Completion of renovation work on the Sentry Hall
On 9 December 2004

Presentation of the artistic illumination of the Great Ceremonial Courtyard of the Winter Palace
On 7 December 2004

Re-opening of the Van Dyck Room following restoration work
On 7 December 2004

Annual Report of the State Hermitage, 2003

Īpening of the permanent exhibition entitled The Art of India from the 1st Century B.C. to the 19th Century
On 13 July 2004

75th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade of the State Hermitage
On 19 July 2004

The Opening of the Permanent Exhibitions in the Museum of Heraldry and the Museum of Decorations in the Konstantinovsky Palace
On 9 June 2004

Opening of a new permanent exhibition entitled Art Nouveau
On 17 May 2004

Restoration Work in the Winter Palace
On 18 May 2004

Restoration of the original appearance of the Fieldmarshals' Hall in the Winter Palace
On 18 May 2004

The New Hermitage's Hall of Twenty Columns Reopens Following Reconstruction
On 6 April 2004