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The State Hermitage informs
Today, 11 October 2019, Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, signed an order on the appointment of Mikhail Piotrovsky as General Director of the State Hermitage for three years.
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Opening of the Hermitage Days in Kaliningrad
On 10 October 2019, the Kaliningrad Museum of Fine Arts was the venue for the opening of the Hermitage Days, which are being held for the first time in Russia’s westernmost region. The project started off with the exhibition “Alexander I and Napoleon. The Meeting on the Neman” devoted to one of the
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Conference on “Byzantium in the Context of World History”
On 8–11 October 2019, the State Hermitage hosted the conference “Byzantium in the Context of World History” dedicated to the memory of the prominent Byzantist Alisa Vladimirovna Bank, who worked for many decades in the Hermitage’s Department of the East.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky made an Honorary Citizen of Yerevan
Mikhail Piotrovsky has been awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Yerevan for his invaluable contribution to the cause of advancing Armenian culture, for the preservation of cultural treasures of world heritage, and for his long and productive activities.
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Presentation of Jaume Plensa’s work Carlota as part of the Sculpture in the Courtyard project
On 8 October 2019, the Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace was the setting for the presentation of the exhibition “Jaume Plensa: Carlota” that has been organized as part of the annual Sculpture in the Courtyard project.
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14th Baltic Star Awards Ceremony
On 7 October 2019, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the 16th annual awards ceremony of the Baltic Star, an international prize for the development and strengthening of links in the humanities among the countries of the Baltic region.
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Students’ Day in the Hermitage
In keeping with tradition, the first Sunday in October was Students’ Day, a celebration of the opening of the new educational season in the State Hermitage’s Youth Centre. This year its main theme was the Venice Biennale.
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Press Conference held at TASS about the International Dyslexia Awareness Week being Marked in the General Staff Building
On 30 September 2019, a press conference was held at TASS in the form of a video link between Saint Petersburg and Moscow devoted to International Dyslexia Awareness Week.
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Opening of the Hermitage Days in Nakhodka
On 1 October 2019, the opening of the Hermitage Days took place in the Museum and Exhibition Centre in the port city of Nakhodka.
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“Building Museum Reputation” Conference at the University of Navarra (Spain)
On 18–20 September 2019, the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain hosted a conference entitled “Building Museum Reputation” that was devoted to the practical formulation of criteria for measuring the reputation of cultural institutions in comparison with the reputations of the largest, well-resp
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Presentation of the Iskusny Glagol Prize in Vladivostok
On 27 September 2019, an awards ceremony was held in the Maritime State Picture Gallery for the winners of the regional stage of the 4th Iskusny Glagol [“Artful Word”] inter-regional competition for mass media and journalists that cover culture and art. The presentation of the prizes formed part of
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Hermitage Days in Kaluga. Lectures and Master Classes
On 29 September, the fourth Hermitage Days in Kaluga came to an end.
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Hermitage Days in Kaluga
On 25 September 2019, Kaluga’s fourth Hermitage Days started in the city’s Museum of Fine Arts. This year it is timed to coincide with the closing of the temporary exhibition “The Tolstoy Family in Venice by Giulio Carlini from the Hermitage Collection”.
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Hermitage Days in Vladivostok. Master class in the restoration of graphic art
From 23 to 29 September 2019, Hermitage Days were held in Vladivostok.
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New instalment of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s TV series Hermitage: “The High Truth of Fashion”
The cultural TV channel Russia-K has broadcast the latest programme in the authorial series by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky – “The High Truth of Fashion”.
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Master Class “The Basics of Restoring Wood” in the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia
On 24 September 2019, a press conference was held in the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia devoted to the fifth master class on the restoration of museum objects carried out by the State Hermitage with the support of the Coca-Cola Russia system as part of the long-term “Preserving Cultural
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Conference on “Changes in legislation on procurements and application practice. Prospects for work”
From 18 to 20 September 2019, the Hermitage hosted the 9th annual conference on “Changes in legislation on procurements and application practice. Prospects for work”.
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Conference marking the 90th birthday of Anatoly Alexeyevich Ivanov
On 19 and 20 September 2019, the State Hermitage hosted a conference marking the 90th birthday of Anatoly Alexeyevich Ivanov, a prominent Russian specialist on the art of Iran and leading researcher in the Hermitage’s Department of the East.
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Opening of the Hermitage Days in Vladivostok 2019
On 23 September 2019, the opening of the Hermitage Days in Vladivostok took place in the city’s Maritime State Picture Gallery.
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5th “Discover Your Europe in the Hermitage” International Festival
On 21 September 2019, the Public Forum area of the General Staff building was the venue for the fifth “Discover Your Europe in the Hermitage” international festival.
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A Word from the Director
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4 Oct 2019
A museum's place is midway between a temple and Disneyland
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23 Sep 2019
Mikhail Piotrovsky: There were exchanges between Russian and American museums even during the Cold War
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9 Sep 2019
Mikhail Piotrovsky: The Hermitage is finishing the restoration of the shrine of Alexander Nevsky
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4 Oct 2019
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