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Saint George’s Day
On 9 December 2016, the St George Hall (Large Throne Room) of the Winter Palace was the setting for the ceremony marking Orthodox St George’s Day.
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Presentation of the New Issue of the Hermitage Magazine
On 9 December 2017, at the exhibition “The Winter Palace and the Hermitage. 1917. History was made here” in the Nicholas Hall, Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, and Svetlana Datsenko, the editor of the Hermitage magazine presented its new issue, which has been brought out
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Opening of the exhibition “Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The Lute-Player. Marking the end of the restoration”
On 9 December 2017, the exhibition Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The Lute-Player. Marking the end of the restoration was opened in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace.
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International Hermitage Friends’ Day
On 8 December 2017, the Museum welcomed all Hermitage Friends from around the world to the Restoration and Open Storage Centre Hermitage Staraya Derevnya for the traditional annual event – celebration of the International Hermitage Friends’ Day.
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Inauguration of the new open-storage facility – Showcases and the Look of the Museum
The presentation of the new open-storage facility Showcases and the Look of the Museum was one of the main events of the Hermitage Days. The formal inauguration ceremony took place on 8 December 2017 at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.
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Opening of the Permanent Display of Ancient Glyptics
On 7 December 2017, during the Hermitage Days, on the Russian Orthodox feast day of Saint Catherine, the refurbished permanent display “Ancient Glyptics. Engraved Gems of Ancient Greece and Rome from 15th century BC to 5th century AD” was inaugurated in the New Hermitage after the completion of rest
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Opening of the exhibition “The Fallen. The Dying Gaul and the Lesser Attalid Dedication. From the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples”
On 7 December 2017, during the Hermitage Days, the exhibition “The Fallen. The Dying Gaul and the Lesser Attalid Dedication. From the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples” opened in the Roman Courtyard of the New Hermitage.
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Giacomo Quarenghi (1744–1817). Architect and Draughtsman
On 8 December 2017 the exhibition Giacomo Quarenghi (1744–1817). Architect and Draughtsman opened in the Twelve-Column Hall of the New Hermitage.
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Concert: Cinema, Ballet Marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Karavaichuk
On 7 December 2017, during the Hermitage Days 2017, a memorial evening was held for Oleg Karavaichuk, timed to mark the 90th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
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7 December. Saint Catherine’s Day
On the morning of 7 December, services were held in the Church of the Vernicle in the Winter Palace. The yearly General Meeting took place in the Hermitage Theatre. The Director’s press conference was devoted to a review of 2017 and the events and exhibitions that are planned for 2018.
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“The Glowing Colours of Stained Glass” Children’s Event at the State Hermitage’s School Centre
On 6 December 2017, a children’s event with the theme “The Glowing Colours of Stained Glass” was held in the Hermitage to mark the end of the complete refurbishment of the School Centre (Research and Instructional Methodology Department).
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The Hermitage in Photographs and Publications
During the Hermitage Days, the Foyer of the Theatre is housing the exhibition “The Hermitage in Photographs” and “The Hermitage in Publications”
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Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Traditional Press Conference
On 7 December 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the traditional press conference given by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, in which he reviewed the museum’s work in 2017 and spoke about its plans and projects.
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Opening of the exhibition “In the land of Dilmun, where the Sun rises…”
On 5 December 2017, the exhibition “In the land of Dilmun, where the Sun rises…”, organized in conjunction with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and the National Museum of Bahrain, opened in the State Hermitage.
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International Volunteer Day in the Hermitage
International Volunteer Day (5 December) was introduced on the initiative of the UN in 1985 and has been celebrated in the Hermitage since 2003, when the museum’s Volunteer Service was created.
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Awards Ceremony for Vladimir Potanin Foundation Grants
On 5 December 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a formal ceremony reviewing the collaboration between the Hermitage and the charitable Vladimir Potanin Foundation in 2017.
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Awards Ceremony for the Iskusny Glagol Prize in memory of Vladimir Matveyev
On 5 December 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the setting for a ceremony devoted to the presentation of the Grand Prix of the Iskusny Glagol competion, a joint project of the State Hermitage, the Vladimir Potanin Foundation and the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.
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The Hermitage participates in the International Book Fair
The State Hermitage’s Editorial and Publishing Department participated in the International Non-Fiction Book Fair that was held from 29 November to 3 December 2017 at the Central House of Artists in Moscow.
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Evening for Corporative Friends of the Hermitage at Staraya Derevnya
On 4 December 2017, during the Hermitage Days, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a traditional event – an evening for corporate members of the Friends Club.
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“No Path Through Fire”. Cinema and Music
The State Hermitage is continuing the series of pin-point exhibitions and events connected with the 100th anniversary of the revolution. On 28 November 2017, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the evening event “No Path Through Fire”. Cinema and Music that was devoted to the centenary of the re
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