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Plenary Session: “Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas”
On 2 December 2016, the Atrium of the General Staff was the venue for a plenary session within the 5th Saint Petersburg International Forum on “Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas”.
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Opening of the exhibition “The World of the Russian Nobility. French Art of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of the Yusupov Princes in the Hermitage”
On 1 December 2016, the exhibition “The World of the Russian Nobility. French Art of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of the Yusupov Princes in the Hermitage” opened in the Nicholas Hall of the Yusupov Palace.
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Joint meeting of the President’s Council for Culture and Art and Council on the Russian Language
On 2 December 2016, the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St Petersburg was the setting for a joint session of the President of the Russian Federation’s Council for Culture and Art and Council on the Russian Language.
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General Meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia
On 2 December 2016, the general meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia took place within the framework of the 5th Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum.
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11th “Dialogue of Cultures” International Young Journalists’ Forum
On 22 November 2016, the 11th “Dialogue of Cultures” International Media Forum for young journalists from Europe and Asia began working in the Hermitage. The forum is organized by the State Hermitage, MediaCongress and the Union of Journalists of Russia.
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“Vermeer in a 21st-century setting” Marking the closing of the exhibition “Johannes Vermeer ‘The Geographer’”
On 21 November 2016, the Hermitage hosted a formal evening event organized by the museum in conjunction with the Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts to mark the closing of the exhibition “Johannes Vermeer ‘The Geographer’ from the Städelsches Kunstinstitut (Frankfurt am Main)”.
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Fears and Phobias of the Hermitage excursion
On 20 November 2016, a special excursion entitled “Fears and Phobias of the Hermitage” had its premiere in the museum.
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Conference on Regulating the Art Market in the General Staff
On 21 November, under the aegis of the Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum a conference on Regulating the Art Market took place in the General Staff building with discussion of current issues relating to the ownership and circulation of cultural valuables.
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Presentation of the Iskuskny Glagol Prize in memory of Vladimir Matveyev in Omsk
On 17 November 2016, an awards ceremony for the Iskuskny Glagol competition took place in the Omsk Regional Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts. This event concluded the Hermitage Days in Omsk 2016.
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Opening of the exhibition “The View from the Hermitage” in the Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia
On 15 November 2016, the exhibition “The View from the Hermitage” opened in the Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk, presenting books donated by the State Hermitage.
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Gathering to Mark the 200th Anniversary of the Wedding of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna and the Dutch Crown Prince William of Orange
On 16 November 2016, a scholarly conference took place in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage devoted to the 200th anniversary of the wedding of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna and the Dutch Crown Prince William of Orange.
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Opening Of The Exhibition “The Treatise ‘Thirty-Six Stratagems’. A Canon Of The Art Of War In Ancient China”
On 15 November 2016 the opening of the exhibition-presentation “The Treatise ‘Thirty-Six Stratagems’. A Canon of the Art of War in Ancient China” took place in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre.
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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has produced a catalogue of the exhibition Giovanni Boldini. Painter of the Belle Époque.
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Free excursion “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty” from the Audioguide to the Hermitage app
The exhibition Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty, which opened to the public on 21 October, is a unique project produced by the State Hermitage’s Department of Contemporary Art in co-authorship with the artist himself.
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Concert Evening “The Age of Rustaveli in the Hermitage”
The year 2016 sees the 850th anniversary of the great Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, the creator of a celebrated epic work that is a masterpiece of world literature – the poem "The Knight in the Panther Skin".
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Presentation Of A Painting By A Follower Of Hieronymus Bosch. Marking The End Of Restoration
On 11 November 2016, the exhibition “The Garden of Earthly Delights by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch. Marking the end of the restoration” opened in the Menshikov Palace. The painting comes from the stocks of the State Hermitage.
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Visit to the Hermitage by Dmitry Medvedev and Li Keqiang
On 6 November 2016, Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, visited the State Hermitage.
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Dmitry Medvedev in the Hermitage
On 6 November 2016, during his visit to the State Hermitage, Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, in the company of Mikhail Piotrovsky viewed the exhibition “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty” which opened in the museum on 22 October.
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Opening of the exhibition “The Age of Chivalry, Western European Arms of the 9th–17th Centuries” at the Tula State Arms Museum
On 3 November 2016, the exhibition “The Age of Chivalry, Western European Arms of the 9th–17th Centuries” opened at the Tula State Arms Museum. It presents some 190 items of arms and armour.
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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has brought out the collection "Transactions of the State Hermitage 79: Books have their own destiny" that contains materials from the scholarly conference devoted to the 250th anniversary of the library of the State Hermitage.
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