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Examination of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy from the Collection of the State Hermitage
On 21 August 2017, an examination of an Ancient Egyptian mummy from the collection of the State Hermitage’s Department of the East was conducted at Clinical Hospital №122 named after L.G. Sokolov.
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Best Wishes for Archaeologist’s Day!
Archaeologist’s Day is celebrated on 15 August in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
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The Gold Eagles Have Returned to the Winter Palace Gates
In August 2017, the double-headed eagles returned to their historical place on the main gates of the Winter Palace following restoration.
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Open Library Dialogues in the State Hermitage
On 29 July 2017, the Lecture Hall of the State Hermitage’s General Staff building was the venue for the latest Open Library Dialogues.
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Opening of the exhibitions “The Hermitage Encyclopaedia of Textiles. History”, and “The Hermitage Encyclopaedia of Textiles. Conservation”
On 28 July 2017, two exhibitions opened in the state rooms of the Winter Palace, one devoted to the history of fabrics, the other to their restoration.
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Meeting of the Presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia in Kostroma
On 21 July 2017, the Kostroma State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Preserve was the venue for an external meeting of the Presidium of the Union of Museums of Russia, in which some 100 heads of leading museums participated, chaired by the President of the UMR, General Director of the State H
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Press Conference at the TASS news agency
On 26 July 2017, a press conference was held in the TASS news agency devoted to the opening in the State Hermitage of exhibitions on the history and restoration of textiles.
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Traditional “Farewell to the White Nights” meeting with journalists of the Hermitage pool
On 17 July 2017, the traditional “Farewell to the White Nights” meeting with journalists of the Hermitage pool took place. This year the theme of the encounter was Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky’s 25th anniversary in the post of Hermitage Director.
Read onExhibition of the Morozov Collection in Paris Fondation Louis Vuitton. Autumn 2020
The Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris, France), the State Hermitage, the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the State Tretyakov Gallery have announced today a forthcoming exhibition of masterpieces of early 20th-century Russian and French art from the collection of the outstanding Moscow philanthrop
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The Henkin Brothers exhibition makes it into Bloomberg’s Top 10
The international agency Bloomberg has included the Hermitage exhibition “The Henkin Brothers: A Discovery. People of the 1920s-30s. Berlin and Leningrad” in its Top 10 exhibitions running in art museums worldwide this summer.
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Opening of the exhibition “Vladimir Kanevsky. Porcelain Flowers”
The exhibition entitled “Vladimir Kanevsky. Porcelain Flowers” began running in the State Hermitage from 6 July 2017.
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Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and his wife visit the Hermitage
On 1 July 2017, Trần Đại Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and his wife visited the State Hermitage as part of an official visit to the Russian Federation.
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Traditional Charity Gala Reception in the Winter Palace
On 30 June 2017, the State Hermitage was the venue for the twelfth annual Charity Gala Reception.
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The “Old Masters” exhibition opens at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Nagoya, Japan
On 1 July 2017, the exhibition “Old Masters”, previously on show at the Mori Arts Centre Gallery in Tokyo, opened at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in the city of Nagoya.
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Signing of an Agreement on the Establishment of Artistic and Cultural Ties between the State Hermitage and the Municipality of Seoul in the Republic of Korea
On 1 July 2017, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of an Agreement on the Establishment of Artistic and Cultural Ties between the State Hermitage and the Government of the Municipality of Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea.
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Opening of the exhibition “In Touch with Antiquity. A Vase with an Offering Scene” in the Primorye State Art Gallery, Vladivostok
On 30 June 2017, the Primorye State Art Gallery in Vladivostok hosted a press conference devoted to the opening of the exhibition “In Touch with Antiquity. A 4th-Century BC Krater with an Offering Scene. An exhibition of a single masterpiece from the collection of the State Hermitage.”
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Opening of the exhibition “East and West: Old Weapons from the Collection of the State Hermitage” in the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
On 3 July 2017, the formal opening took place in the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana of the exhibition “East and West: Old Weapons from the Collection of the State Hermitage”.
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Art-Marathon “Kiefer and Khlebnikov: painting – literature –music”
On 1 July 2017 the General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the setting for the art-marathon “Kiefer and Khlebnikov: painting – literature –music”. The space of the Main Atrium and the four courtyards of the Forum of the General Staff remained open until 3 o’clock in the night.
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Achilles the Cat Predicts the Final of the Confederations Cup
On 2 July 2017, in the Pergamon Hall of the Small Hermitage, Achilles made his ultimate prediction for the competition. He foretold a victory in the final of the Confederations Cup for the German Mannschaft.
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Season Final Event in the Hermitage Friends' Club
On June 27, 2017 the International Hermitage Friends’ Club closed its twentieth season. The final event of the season 2016/2017 featured the introduction of the temporary exhibition Nefertari and the Valley of Queens. From the Museo Egizio, Turin.
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