The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News


Presentation of the Hermitage-Vyborg Project On 24 June 2008 there was a presentation of the Hermitage-Vyborg Project which was held for journalists and the public of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region. full story

Hermitage Magazine. Summer 2008, No (2) 11 In July 2008 the latest (11th) issue of the magazine came out. full story Grinzane-Hermitage Prize. Laureates – Georgy Vadimovich Vilinbakhov and Antonio Paolucci On 11 July 2008, an awards ceremony was held for the Grinzane Prize. full story

Traditional Display of New Acquisitions at the State Hermitage Museum On 27 December 2007a presentation of several of most interesting gifts which have been given to the museum was held. full story

Parmigianino: The Conversion of Saul. From the Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. An Exhibition part of the Masterpieces of World Museums at the Hermitage series On 16 June 2008 an exhibition, Parmigianino: Conversion of Saul, was opened (from the Museum of Arts and History in Vienna, Austria) which is part of the Masterpieces of World Museums at the Hermitage series. full story

Restoration of the Hermitage Theatre Foyer and the Parquet in the White Hall of the Winter Palace 19 May 2008, in preparation for International Museum Day following repairs and restoration the White Hall of the Winter Palace and the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre have been opened to the public. full story

The First Steps for a Cultural Exchange between the State Hermitage Museum and the South Korean Cultural and Artistic Association, Dong Bang On 30 May 2008 the Dong Bang Association together with the Society for Russian-Korean Friendship (St. Petersburg, North-West) donated to State Hermitage Museum’s school centre Izostudio new IT equipment. full story