Intermuseum-2002

The 4th National Festival Intermuseum-2002 under the motto ''Museums of Russia Celebrate the Tercentenary of St. Petersburg'' was organized with the support of the Governments of St. Petersburg and Moscow and the Russian Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The forum was to introduce the multifarious activities of museums in and outside Russia and draw the attention of general public, mass media and business community to Russia's museums and cultural heritage. Participants included Russian and foreign museums, galleries, archives, libraries, public foundations and charities, handicraft companies, art students and individual craftsmen.
The Hermitage stand addressed three topics: the 21st century museum's information technologies including the Hermitage site's local version, educational programs and exhibition projects.
As part of the festival, the Russian Union of Museums held its conference in the Hermitage Theater. Presentations dealt with forthcoming Russian laws and regulations governing museum activities, draft laws suggested by the Union and projects of a national museum award and the Union's periodical.
Competition for the title of the Festival's Best Museum was organized for the first time with awards for Third Millenium Museum, Best Exhibition Project in 2001-2002, Children at Museum and Advertising as Motive Force of Museum's Progress. The festival included exhibitions ''ExpoMuseum Equipment and Technologies for Museums'' and ''21st Century Museum''. The Smolny Cathedral Hall hosted the exhibition ''Restoration of Russian Museums' Treasures''. It showed about 400 exhibits introducing the work of Russian restorers.

Festival opening

Hermitage Director Mikhail B. Piotrovsky at the Manege Exhibition

Conference of the Russian Union of Museums in the Hermitage Theater