The Hermitage News

Round Table on the Problem of War Graves

On 29 February 2016, a round table was held in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage on “War Graves as Objects of Historical Remembrance and Cultural Heritage”.

Presentation of the Apollo Bureau after Restoration

On 29 February 2016, in the Council Hall, the State Hermitage and Samsung Electronics presented the results of another stage in their joint programme Linking Times – Linking Technologies and their plans for 2016.

Tony Cragg Gives a Public Lecture in the State Hermitage Lecture Centre

On 28 February, as part of the educational programme connected with the exhibition “Tony Cragg. Sculptures and Drawings” two important events took place, the chief participant of which was the artist himself.

“Created by a Hand with but a Chisel Armed…” Sculpture in St Petersburg’s Palaces in the Nineteenth Century

On 26 February 2016, the exhibition entitled “Created by a Hand with but a Chisel Armed…” Sculpture in St Petersburg’s Palaces in the Nineteenth Century opened in the Twelve-Column Hall of the New Hermitage.

Project for the restoration of the Exchange building and its adaptation to modern use

On the Creation of a Museum of creation of a Museum of State Symbols and Heraldry in the Exchange building

On 25 February 2016 a detailed press release was issued on the plan for the restoration of the Exchange building and its adaptation for modern usage.

Presentation of Officers’ Award Dirks

On 24 February 2016, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the setting for the formal award ceremony of inscribed dirks from the All-Russian Police Association IPA and the presentation of certificates of honorary membership of the All-Russian Police Association IPA.

Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Visit to Kazan Federal University

Mikhail Borisovich, who was visiting the Islamica resource centre for the first time, was first of all shown around the main laboratories and acquainted with the results of Kazan Federal University’s activities.

Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Meetings in Kazan

On 19 February 2016, the day that the exhibition “Ibn Fadlan's Travels: the Volga Journey from Baghdad to Bolgar” opened in the Hermitage–Kazan Centre, Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, met with Mintimer Shaimiyev, First President and State Counsellor of the Republic of Ta

Marking Defender of the Fatherland Day

On 20 February 2016, an exhibition of children’s pictures marking Russia’s Defender of the Fatherland Day (23 February) began working at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.

A new thematic audio excursion for the iPhone on Dutch Art

The Audio-Guide to the Hermitage tells about the Golden Age of Dutch painting.

Opening of the Exhibition: “Ibn Fadlan's Travels: the Volga Journey from Baghdad to Bolgar” in the Hermitage–Kazan Centre

On 19 February 2016, the exhibition “Ibn Fadlan's Travels: the Volga Journey from Baghdad to Bolgar” opened in the Hermitage–Kazan Centre.

All-Russian scholarly conference on “Heraldry: Theory and Practice”

On 19 February 2016, the annual All-Russian scholarly conference on “Heraldry: Theory and Practice” opened in the State Hermitage’s Council Hall.

Commemorative Service in the Great Church of the Winter Palace

On 18 February 2016, a festive service was held in the Great Church of the Winter Palace to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the wedding of Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna to William (Willem) of Orange, Crown Prince of the Netherlands.

A New Cultural and Educational Programme: “Artist of the Month”

The Hermitage is offering its visitors a new programme: "Artist of the Month" – talks in the Hermitage displays.

The Catalogue of the Exhibition “Catherine the Great and Stanisław August: Two Enlightened Monarchs”

The State Hermitage publishing house has produced an illustrated scholarly catalogue of the exhibition “Catherine the Great and Stanisław August: Two Enlightened Monarchs”.

Readings in Memory of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky

On 16 February the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the Readings in Memory of Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky (1908–1990), an outstanding archaeologist and Orientalist, who was head of the State Hermitage for over two decades.

Free Entry to Mark the 35th Anniversary of the Display Opening in the Menshikov Palace

On 20 February 2016, entry to the Menshikov Palace will be free of charge as part of the celebrations for the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Hermitage display there.

Opening of the Exhibition ‘A Sacred Gift unto the Deity…’ South-East Asian Sculpture of the Eighth to Twentieth Centuries in the Hermitag

On 12 February 2016, the exhibition ‘A Sacred Gift unto the Deity…’ South-East Asian Sculpture of the Eighth to Twentieth Centuries in the Hermitage was formally opened in the Riding Hall of the Small Hermitage.

Presentation of Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Works of African Art

On 11 February 2016, the General Staff was the setting for the presentation of some late 19th- and early 20th-century works of African art donated to the State Hermitage by Sergei Girdin.