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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has brought out the album Masterpieces of European Furniture of the 15th to Early 20th Centuries, devoted to the museum’s collection of Western European furniture.
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Seasonal Charity Performance “Anya in Wonderland”
On 18 December 2016, for the fourth year running, the seasonal Sochelnik charity event, organized by the State Hermitage, the Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 and the PR agency Principe Media, took place in St Petersburg.
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Awards for Participants and Winners of the “Byzantium – Russia” Competition in Computer Graphics and Animation for Schoolchildren
On 17 December 2016, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for an awards ceremony for participants and winners of the “Byzantium – Russia” competition in computer graphics and animation for children, organized as part of the Cross-Cultural Year of Russia and Greece, and a theatricali
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Hermitage Days in Kaluga
From 16 to 21 December 2016, the Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts is the venue for Hermitage Days that opened with the exhibition “A Painting from the Hermitage. Peter Hess: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets on 12 October 1812”.
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Conference: “Personality and Creativity. From the History of Decorative and Applied Art in the 18th – Early 20th Centuries”
On 12–14 December the State Hermitage and the Imperial Porcelain Factory were the venues for a scholarly conference on “Personality and Creativity. From the History of Decorative and Applied Art in the 18th – Early 20th Centuries”.
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Annual December Meeting with Heads of Partner Tourist Companies of the State Hermitage
On 15 December 2016, the annual December meeting with heads of tourist companies that are partners of the State Hermitage took place in the main museum complex.
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New Year in the Hermitage
On 13 December 2016, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a “New Year in the Hermitage” party for children with health-related disabilities that ushered in a succession of seasonal events.
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New Publications from the State Hermitage
The State Hermitage Publishing House has brought out a catalogue of the exhibition “From the Dinner-Service Storerooms. Decorating the Russian Imperial Table in the Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries”.
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Opening of the exhibition “We Draw and Paint in the Hermitage” devoted to St Petersburg in winter. A creative action by the pupils of the School Centre’s Art Studio
On 10 December 2016, the State Hermitage’s School Centre held a creative action for pupils of the Art Studio marking the 300th anniversary of the birth of Etienne Maurice Falconet.
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Museum Olympus 2016
On 3 December 2016, during the 5th Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum, the Atrium of the General Staff building of the State Hermitage became the setting for the prize-giving ceremony of the Museum Olympus 2016 competition.
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International Day of the Friends of the Hermitage. The 20th Anniversary of the Hermitage Friends’ Club
On 8 December 2016, during the Hermitage Days, the traditional annual celebration of the International Day of the Friends of the Hermitage took place. This year the Hermitage Friends’ Club had its 20th anniversary.
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Hermitage Days in Yerevan
On 12 December 2016, Taron Margaryan, the Mayor of Yerevan, unveiled a memorial plaque in honour of the Hermitage Director and eminent archaeologist Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky.
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The Culture and Daily Life of Early Rus’ and Muscovy in the 9th–17th Centuries
On 9 December 2016, during the Hermitage Days, a new permanent display of the State Hermitage’s Department of the History of Russian Culture “The Culture and Daily Life of Early Rus’ and Muscovy in the 9th–17th Centuries” began working in the Winter Palace.
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Ceremony Marking St George’s Day
On 9 December 2016, the St George Hall (Large Throne Room) of the Winter Palace was the setting for the traditional ceremony marking Orthodox St George’s Day.
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Signing of a Trilateral Collaboration Agreement between the State Hermitage, Carl Zeiss AG and OPTEC Group AG
On 6 December 2016, in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage as part of the Hermitage Days a collaboration agreement was signed between the State Hermitage, the Carl Zeiss AG concern and the company OPTEC Group AG.
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Signing of a Protocol of Intent between the State Hermitage and the companies Luigi Lavazza and Villaggio Globale
On 6 December 2016, a protocol of intent was signed between the State Hermitage and the Italian companies Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. and Villaggio Globale International S.R.L.
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Opening of the exhibition “Mariano Fortuny. The Magician of Venice. Collector. Artist. Couturier”
On 6 December 2016, the exhibition “Mariano Fortuny. The Magician of Venice. Collector. Artist. Couturier” opened in the General Staff building.
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Opening of an exhibition in the series Masterpieces from the World's Museums in the Hermitage: Hans Memling “An Allegory of Innocence”
On 6 December 2016, as part of the Hermitage Days, the latest exhibition in the series Masterpieces from the World's Museums in the Hermitage was formally opened in the Hall of the School of Rembrandt.
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Evening for Corporative Friends of the Hermitage
On 6 December 2016, during the Hermitage Days, an event was held for corporate members of the Friends Club marking the club’s 20th anniversary.
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Presentation of a design for the building of the State Hermitage Exhibition Centre on the territory of the former ZIL factory in Moscow
On 3 December 2013, the presentation of a design for the building of the State Hermitage Exhibition Centre on the territory of the former ZIL factory in Moscow took place at the 5th International Cultural Forum.
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