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The Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman and the State Hermitage in the sphere of cultural cooperation
On 28 May 2015, in the Boardroom of the State Hermitage the official signing took place of a Memorandum of Understanding between the State Hermitage and the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman in the sphere of cultural cooperation.
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Plenary Session of the V St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
A plenary session themed “Mission of Law in an Era of Change” was held on 27 May, the opening day of the anniversary V St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
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Exhibition “Traces of Cossack Past...” Opened in Rostov-on-Don
On 22 May 2015, the exhibition “Traces of Cossack Past... Russian Cossacks in Cultural Monuments from the State Hermitage Museum Collection” opened at the State M.A. Sholokhov Museum-Reserve in Rostov-on-Don in the presence of V.Y. Golubev, Governor of the Rostov Region.
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A Set of Figures Depicting Mid-XIX Century Guards Cavalry was Gifted to the Hermitage
On 21 May 2015, 154 figures of the Russian Guards Cavalry dating back to the mid-XIX century created by the artist-modeler Alexey I. Gulyaev were gifted to the State Hermitage Museum in the Museum’s Council Chamber.
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The event “Museums without Borders” was held by the State Hermitage Museum as part of the International Museum Day.
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The Night of Museums in the State Hermitage’s Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre
On 16 May 2015, as part of the Night of Museums, the State Hermitage carried out two cultural and educational programmes at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre: “The Black Square of War”, an action devoted to the memory of the war years, and “The Tango – the Soul of Argentina”, a mus
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Scholarly meeting on “Current Researches in Iranian Studies”
On 16 May 2015 the Hermitage hosted a scholarly meeting on “Current Researches in Iranian Studies” as part of the preparations for the Eighth Conference of the Societas Iranologica Europaea that will be held in the State Hermitage and Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in
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The State Hermitage clarifies
In the light of reports that have appeared in certain parts of the media that “the Hermitage is not participating in the Night of Museums – that decision was taken by the Hermitage administration this year”, the State Hermitage clarifies: such reports do not correspond to reality.
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The State Hermitage at the 22nd RESTAURO Exhibition in Ferrara, Italy
On 7 May, as part of its involvement in the 22nd RESTAURO Exhibition on the Art of Restoration and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage, the Hermitage presented a master class devoted to the traditional mediaeval technique of producing painted leaded stained glass.
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Press day for the Glasstress 2015 Gotika exhibition in Venice
On 7 May 2015, in the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti in Venice Italy, a press day was held ahead of the public opening of the Glasstress 2015 Gotika exhibition.
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“Cardboard” Festival of Indoor Games in the General Staff
On 4 May the General Staff became the setting for the “Cardboard” festival of indoor games organized by the State Hermitage and the indoor games shop GaGa.ru.
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“The Past at Your Fingertips” is looking to the future
On 29 April, Staraya Derevnya became the setting for a graduation party for the young participants of “The Past at Your Fingertips” project.
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Flowers Laid at the Piskaryovskoe Memorial Cemetery
On 29 April 2015, the State Hermitage Museum delegation visited the Piskaryovskoe Memorial Cemetery.
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My Museum: Objects and People. Interactive Educational Program for Senior High School Students
A special educational program of the Youth Centre of the State Hermitage Museum for senior high school students has existed for several years.
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Self-Portrait and Romantic Landscape with Sheep at a Spring by Thomas Gainsborough
The exhibition of Thomas Gainsborough’s Self-Portrait and Romantic Landscape with Sheep at a Spring from the collection of the Royal Academy of Arts in London continues the long Hermitage tradition of presenting individual outstanding works from different museums around the world.
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Opening of the Exhibition “Russia Palladiana” at the Tsaritsyno State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve
Since 24 April 2015, the Tsaritsyno State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve in Moscow is holding the exhibition “Russia Palladiana”.
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Student Workshops Prepared by the Art Workshop Section at the Hermitage Youth Centre during the Festival “Days of Classics”
The students of the Art Workshop section at the Hermitage Youth Centre (headed by N.V. Kruglova) traditionally prepared and held two workshops for children as part of the annual festival “Days of Classics”.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky awarded an INNOVATION prize
On 21 April 2015 the awards ceremony for the 10th INNOVATION All-Russian Contemporary Visual Art Competition was held in Moscow.
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Lecture by Daniel Libeskind at the General Staff Building
On 19 April 2015, a lecture by one of the most famous contemporary architects Daniel Libeskind, founder and chief architect of Libeskind Studio (New York, USA), was held in the Atrium of the General Staff Building.
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Paroles peintes. Books from the collection of Mark Bashmakov
On 17 April 2015 an exhibition opened in the State Hermitage entitled “Paroles Peintes. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov” that presents more than 50 rare publications produced by outstanding 20th-century artists.
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