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Gold Medal for the restoration of paintings at the premises of the General Staff Building

 
At the leading European Trade Fair for Conservation, Restoration and Old Building Renovation - DENKMAL project of General Staff Buildings restoration was submitted by the group of companies "INTARSIA".

During the restoration of the General Staff Buildings restorers of the group of companies "Intarsia" and staff of Laboratory for Scientific Restoration of Monumental Painting of the State Hermitage developed unique restoration technologies: museumification of the fragments of monumental painting and restoration of calico - fine fabrics with beautiful compositions that decorated the great hall on the 3rd floor of the General Staff Building.

In the nomination "For outstanding achievements in the complex restoration of the European architectural heritage" the group of companies "INTARSIA" was awarded with a gold medal.
DENKMAL, the leading European Trade Fair for Conservation, Restoration and Old Building Renovation is held every other year in Leipzig. At this year to the jubilee 10th restoration Forum that was held on November, 24-26 more than 450 exhibitors came from 15 countries. From 31 Russian companies that participated in trade fair, 22 companies were from St.Petersburg.

 


Painting being restored
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At the fair
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Fragments being prepared for museumification
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Restoration - the art of renewal
4 September 2012

In August 2012, several mass media discussed the glass superstructure on the roof of the General Staff building. The State Hermitage Museum has been overwhelmed with questions concerning its origin and future.

The design to restore and reconstruct the Eastern Wing of the General Staff building won the prize for best developers' project at the FIABCI Prix d'Excellence competition
May 2012

Restoring the grand interiors of the General Staff Building
March 2012

 

 

In the General Staff Building previously unknown paintings of the 20s of the 19th century were discovered

On Works of the second priority of the project for reconstruction of the West wing of the General Staff Building began.
March 2011

 

 

On 10 December 2010 an official ceremony of opening following the restoration of the first phase of premises of the museum complex in the Eastern Wing of the General Staff took place.
December 2010

Works of the First Priority of the General Staff Building Restoration Project are Close to Completion.
September 2010

Restoration and Reconstruction of the Eastern Wing of the Former General Staff Building
July 2010

Restoration works - April 2010

Online Route into the Future

 

 

Reconstruction and Restoration of the East Wing of the Former General Staff Building. 2009 Result

28 October,
The State Hermitage hosted a meeting devoted to the realization of the first stage of the FC-11 (w) project entitled Reconstruction and Restoration of the Eastern Wing of the Former General Staff Building

15th meeting of the International Advisory Board of the State Hermitage Museum

In July your windows remember

Reporting and Control

A Minus is A Plus

More Light

Bast shoes, coal fire tongs and a bottle

Historical support

The World Bank Control Committee visits the General Staff within the St Petersburg Economic Development Project

 

 

New Grand Enfilade General Staff East Wing Reconstruction and Restoration Project

 

 

The Greater Hermitage Project.
The New Great Enfilade

 

 

Rem Koolhaas presents an archictectural concept for reconstructing the General Staff complex

Presentation and discussion of a project for reconstructing the East Wing of the General Staff Complex

 

 

Completion of the Restoration of the Chariot of Glory on the General Staff Arch
Great Hermitage Program

 

 

The presentation of the "Great Hermitage" programme




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