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Days of Classical Antiquity 2020 in the State Hermitage. An invitation to participate in the Days of Classical Antiquity festival 2020 online
Dear Friends, For fourteen years now, each April, the halls of the Department of Classical Antiquity have become the setting for the Days of Classical Antiquity festival for children and teenagers.
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Appeal from Mikhail Piotrovsky as Head of the Union of Museums of Russia
On 2 April 2020, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky sent an appeal on behalf of the Union of Museums of Russia to the heads of the constituent territories of the Russian Federation, the heads of ministries and government agencies, the heads of municipalities, the founders of institutional museums and of
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The Official Hotel of the State Hermitage has resolved to help veterans of the Siege of Leningrad during the period of total self-isolation
Since its opening, the Official Hotel of the State Hermitage has twice a year (on the anniversaries of the complete raising of the Siege of Leningrad and Victory Day) held memorial evenings for veterans of the Siege of Leningrad, those who defended the city on the front lines and people in the cultu
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The Hermitage has had over 10 million virtual visits in two weeks
In the period from 17 March to 2 April 2020, people have paid more than 10 million virtual visits to the State Hermitage. We are very pleased that the Hermitage remains accessible even during the quarantine and that we do not need to be parted from our museum’s friends in other countries.
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From the Hermitage to the World
On 3 April 2020, at 7.00 pm Moscow Time, the Hermitage will be presenting a virtual guided tour of the Winter Palace state rooms in English.
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From the Hermitage to Italy. Expressions of thanks from the Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, and the Italian Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini
On 26 March 2020, the State Hermitage streamed its first online guided tour of the state rooms of the Winter Palace in Italian. That was the start of the project “From the Hermitage to Italy” – a way of supporting Italian friends of the museum and expressing solidarity with the Italian people.
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A new instalment of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Hermitage TV series: Director’s Choice
On 30 March 2020, the cultural TV channel Russia-K broadcast the latest programme in the authorial series by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky – “Director’s Choice”.
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The Year of Raphael in the Hermitage. Live streaming from the Raphael Hall
On 29 March 2020, a web camera was installed in the State Hermitage’s Majolica Hall, also known as the Raphael Hall.
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The Hermitage Is Working Online. Cultured Isolation
Since 17 March 2020, the Hermitage has been making daily live broadcasts over the social networks. As of today, 19 live shows have already gone out and they have received over 4,500,000 views, which is indicative of a high demand and their great social significance. These programmes are allowing peo
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From the Hermitage to Italy
This Thursday, March 26, at 12.00 MSK (10.00 CET) the Hermitage will conduct an online tour of the museum in Italian.
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Сreativity and Daydream. Korean Eye 2020: Contemporary Korean Art
On 24 March 2020, the Hermitage broadcast online from the General Staff building the opening of the exhibition “Сreativity and Daydream. Korean Eye 2020: Contemporary Korean Art” and a presentation of the display by its curators. This event is the continuation of a series of projects that sees the
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Report-and-Election Conference of the Creative Union of Museum Workers of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region
On 13 March 2020, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for a report-and-election conference of the Creative Union of Museum Workers of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region. The conference was attended by 32 delegates from 21 museums.
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Cultured Isolation
The Hermitage has temporarily stopped receiving visitors, but that does not mean that the museum is not living a full life. We are continuing our efforts to do everything possible to avoid separating our visitors from the collections of one of the world’s greatest museums.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Benois Madonna has returned to the permanent display
On 19 March 2020, Leonardo da Vinci’s Benois Madonna returned to the permanent display in the Leonardo Hall (Hall 214) of the State Hermitage after almost a year travelling around exhibitions in different countries.
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Commencement of the exhibition “In Memory of Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich. Items from the Collection Donated to the Hermitage”
On 20 March 2020, the exhibition “In Memory of Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich. Items from the Collection Donated to the Hermitage” began its run in the State Hermitage. On display in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre are works of decorative and applied art that were donated to the Hermitage in 191
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The State Hermitage Museum is temporally closed for visitors
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The State Hermitage informs
In conjunction with the spread of the coronavirus and the Resolution of the Government of Saint Petersburg №121 “On measures to counteract the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg” issued on 13 March 2020, the State Hermitage informs the public of the following.
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Presentation of the film The Hermitage Shot on an iPhone 11 Pro
On 11 March 2020, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the presentation of a unique artistic film created by the State Hermitage in collaboration with the Apple corporation. The realization of this ambitions project – a film lasting 5 hours and 20 minutes shot on a smartphone in a single take – i
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Opening of the exhibition “Conquest of the Irrational. Books illustrated by Salvador Dali from the Collections of Mark and Pavel Bashmakov”
On 10 March 2020, the exhibition “Conquest of the Irrational. Books illustrated by Salvador Dali from the Collections of Mark and Pavel Bashmakov” was formally opened in the General Staff building. It concludes a series of exhibitions devoted to the books of Surrealist artists.
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