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The Hermitage at the 25th RESTAURO Salon in Ferrara
On 21 March 2018, in the presence of the head of the project, the architect Carlo Amadori, and representatives of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the government of the Emilia-Romagna region and the city of Ferrara, the 25th Salone del Restauro dei Musei e delle Imprese Culturali was formally opened
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Seminar on the Chronology of Eastern European Antiquities dedicated to the memory of Yury Mikhailovich Lesman
On 21 March 2018, the State Hermitage held a seminar on the Chronology of Eastern European Antiquities dedicated to the memory of the scholar, archaeologist and member of the Hermitage staff Yury Mikhailovich Lesman (1954–2013).
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The Sabre of Fath Ali Shah in the Field Marshals’ Hall of the Winter Palace
From 20 to 25 March 2018, the sabre of Fath Ali Shah Qajar is on display in the Field Marshals’ Hall of the Winter Palace, by the portrait of General Ivan Feodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky.
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Opening of the 18th Children’s Computer Graphics and Animation Competition “The Hermitage and Russian Ballet”
On 18 March 2018, the opening of the 18th annual computer graphics and animation competition for children took place in the School Centre. This year’s theme is “The Hermitage and Russian Ballet”, dedicated to the Year of Russian Ballet being celebrated in the country.
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The Hermitage in the Tretyakov Gallery
The State Hermitage participated in the Vasily Vereshchagin exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery.
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The State Hermitage has extended the list of categories of people who have the right to enter the museum free of charge.
Read onThe Hermitage tops the museums of Russian media rating for January 2018
The Hermitage became the most popular museum in Russia in January according to Medialogia. It was the one most often mentioned in the press in a positive and informative manner.
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Syrian Meetings in Moscow
On 2 March 2018, the exhibition Treasures of Palmyra, to which the State Hermitage has contributed, opened in the State Shchusev Museum of Architecture in Moscow.
Read onThe Hermitage Friends’ Club on the museum website
A new section has appeared on the State Hermitage’s official website entitled “Support”, which reflects the activities of the Hermitage Friends’ Club. The section includes a list of sponsors and patrons, and of members of the Board of Trustees, reports on jointly accomplished projects and an explana
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The State Hermitage and the power company TGK-1 sign a letter of intent
On 28 February 2018, the Council Hall was the setting for the signing of a letter of intent by the State Hermitage and the Territorial Generating Company No1 (TGK-1). The signatories were Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, and Alexei Vitalyevich Barvinok, General
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Opening of the All-Russian research-to-practice conference for the exchange of experience in the operation of the course “Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation”
On 28 February 2018, an All-Russian research-to-practice conference for the exchange of experience in the operation of the course “Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation” began in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage.
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Session of the Round Table “The Great Mughals”
On 15 February 2018, the Council Hall was the setting for a round table on “The Great Mughals” organized by the State Hermitage’s Department of the East and Department for the Scientific Restoration and Conservation.
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The State Hermitage informs
The halls of Venetian painting and the Hall of the Decorative and Applied Art of Venice in the 15th and 16th Centuries (Halls 217–223) will be closed to visitors until 20 April 2018 to allow work to be carried out.
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Opening of the exhibition “Fantasia in Threads. Western European Lace and Glass of the 16th to 19th Centuries”
On 20 February 2018, the formal opening of the exhibition “Fantasia in Threads. Western European Lace and Glass of the 16th to 19th Centuries” took place in the Blue Bedchamber of the Winter Palace. This event is dedicated to the memory of Tamara Vladimirovna Rappe, head of the Department of Western
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Marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky. Day of the Culture of the Caucasus in the Hermitage
On 14 February, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the Readings in Memory of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky (1908–1990), an outstanding archaeologist and Orientalist, who for over a quarter of a century was the head of the State Hermitage.
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Opening of the exhibition “Rosso Fiorentino’s Madonna in Glory. On the Completion of Restoration”
On 14 February 2018, the exhibition “Rosso Fiorentino’s Madonna in Glory. On the Completion of Restoration” was opened in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky gives a press conference at Interfax
On 13 February 2018 the press centre of the Interfax North-West news agency was the venue for a press conference given by Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage.
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Signing of a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre
On 13 February 2018, Mikhail Piotrovsky and Vladimir Kekhman signed an agreement on collaboration between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The joint project between the museum and the musical theatre dates back to October 2015 and now the collaboration agreement has been extended fo
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The performance Karavaichuk
On 8 February 2018, the Crimson Drawing-Room in the Winter Palace was the setting for a performance entitled Karavaichuk devoted to the legendary composer.
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Opening of the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan”
On 9 February 2018, as part of the cross-cultural Year of Japan in Russia and Year of Russia in Japan, the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan” opened in the Winter Palace. The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage and the Municipal Museum of Historical Documents of the Japanese city of Sa
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