation of items from ancient times to the present day, and the examination of types of the creative activities of people working with clay, stone, wood, bone, glass, metal and decorative fabrics

Classes are held on Thursdays at 16:15

Spatial Art

The primary object of study is the spatial arts (architecture, landscape architecture, land art, media art). Specificity of the section is based on dealing with the problem of the space surrounded a person as an artistic medium that changes in various historical periods. The program of the section is intended for three years and includes various types of classes: lectures, seminars in the halls of the museums, discussing architectural ideas in an urban environment and master classes with contemporary artists and architects.

Classes are held on Thursdays at 18:00

Modern Art

The program is focused on a familiarization with the origins and development of the most essential areas in Western and Russia modern art. Classes are held in the form of lectures, seminars, meetings with specialists, curators, critics and artists. Interactive participation of students in master classes on actual art, held at the Youth Center of the State Hermitage, is planned.

Classes are held on Fridays at 18:00

Cutting Edge Artistic Processes

The classes in this section are generally dedicated to discussing the theoretical basis of key problems in contemporary art on the basis of the most significant events of the international art community of the current year, their specific features (artistic and social) their place in society's cultural life. The program is intended for three years and connected with the exhibits of the Hermitage 20/21 projects, and events in the cultural institutions and galleries of the city, contemporary art festivals and foreign projects.

Classes are held on Thursdays at 18:00

Italian Club

The program includes several sections: "History of Italian art - Ancient cycle", "Antiquity in the art of Europe and Russia (painting, music, literature, architecture)", "Cities and Museums of Italy", "Italian Cinema".

Classes are held on Saturdays at 16:00

German Club

The section introduces the art, history and culture of German-speaking countries and peoples, in particular, Germany and Austria. Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, as well as other countries, are also related to the German world.

Classes are held on Thursdays at 16:00 (fortnightly)

French Club

The goal of the section is to study the art of France based on historical perspective. Society, customs, the artist's life within the context of the age and the art market are among the themes included in the study of the art and culture of France.

Classes are held on Wednesdays at 18:00

Cinema Education

This program held by the renowned cinema expert Yu. Shuysky introduces a youth audience to the history and peculiarities of the artistic language of cinema which became an essential part of late 20th - early 21st century visual art. The program is devoted to the history of world cinema, including the latest premiers and cinema festivals

Classes are held on Sundays at 14.00

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St Petersburg Club

Theme: The museum in the city or the city in the museum?
The course is an author's interpretation of the theme of the construction of Palace Square and the assemblage and formation of some of the Hermitage collections. Classes are held in the city, in the suburbs, at Hermitage displays and in the lecture hall of the Youth Center.

Classes are held on Sundays at 12:00

English Club

This section introduces students to the peculiarities of English art using the collection of the State Hermitage as an example. During these classes students will be able to get a good notion of the role of English culture in the fate of Europe and our country. They will also be given an opportunity to contemplate and elaborate principles of mutual cultural enrichment taking Saint Petersburg during the 19th -20th Centuries as an example.
Three years is the typical time frame for completing the program.

Classes are held on Thursday at 17.00

Women's Class

The program of this section deals with a wide spectrum of questions: the female archetypes of traditional society, the traditions of women's education, the processes of emancipation and how they are reflected in art. Most classes are conducted at an exposition and include both iconic and less well-known artifacts from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum as a source of social and gender history.

Classes are held on Sundays, 15:00 (task is held twice every 2 weeks)

Art Workshop

This course on drawing, painting and decorative composition consists both of practice classes in the workshop and specialized theoretical excursions on the technique of graphic art in Hermitage expositions. The course is designed to introduce students who have no prior background in the basic principles of creating works of art and to awaken a creative potential in them.

Classes are held on Sundays at 12:30 and 14:00

Creative Photography

The photograph as a document and piece of art is always the core of the program of theoretical and practical classes. The history of the emergence and development of photography, basics of composition and various genres are studied. Students can master skills of creating photographic images, and develop creative abilities and apply them when preparing special Youth Center programs devoted to exhibitions and various events.

Classes are held on Saturdays at 15:00 and 16:30

St Petersburg - Hermitage. Pages of History

The section is created for youth of the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region who are studying in St Petersburg. The study program includes lectures on the city's history and Hermitage collections, classes at expositions, visits to other museums, and excursions to the suburbs.

Classes are held on Sundays at 14:00

The State Hermitage. History of the great museum

The program is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage. It features guided tours and lectures allowing students to get familiar with different aspects of the life of the world famous museum. The program covers different periods of its history starting with the foundation of the State Hermitage, acquisition of masterpieces and ending with the current events.

Classes are held on Sunday at 15.00 (fortnightly)