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Opening of the exhibition “Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The Last Judgement. From the Masterpieces from the World’s Museums series”
On 26 May 2017, an exhibition of a single painting – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s Last Judgement from the Palazzo Leoni Montanari (Gallerie d’Italia) in Vicenza – was opened in the Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace.
Read onThe Hermitage at the Intermuseum 2017 Festival
On 25 May 2017, the 19th International Intermuseum festival began working in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow. The theme this year was “the Museum of the Future”.
Read onEvent for Children with Hearing Impairments “My Holland”
On 19 May 2017, the Winter Palace of Peter the Great was the venue for “My Holland”, a special programme for children with hearing impairments.
Read onHermitage VR. Immersion in History
In May shooting for the film Hermitage VR. Immersion in History in a “virtual reality 360°” format was completed in the Hermitage.
Read onSt Petersburg International Legal Forum 2017
On 17 May 2017, the 7th St Petersburg International Legal Forum began its work in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage. The business programme of the forum will take place from 17 to 20 May with more than 3,000 guests from 80 different countries participating.
Read onMuseum Custodian Day in the State Hermitage
On 15 May 2017, the State Hermitage hosted the 7th inter-museum professional celebration “Museum Custodian Day”, which aims to draw attention to the lofty mission of this important member of a museum’s staff.
Read onVisiting Session of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
On 15 May 2017, the State Hermitage hosted an external session of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
Read onDay of the Hermitage Cat
On 13 May 2017, the State Hermitage celebrated the Day of the Hermitage Cat, an event that has long become a positive tradition, an important element of the museum’s life and even one of its legends.
Read onArchiepiscopal Divine Liturgy in the Great Church of the Winter Palace
On 11 May 2017, by agreement with the museum administration and the dean of the church, under the accord between the State Hermitage and the St Petersburg Theological Academy, the Academy’s Rector – Archbishop Amvrosy of Peterhof – celebrated the first Archiepiscopal Divine Liturgy in recent history
Read onPresentation “Fencing – the link of times”
On 5 May 2017, the Atrium of the General Staff building was the venue for a festive evening “Fencing – the link of times”.
Read onOpening of the Exhibition “Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes”
On 10 May 2017, the exhibition “Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes”, presenting the creations of the outstanding footwear designer, opened in the General Staff building.
Read onA Delegation from the State Hermitage Visited the Piskarevskoye Cemetery
On 4 May 2017, with Victory Day approaching, a delegation from the State Hermitage headed by the General Director, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, and Major General Alexander Andreyevich Galkin, an adviser to the Director, visited Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery.
Read onInternational conference on “Cultural Processes in the Circum-Baltic Region in the Early and Middle Holocene”
On 26–28 April 2017, the State Hermitage hosted an international conference on “Cultural Processes in the Circum-Baltic Region in the Early and Middle Holocene”.
Read onPinpoint exhibition devoted to the 1 May celebrations of 1917 in Petrograd
For the 100th anniversary of the revolution in 2017, the Hermitage has prepared a major project under the general title “The Storming of the Winter Palace”.
Read onThe State Hermitage informs
The State Hermitage reminds readers that from 1 May to 30 September 2017, like a number of other museums, it is introducing a high-season ticket.
Read onOpening of the exhibition “Genius of the Century” at the Hermitage–Kazan Exhibition Centre
On 27 April 1017, the exhibition “Genius of the Century. Masterpieces from the State Tretyakov Gallery and State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan” was formally opened at the Hermitage–Kazan Centre.
Read onEaster Liturgy in the Great Church of the Winter Palace
On 27 April 2017, Easter Divine Liturgy was held in the Great Church of the Winter Palace, conducted by the Dean of the Prince Vladimir Cathedral, Archpriest Vladimir Sorokin.
Read on“The Past at Your Fingertips” Programme Graduation Party
On 20 and 26 April 2017, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for graduation parties for the Past at Your Fingertips project.
Read onOpen Library Dialogues
On 22 April 2017, another session of Open Library Dialogues took place in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage.
Read onHermitage VR. Immersion in History
Shooting has begun in the museum for the film Hermitage VR. Immersion in History in a “virtual reality 360°” format.
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