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Weaponry Seminar
On 2 June 2016, the latest session of the Weaponry Seminar was held in the State Hermitage.
Read onAlisa Freindlich in The Touchables at the Hermitage Theatre
On 2 June 2016 the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a performance of the inclusive dramatic piece The Touchables with People’s Artist of the USSR Alisa Freindlich participating. In this unique stage work deaf-blind actors preform alongside ones who can see and hear.
Read onPresentation of The Hermitage Friends’ Club in Finland
On 1 June 2016, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, visited Helsinki to participate in the official presentation of The Hermitage Friends’ Club in Finland.
Read onTwo Floras
On 31 May 2016 the exhibition Two Floras opened in the Italian Cabinet of the New Hermitage (Hall 233).
Read onA Delegation from the State Hermitage Visits the St Petersburg Theological Academy
On 30 May 2016, as part of the Agreement on Collaboration, a delegation from the State Hermitage made a visit to the St Petersburg Theological Academy in the course of which the guests, accompanied by the Rector, Archbishop Amvrosy, viewed one of the oldest theological institutions in St Petersburg,
Read onContinuation of the Days of Yemen and Syria in the Hermitage
On 28 May 2016, the programme of the Days of Yemen and Syria in the Hermitage continued in the space of the Public Forum in the General Staff.
Read onInternational Conference: “Tradition and Innovation in the Study of the Earliest Ceramics”
On 24–27 May 2016, St Petersburg was the venue for an international conference on “Tradition and Innovation in the Study of the Earliest Ceramics” organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for the History of Material Culture, the Samara State Acad
Read onDay of Syria in the State Hermitage
On 27 May 2016, the State Hermitage held a Day of Syria, the aim of which was to remind the worldwide public of a cultural tragedy – the barbaric destruction of historical monuments in the Middle East.
Read onAgreement signed on the creation of a design project for the way-finding system in the General Staff of the State Hermitage (the Rossi Wing)
On 27 May 2016, a trilateral agreement was signed in the State Hermitage on the creation of a design project for a way-finding system to assist visitors to the General Staff.
Read onINVAZIYa: a one-day project by students of the Current Artistic Processes section of the Hermitage’s Youth Centre
On 26 May 2016, for two hours the halls of the Youth Centre in the General Staff were filled with the “attacking” art of performance, video-art and installation.
Read onDay of Yemen in the State Hermitage
On 26 May 2015, the State Hermitage held a Day of Yemen, the aim of which was to draw attention to the cultural, historical and artistic heritage of Yemen and to remind the worldwide public of a cultural tragedy – the barbaric destruction of historical monuments in the Middle East.
Read onAxsel Motors lease a BMW sedan to the State Hermitage
On 26 May 2016 a contract was signed for the renewal of the State Hermitage’s fleet of vehicles and a formal ceremony was held at which the company Axsel Motors handed over a BMW 7 Series sedan to the museum on lease.
Read onSeminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”
On 25 May 2016, the latest session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline” took place in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage.
Read onOpening of the exhibition “Two Amenemhats. Marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Golenishchev”
On 25 May 2016, the State Hermitage opened the exhibition “Two Amenemhats. Marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Golenishchev” that presents two sculptural portraits of one of the most famous rulers of Ancient Egypt – Amenemhat III – from the collections of the Pushkin Museum of Fin
Read onCharity event: “The Hermitage Gathers Friends 2016”
On 25 May 2016, the State Hermitage held its traditional charity event for children with special health needs “The Hermitage Gathers Friends”.
Read onDefence of a Doctoral Thesis in Archaeology at the Hermitage
On 24 May 2016, for the first time, the defence of a dissertation for a doctorate in archaeology from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne took place in the State Hermitage.
Read onBriefing by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky and launch of the book For Museums There Are No Taboos
On 24 May 2016, two events took place in the General Staff: a briefing by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, covering questions of the economics and politics of the museum and its plans, and the launch of Mikhail Borisovich’s book "For Museums There Are No Taboos
Read onThe Hermitage at the Thessaloniki Book Fair
The State Hermitage took part in the 13th Thessaloniki International Book Fair, held on 12–15 May 2016, as part of the Year of Greece and Russia.
Read onDay of the Hermitage Cat 2016
On 21 May 2016, the museum held its traditional Day of the Hermitage Cat celebration.
Read on“Palmyra; breathing in life!” – a State Hermitage project as part of the Night of Museums
On 21 May 2016, the State Hermitage took part in the annual Night of Museums event. At the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre, a special interactive programme was presented entitled “Palmyra; breathing in life!” and devoted to the cultural legacy of Palmyra.
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