The Hermitage News

Walls with memories: a round table on the preservation of cultural heritage

On 12 September 2024, the Lecture Centre of the State Hermitage’s General Staff building was the venue for a round-table discussion on “Museums in historic buildings. A mechanism for preserving cultural heritage and the formation of national identity”. The event was held as part of the Museums secti

The United Cultures Forum in the General Staff building of the Hermitage. On the way to Eurasian partnership

On 12 September 2024, the General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the setting for the first panel discussion of the museum section of the Saint Petersburg International United Cultures Forum.

Free-of-charge evening time slots: the Hermitage has a gift prepared to mark the Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum

The State Hermitage is inviting people to visit the museum free of charge during additional evening hours in connection with the Hermitage’s hosting of the Saint Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures.

The State Hermitage’s Southern Crimean Archaeological Expedition. A preliminary review of the season

In 2024, the Hermitage’s Southern Crimean Archaeological Expedition under the leadership of Svetlana Borisovna Adaksina conducted archaeological reconnaissance in the area of Novomikhailovsky settlement (Tuapse District, Krasnodar Krai).

The Hermitage has presented the exhibition “Karl Briullov and his Age” in Orenburg

“...and let us make us a name...”. Tobias Verhaecht’s Tower of Babel. A new virtual tour

A new virtual tour is now available on the State Hermitage website – “...and let us make us a name...”. Tobias Verhaecht’s Tower of Babel – based on the exhibition that ran in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace from 27 March to 23 June 2024.

The Hermitage–Eurasia Centre opened in Orenburg

On 5 September 2024, the ceremonial opening took place in Orenburg of the Hermitage–Eurasia cultural and educational centre – the fifth Hermitage satellite centre. The project will expand cultural ties between Russian regions and provide the residents of Orenburg and its surrounding area with access

Finds made by Hermitage archaeologists: the discovery of a major Hellenistic complex in Krasnodar Krai

The 2024 field season brought an important discovery for the State Hermitage’s Eastern Bosporan Archaeological Expedition during excavation of one of the most important locations from Classical Antiquity on the territory of Krasnodar Krai – the Semibratneye site. Under the leadership of Dmitry Chist

A new issue of the magazine Gorny Mir Museyev have been published. Its theme is the jubilee of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve

This year sees the 100th anniversary of the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Preserve of History, Architecture and Art, and the latest edition of the magazine Gorny Mir Museyev [The Mining World of Museums] is entirely devoted to its history, collections and fields of activity.

The Hermitage participated in the Museums for Children festival

On 31 August 2024, the Hermitage took part in the Museums for Children festival that is held in the Summer Garden each year in the run-up to Russia’s Day of Knowledge and the start of the school year.

The Hermitage has presented a new conservation project to its partners

On 31 August 2024, the Small Hermitage was the setting for a celebratory event organized by the State Hermitage and T-Bank. During the evening a new joint project was presented – the conservation of Jan Provoost’s painting The Virgin Mary in Glory.

The theme is announced for the 8th International Competition for an original New Year tree decoration “Create an Exhibit for the Hermitage”

In 2024, the State Hermitage will be holding an International Competition for an original decoration for the museum’s New Year trees for the 8th time. As in previous years, the Hermitage will be running it jointly with the AIRA technopark.

Day of the Russian Guards 2024

On 2 September 2024, in keeping with tradition, the Day of the Russian Guards was celebrated in the Hermitage. Each year, the Hermitage holds ceremonies devoted to the Day of the Russian Guards, the Day of the State Flag, (Orthodox) Saint George’s Day and the anniversary of “the expulsion of the ene

The sale of tickets for the events of the intellectual marathon PRORossiyu in the Hermitage has begun

The State Hermitage is continuing its tradition of annual intellectual marathons around its extensive collections.

Annual Book of the Year prize awarded to publications about exhibitions from the Hermitage collection

Награждение состоялось в рамках Второго международного книжного фестиваля «Красная строка» в Екатеринбурге.

A Hermitage bus on the streets of Orenburg

On 30 August 2024, a bus decorated in the “house style” of the Hermitage–Eurasia cultural satellite centre appeared on the streets of Orenburg.

Day of Knowledge in the Hermitage: free-of-charge tickets for students

This year Russia’s Day of Knowledge falls on a Sunday and that is a good reason to spend it in the Hermitage.

A Hermitage masterpiece at an international film festival

On 24 August 2024, the Lenfilm film studios in Saint Petersburg became the venue for the premiere and discussion of the documentary film Rembrandt. Dedication. Lk 15, 11–32. The film tells about Alexander Sokurov’s exhibition that was inspired by Rembrandt van Rijn’s Return of the Prodigal Son.

Ceremony marking the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation in the Hall of Russian Glory and Victories in the Exchange Building

On 22 August 2024, the State Hermitage continued its tradition of holding formal ceremonies to mark festive occasions that are celebrated in the museum.

The State Hermitage’s North-Western Archaeological Expedition. Fresh finds

During the 2024 field season, members of the North-Western Archaeological Expedition continued the study of pile-dwelling settlements in the Serteya Valley (Smolensk Region). In the course of the work, several unique artefacts have been discovered.