On 26 April 2007, there was a regular meeting of the Hermitage Friends Club entitled "The Hermitage Mosaic."

The Hermitage Friends Club is one of the museum's special development programs. It provides support to numerous projects involving restoration and reconstruction, educational and research projects, as well as programs to acquire new exhibit items. The Club brings together individual and corporate members. It includes both Russian citizens and citizens of foreign countries. The State Hermitage regularly organizes special events for members of the Club, including advance viewing of temporary exhibitions, meetings with curators, special visits to branches of the museum and musical evenings

The program of the regular meeting entitled "The Hermitage Mosaic" included special thematic tours with research staff of the State Hermitage through museum exhibitions.

Detailed information about joining the Hermitage Friends Club can be obtained on our page:
The International Club of Hermitage Friends
or by telephone: (812) 710-90-05
fax: (812) 571-95-28;
email: friendsclub@hermitage.ru