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Unveiling of a Last Address plaque in memory of Hermitage staff member Richard Vasmer
On 26 October 2017, the courtyard of the State Hermitage at 32 Palace Embankment was the setting for a ceremony installing a plaque in memory of a former member of the museum staff – Professor Richard Vasmer (Roman Romanovich Fasmer), who worked as head of the Hermitage’s Numismatics Department unti
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International Conference of Friends of the Hermitage
On 26 and 27 October 2017, the Hermitage–Amsterdam Centre was the venue for an international conference of Friends of the Hermitage.
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The Hermitage participated in the VKontakte Hackathon
From 20 to 22 October 2017, St Petersburg was the location for the third VKontakte Hackathon, one of the largest competitions for programmers and developers in Russia. The State Hermitage has become a partner of this event.
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New Publications from and about the Hermitage
The Report of the State Hermitage for 2016 (State Hermitage Publishing House) has come out.
Read onLatest session of the State Hermitage’s Weaponry Seminar
The tenth session of the Weaponry Seminar took place in the State Hermitage on 19 October 2017.
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Session of the round table “Pontifices Maximi”
On 19 and 20 October 2017, the State Hermitage hosted a session of the round table “Pontifices Maximi” devoted to the 80th anniversary of the birth of Mark Borisovich Shchukin (1937–2008) and Dmitry Alexeyevich Machinsky (1937–2012), prominent scholars and very strong personalities who had a conside
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The “Let’s preserve our cultural heritage” programme in Yekaterinburg Master class on the restoration and conservation of works of graphic art
On 13 October 2017, as part of the Hermitage Days at the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, a master class on the restoration and conservation of works of graphic art began as part of the joint project between the State Hermitage and the Coca-Cola system – “Let’s preserve our cultural heritage”.
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Presentation of the Iskusny Glagol Prize in memory of Vladimir Matveyev in Yekaterinburg
On 13 October 2017, as part of the Hermitage Days, an awards ceremony took place at the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts for winners of the Iskusny Glagol [“Artful Word”] prize dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Yuryevich Matveyev (1948–2015), the late Deputy General Director of the State Hermitag
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Opening of the exhibition ““Ivan Kramskoi. Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna” at theYekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts
On 13 October 2017, as part of the Hermitage Days, the exhibition “Ivan Kramskoi. Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna from the collection of the State Hermitage” opened at the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.
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Opening of the exhibition “Eduard Kochergin: Celebrating the 80th Birthday”
On 13 October 2017, the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre was the setting for the formal opening of the exhibition “Eduard Kochergin: Celebrating the 80th Birthday”, devoted to the work of the outstanding artist, set designer and theatrical legend Eduard Stepanovich Kochergin.
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Opening of a new season of special museum programmes
On 8 October 2017 a concert evening in the Lecture and Concert Hall of the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre devoted to the great French painter Théodore Géricault was the opening event in the new season of special museum programmes arranged by the State Hermitage’s Scientific and Educ
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17th International Theoretical and Practical Conference “The Roerich Legacy”
On 9 October 2017, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for the opening of the 17th International Theoretical and Practical Conference “The Roerich Legacy”.
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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand Visits the State Hermitage
On 7 October 2017, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand paid a visit to the State Hermitage.
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Opening of the Exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage”
On 6 October 2017, the official opening of the major exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage” took place at the Hermitage–Amsterdam Centre.
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Memorandum of Understanding between the State Hermitage and UNESCO on the protection and restoration of cultural treasures in conflict zones
On 9 October 2017, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Irina Bokova, Secretary General of UNESCO, and Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the State Hermitage and UNESCO on the protection and restoration of cultural treasures in confl
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The latest session of the regular seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”
On 4 October 2017, the Hermitage hosted the latest session of the regularly functioning seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”.
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Press Conferences on the opening of the exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage” in the Hermitage–Amsterdam Exhibition Centre
On the eve of the formal opening of the exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage” in the Hermitage–Amsterdam Exhibition Centre, press conferences were held for representatives of the Dutch media and the foreign press.
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“First Debut” Celebration in the Hermitage Theatre
On 3 October 2017, the Hermitage Theatre became the setting for the traditional “Initiation as Artistes” ceremony for the new intake of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
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The “Old Masters” exhibition opens at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, Japan
On 3 October 2017, the exhibition “Old Masters”, previously on show at the Mori Arts Centre Gallery in Tokyo and the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in the city of Nagoya, opened at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, Japan.
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Press Conference on the Examination of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy from the Hermitage Collection
On 3 October 2017 the Witte Hall was the venue for a press conference devoted to the examination of an Ancient Egyptian mummy from the collection of the State Hermitage’s Department of the East.
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