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The Hermitage tops the museums of Russian media rating for January 2018
The Hermitage became the most popular museum in Russia in January according to Medialogia. It was the one most often mentioned in the press in a positive and informative manner.
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Syrian Meetings in Moscow
On 2 March 2018, the exhibition Treasures of Palmyra, to which the State Hermitage has contributed, opened in the State Shchusev Museum of Architecture in Moscow.
Read onThe Hermitage Friends’ Club on the museum website
A new section has appeared on the State Hermitage’s official website entitled “Support”, which reflects the activities of the Hermitage Friends’ Club. The section includes a list of sponsors and patrons, and of members of the Board of Trustees, reports on jointly accomplished projects and an explana
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The State Hermitage and the power company TGK-1 sign a letter of intent
On 28 February 2018, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of a letter of intent by the State Hermitage and the Territorial Generating Company No1 (TGK-1). The signatories were Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, and Alexei Vitalyevich Barvinok, General
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Opening of the All-Russian research-to-practice conference for the exchange of experience in the operation of the course “Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation”
On 28 February 2018, an All-Russian research-to-practice conference for the exchange of experience in the operation of the course “Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation” began in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage.
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Session of the Round Table “The Great Mughals”
On 15 February 2018, the Council Hall was the setting for a round table on “The Great Mughals” organized by the State Hermitage’s Department of the East and Department for the Scientific Restoration and Conservation.
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The State Hermitage informs
The halls of Venetian painting and the Hall of the Decorative and Applied Art of Venice in the 15th and 16th Centuries (Halls 217–223) will be closed to visitors until 20 April 2018 to allow work to be carried out.
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Opening of the exhibition “Fantasia in Threads. Western European Lace and Glass of the 16th to 19th Centuries”
On 20 February 2018, the formal opening of the exhibition “Fantasia in Threads. Western European Lace and Glass of the 16th to 19th Centuries” took place in the Blue Bedchamber of the Winter Palace. This event is dedicated to the memory of Tamara Vladimirovna Rappe, head of the Department of Western
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Marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky. Day of the Culture of the Caucasus in the Hermitage
On 14 February, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the Readings in Memory of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky (1908–1990), an outstanding archaeologist and Orientalist, who for over a quarter of a century was the head of the State Hermitage.
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Opening of the exhibition “Rosso Fiorentino’s Madonna in Glory. On the Completion of Restoration”
On 14 February 2018, the exhibition “Rosso Fiorentino’s Madonna in Glory. On the Completion of Restoration” was opened in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky gives a press conference at Interfax
On 13 February 2018 the press centre of the Interfax North-West news agency was the venue for a press conference given by Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage.
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Signing of a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre
On 13 February 2018, Mikhail Piotrovsky and Vladimir Kekhman signed an agreement on collaboration between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The joint project between the museum and the musical theatre dates back to October 2015 and now the collaboration agreement has been extended fo
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The performance Karavaichuk
On 8 February 2018, the Crimson Drawing-Room in the Winter Palace was the setting for a performance entitled Karavaichuk devoted to the legendary composer.
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Opening of the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan”
On 9 February 2018, as part of the cross-cultural Year of Japan in Russia and Year of Russia in Japan, the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan” opened in the Winter Palace. The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage and the Municipal Museum of Historical Documents of the Japanese city of Sa
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Session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”
On 7 February 2018, the meeting hall of the State Hermitage’s Department of the Ancient World was the venue for the latest session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”.
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The performance Karavaichuk in the Hermitage
At 8 o’clock on 8 February 2018, the Crimson Drawing-Room in the Winter Palace will become the setting for a performance entitled Karavaichuk organized by the Foundation for the Support of Cultural Projects and the Preservation of the Legacy of Oleg Karavaichuk in conjunction with the State Hermitag
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Round Table “The South Coast of the Crimea – a World Heritage Area”
On 1 and 2 February 2018, the Hermitage hosted a round table on “The South Coast of the Crimea – a World Heritage Area” organized by the Likhachev Foundation and the State Hermitage with the support of the Presidential Projects Foundation.
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Project for the Creation of a Virtual Model of the Jupiter Hall wins Global CIO’s Project of the Year Competition
On 31 January 2018, the awards ceremony for the Project of the Year competition run by Global CIO took place in Moscow. The best IT project of 2017 in the cultural sphere was judged to be a joint effort by the State Hermitage and the Virtual Reality Centre of the KROK company to create a virtual cop
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Handover of the Standard to the New Commander of the North-Western District of the Forces of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
On 1 February 2018, the St George Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the formal presentation of a personal standard to the new Commander of the North-Western District of the forces of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.
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Grand Assembly of the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers marking its 27th anniversary
On 31 January 2018, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a Grand Assembly of the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers marking its 27th anniversary.
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