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Session of the Round Table on the Aesthetics of the Urban Environment
On 17 January 2018, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for a session of the Round Table on the Aesthetics of the Urban Environment organized by the State Hermitage, the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers and the Russian Historical Society.
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New Display Cases for Leonardo da Vinci’s Benois Madonna and Litta Madonna
The State Hermitage is one of only a few museums in the world to possess authentic works by the exceptional Renaissance artist, scientist and thinker Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519).
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The Hermitage at a Round Table on Contemporary Art
On 12 January 2018, in connection with the exhibition of works from the Museum of Modern Art in New York (“Being Modern: MoMA in Paris”) that it is currently holding, the Fondation Louis Vuitton (in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris) hosted a round table discussion on the topic of what tomorrow’s museum o
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Archaeopress publishes the book Natter’s Museum Britannicum. British Gem Collections and Collectors of the Mid-Eighteenth Century
Oxford-based Archaeopress, has brought out a book entitled Natter’s Museum Britannicum. British Gem Collections and Collectors of the Mid-Eighteenth Century.
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Opening of an Exhibition-Presentation of a New Gift to the Hermitage
On 29 December 2017, as the New Year holidays approach, the Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the presentation of one of the most interesting gifts that the museum received in the year now drawing to a close.
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The Youth Centre’s New Year Party
On 23 December 2017, the Atrium and courtyards of the General Staff building became the setting for what has already become a traditional celebration – the carnival for students of the Youth Centre.
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Publication of Russia’s first museum comic book: “A Journey around the Hermitage. The Queen of Tulips”
St Petersburg-based publishing house ARCA has brought out Russia’s first museum comic book: A Journey around the Hermitage. The Queen of Tulips. The story about how Tasya and Vanya meet by chance in the Rembrandt Hall of the Hermitage was thought up and drawn by Varvara Pomidor and Darya Agapova.
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Ceremony commemorating “the expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia”
On 25 December 2017 the Field Marshals’ Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the traditional ceremony marking the anniversary of “the expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia”.
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Awards ceremony for the 17th Children’s Computer Graphics and Animation Competition “The Hermitage at a Crucial Moment”
On 23 December 2017, an awards ceremony was held for the participants and winners of the traditional children’s computer graphics and animation competition, devoted this time to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution under the title “The Hermitage at a Crucial Moment”.
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A New State Hermitage Publication
In 2017 the State Hermitage Publishing House brought out Liudmila Lvovna Kagane’s book Ernest Karlovich Liphart on Spain and Spanish Painting (in Russian).
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Mikhail Piotrovsky participated in a session of the Council on Culture and Art
On 21 December 2017, a session of the Presidential Council on Culture and Art took place in the Kremlin chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in which Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, participated.
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The State Hermitage informs
From 27 December 2017, the famous Peacock Clock (in the Pavilion Hall of the Small Hermitage) will be wound every Wednesday at 8 pm.
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“The Fairy-Tale Hermitage” An evening devoted to the Year of Ballet
On 18 December 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for an evening devoted to the forthcoming Year of Ballet and the results of the nationwide competition for the best New Year tree decoration organized by the State Hermitage and the company Ayra.
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Annual December Meeting with Heads of Partner Tourist Companies of the State Hermitage
On 14 December 2017, the annual December meeting with heads of tourist companies that are partners of the State Hermitage took place in the museum.
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Presentation in the Hermitage of the results of three years of collaboration with the company TGK-1
On 14 December 2017, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the setting for the presentation of the results of the three years of collaboration between the museum and the public joint-stock company TGK-1.
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Opening of the exhibition-event “New Vision. Transforming through Ages”
On 15 December 2017, the exhibition-event “New Vision. Transforming through Ages” opened in the Forum of the General Staff building. Devoted to the results of an international photographic competition conducted by the State Hermitage and the St Isaac’s Cathedral State Museum, it presents the 31 best
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Opening of the new permanent display “The Museum of the Russian Guards”
On 12 and 13 December 2017, as part of the Hermitage Days, there were events devoted to the opening of a new permanent display entitled “The Museum of the Russian Guards” in the halls of the General Staff building.
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Award from the newspaper Delovoi Peterburg
Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, has become a recipient of one of the Top 100 awards 2017 in the category of “Museum Person of the Year”.
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The Hermitage hosted the Saint Petersburg Influence Ratings ceremony
On 11 December 2017, during the Hermitage Days, the General Staff building was the setting for the Saint Petersburg Influence Ratings ceremony, a joint event organized by the State Hermitage, the newspaper Fontanka.ru and the magazine Gorod 812.
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Evening marking the 30th anniversary of the Presentation of the Nobel Prize to Joseph Brodsky
On 10 December 2017, as part of the Hermitage Days, an anniversary event was held in the Hermitage Theatre devoted to Joseph Brodsky, the latest Russian-born writer to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and the only one for whom St Petersburg was his native city.
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