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Webinar on the Culture of Digital Communications and the Possibility of Organizing Remote Working for Museum Staff
On 20 March 2020, a web-based seminar was held on “the Culture of Digital Communications and the Possibility of Organizing Remote Working for Museum Staff”.
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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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Эрмитажный кот Ахилл станет оракулом Чемпионата Европы по футболу-2020
Эрмитажный кот Ахилл принял решение снова стать оракулом – планируется, что полюбившийся всем белоснежный голубоглазый кот покажет свой талант предсказателя на Чемпионата Европы по футболу-2020.
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The State Hermitage informs
The Hermitage wishes everyone the best for International Women’s Day. To mark the holiday, the museum is granting entry free of charge to all categories of individual visitors on 8 March 2020.
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Symposium on “Mysterious Beasts and Exotic Birds” at Staraya Derevnya
On 29 February 2020, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre hosted a scholarly symposium on “Mysterious Beasts and Exotic Birds” that was attended by more than 50 people, with a further 40 plus watching online.
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Press Tour of the construction site of the Hermitage–Urals Centre
On 20 February 2020, a press tour of the Hermitage–Urals cultural and educational centre currently under construction took place in Yekaterinburg.
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Meeting of the working group preparing proposals for amendments to the Constitution
On 26 February 2020, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin had his latest meeting with the working group preparing proposals for amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
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Meeting of the permanent commission on the preservation of the legacy of the Roerich family
Since questions connected with the preservation of the legacy of the Roerich family are arousing great public interest, in February 2020 the President of the Union of Museums of Russia and General Director of the State Hermitage created a permanent commission on the preservation of the legacy of the
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Launch of Vincent Lépinay’s book Art of Memories: Curating at the Hermitage
On 27 February 2020, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for the presentation of Vincent Lépinay’s book Art of Memories: Curating at the Hermitage.
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Meeting of the Hermitage Friends’ Club
On 25 February 2020, a special evening visit to the exhibition “Works by Peter Сlodt. Restoration Completed” was organized for individual members of the Hermitage Friends’ Club.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky participated in a session of the working group of the State Council on Culture
On 25 February 2020, as part of the second international Baltic Cultural Forum, the first meeting this year (and seventh altogether) of the working group of the State Council on Culture was held. The meeting took the form of a video conference conducted by Dmitry Azarov, Governor of Samara Region an
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International Tourist Guide Day in the State Hermitage
On 21 February 2020, the State Hermitage marked International Tourist Guide Day with a celebratory programme that, in keeping with established tradition, was prepared by the museum’s volunteers.
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In Memoriam Vadim Valentinovich Znamenov
The Union of Museums of Russia announces with profound sorrow that on 24 February Vadim Valentinovich Znamenov, President of the Peterhof State Museum-Preserve, passed away at the age of 83.
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Gift to the State Hermitage from the company Max Mara
On 25 February 2020, the Council Hall was the venue for a meeting devoted to the prospects for collaboration between the State Hermitage and the company Max Mara and the formal presentation to the museum of two Max Mara overcoats.
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Launch of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s book Director’s Choice. The Hermitage
On 14 February 2020, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the launch of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s book Director’s Choice. The Hermitage produced by the Arca publishing house.
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Opening of the exhibition “Antiquities of the Tapan Museum in the Hermitage”
On 14 February 2020, the day of remembrance for Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky, the Hall of the Culture and Art of Urartu on the ground floor of the Winter Palace was the setting for the formal opening of an exhibition of antiquities from the Tapan Museum organized by the State Hermitage, the Armenian
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