The "Hermitage Amsterdam" exhibition center
On 24 February 2004 a branch of the State Hermitage called the 'Hermitage Amsterdam' was formally opened in the city of Amsterdam. The launch of a branch of the State Hermitage in Amsterdam comes as the direct result of a plan for creating a 'Hermitage on the Amstel' put together jointly by Museum Director Mikhail B. Piotrovsky and Mr Ernst Veen, President of the Foundation Hermitage Friends in the Netherlands and Director of the Amsterdam museum De Nieuwe Kerk.
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The Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Center
The Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Center was created under the patronage and with support from President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mentimer Shaimiev and is structurally a subdivision of the Kazan Kremlin State Historical and Architectural Museum-Park. It is situated on the territory of the Kazan Kremlin in an edifice formerly occupied by the Junker School that was built in the beginning of the 19th century.
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Hermitage-Italy Centre in Ferrara
On 20 October 2007, in Ferrara at a ceremony attended by the Italian president, Giorgio Napolitano, at the Castello Estense (Castle of Saint Michele) the Hermitage Italy Centre was opened. The centre is located within the castle walls and at the Palazzo Giglioli. This location has been reserved for the scientific work of members of Russian-Italian programmes which fall within the main activities of the centre.
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