The Hermitage News

Hermitage Days 2020. 1–9 December

Every year on 7 December, the State Hermitage celebrates the Orthodox feast day of Saint Catherine, in honour of whom the museum’s founder, Empress Catherine the Great, took her name at the time of her Orthodox baptism. The year of the Hermitage’s foundation is considered to be 1764, when Catherine

Opening of the exhibition “Oman: the Land of Frankincense”

On 1 December 2020, during the Hermitage Days, the exhibition “Oman: the Land of Frankincense” opened in the Winter Palace, telling about various stages in the history and culture of Oman. It presents finds from significant archaeological excavations carried out in the Sultanate of Oman over the pas

On 8 December 2020, entry to the Hermitage will be free of charge to mark Saint Catherine’s Day

Every year on 7 December, the State Hermitage celebrates the Orthodox feast day of Saint Catherine, in honour of whom the museum’s founder, Empress Catherine the Great, took her name at the time of her Orthodox baptism.

The Hermitage in the General Staff Building. Twenty Years of Exhibitions

On 27 November 2020, the formal opening of the exhibition “The Hermitage in the General Staff Building. Twenty Years of Exhibitions” took place the General Staff building.

Opening of the exhibition “The Black Square. Kazimir Malevich” as part of the Hermitage Days in Samara Region

On 26 November 2020, the Hermitage Days in Samara started in the Samara Regional Art Museum. One of the main events of the programme was the opening of an exhibition of a single masterpiece from the collection of the State Hermitage – Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square.

Online session of the State Council’s sub-group on the development of museum and exhibition activities

On 26 October 2020, a session of the sub-group on questions of the development of museum and exhibition activities within the State Council of the Russian Federation’s working group on Culture. The session took place in an online format with Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitag

Opening of the exhibition “Fabergé, Jeweller to the Imperial Court”

On 24 November 2020, the formal opening ceremony for the exhibition “Fabergé, Jeweller to the Imperial Court” took place in the State Hermitage.

Round Table “VR and AR in museums: entertainment or a new source of knowledge”

On 20 November 2020, the State Hermitage and the Institut Français in Saint Petersburg conducted a live online round table about the use of virtual and augmented reality in museums.

Opening of the exhibition “Tsars & Knights. The Romanovs’ Love Affair with the Middle Ages” in Amsterdam

On 19 November 202, the long-awaited exhibition “Tsars & Knights. The Romanovs’ Love Affair with the Middle Ages” opened at the Hermitage–Amsterdam exhibition centre.

The production “Not in Vain” performed in the Hermitage Theatre

On 14 November 2020, the piece “Not in Vain” was performed on the stage of the Hermitage Theatre.

Derbent Appeal

On 19 November 2020, the city of Derbent in Daghestan was the venue for an international conference on “The Mystery of the Cross-Domed Structure on the Territory of the Naryn-Kala Fortress. The History of Christianity in Derbent” that was organized by the Russian Federation’s Commission for UNESCO A

“The Spirit of Raphael and the Foot of Giulio Romano”. A new instalment of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Hermitage TV series

The cultural TV channel Russia-K has broadcast the latest programme in the authorial series by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky – “The Spirit of Raphael and the Foot of Giulio Romano”, devoted to the restoration of School of Raphael frescoes.

The major exhibition “The Iron Age. Europe without Borders. The First Millennium BC” can be visited free of charge

Opening of the exhibition “The Iron Age. Europe without Borders”

Hermitage Days in Kazan 2020

On 6 November 2020, the formal opening of the Hermitage Days in Kazan took place in the Hermitage–Kazan Centre.

Decree of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation “On the confirmation of Unified Rules for the organization of the acquisition, recording, storage and use of museum objects and museum collections”

On 5 November 2020, the Ministry of Justice registered a decree of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation “On the confirmation of Unified Rules for the organization of the acquisition, recording, storage and use of museum objects and museum collections” that will come into effect from 1 J

Online Meeting of the Heads of Hermitage Foundations and Friends’ Organizations

On November 3 2020, the international meeting of the Heads of Hermitage Foundations and Friends’ organizations took place in the format of an online conference.

Results of a new stage in the archaeological exploration of the outskirts of Chersonesus

Between February and August 2020, archaeological explorations were carried out in the buffer zone of the Chersonesus Taurica world heritage site, on the territory designated for the construction of the Tauric Chersonese Historical and Archaeological Park.

Discovery of the Lost Burial Place of Ivan Alexeyevich Stempovsky in Kerch

The State Hermitage congratulates its colleagues on a remarkable event that took place during repair and restoration work on the Great and Small Mithradates Steps, a cultural heritage site of federal importance, – the discovery of the burial place of Ivan Alexeyevich Stempovsky, governor of Kerch an

Performance of The Nutcracker in the Hermitage Theatre for Children with Special Needs

On 27 October 2020, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a special performance of the ballet The Nutcracker for children with special needs. The event was part of the fifth anniversary of the charitable inter-museum project “I see music” that is organized by the Saint Petersburg State Museum of T