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The Hermitage at the Venice Biennale 2019
On 8 May 2019, in the Giardini, the park that is the location of the largest national pavilions at the Venice Biennale of contemporary art, the opening of the exhibition entitled Lc. 15: 11-32 took place in the Russian pavilion. The display is entirely devoted to the Hermitage, one of the world’s la
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Saint Petersburg named the Museum Capital of Russia
For International Museum Day, which is celebrated on 18 May each year, the TurStat analytical agency compiled a rating of the cities in Russia with the most interesting museums. Saint Petersburg took first place.
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Meeting of the Russian participants in the International Youth Consultative Board of the Museum 15/24 project
On 18 May 2019, International Museum Day, ten young people from Russia gathered at the State Hermitage to participate in the first session of the International Youth Consultative Board (IYCB) of the Russian-Dutch project Museum 15/24.
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Meeting of the European part of the Bizot Group
On 16 and 17 May 2019, the Tate Modern museum in London hosted the latest meeting of the European part of the Bizot Group, an informal association of the world’s leading museums that engage in organizing international exhibitions. Mikhail Piotrovsky, the Director of the Hermitage, attended.
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International Museum Day in the Hermitage. Honouring Veteran Museum Workers
Veteran Museum Workers On 20 May 2019, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the traditional gathering devoted to International Museum Day and honouring veteran museum workers.
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On 16 May the Hermitage hosted a session as part of the conference on the Evolution of the Neolithic Cultures of Eastern Europe organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Archaeology, the
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Alexander Gorodnitsky’s Concert by the New Hermitage
On 19 May 2019, Alexander Moiseyevich Gorodnitsky gave a concert by the Portico of the New Hermitage entitled “The Atlantes Hold up the Sky” – poems and songs dedicated to my native city that was organized by the State Hermitage and the Gorodnitsky Foundation for the Development and Popularization o
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Treasures of the Red River. Archaeological Collections from the Museums of Vietnam
On 17 May 2019, the exhibition “Treasures of the Red River. Archaeological Collections from the Museums of Vietnam” was formally opened in the Winter Palace’s Halls of the History of Ancient Writings. It is timed to mark Ho Chi Minh’s birthday and the days of the city (formerly Saigon) now named in
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The State Hermitage in the Night of Museums 2019
On 18 May 2019, the State Hermitage will as usual be participating in the international Night of Museums event. The special programme will take place at several of the museum’s facilities at once from 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm. (Ticket offices work until 10.10 pm.)
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The Hermitage Gathers Friends
On 17 May 2019, 170 children gathered in the Hermitage Theatre: young patients of the children’s hospice, youngsters in the care of the rehabilitation department for oncological patients at the Solnechnoe children’s sanatorium, children from the Raisa Gorbacheva Institute for Childhood Haematology a
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Opening of the exhibition “Glyptics: Past and Present”
On 16 May 2019, the exhibition “Glyptics: Past and Present” was formally opened in the Blue Bedroom of the Winter Palace.
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Meeting of the Organizing Committee for Planning and Conducting the Celebrations of the 350th Anniversary of the Birth of Peter I
On 15 May 2019, the General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the venue for a meeting of the organizing committee for planning and conducting the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Emperor Peter the Great. The event took place as part of the St Petersburg International Leg
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Benois Madonna will travel to Italy
On 10 May 2019, the Castello Sforzesco, former residence of the Sforza dukes of Milan, was the venue for a press conference devoted to the holding of the 13th UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference and the upcoming exhibition in the Pinacoteca Civica “Bruno Molajoli” in Fabriano, where fro
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Event for Children with Hearing Impairments “Guests of the Muses”
On 15 May 2015, a celebratory event was held in the halls of Classical Antiquity for the children with hearing impairments who regularly visit the Hermitage as part of the special programme “We hear the world! A Dialogue with the Hermitage”.
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Opening of the 2nd international Art of Restoration conference
From 15 to 18 May 2019, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre is hosting the second international Art of Restoration conference organized by the State Hermitage, Carl Zeiss Microscopy and the OPTEC Group as part of a tripartite collaboration agreement.
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Gala Banquet In The Winter Palace
This year guests at the banquet will be invited to share the atmosphere of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, curated by the Hermitage.
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Opening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale
On 8 May 2019, the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale of contemporary art was formally opened. The entire pavilion is devoted to the Hermitage, which is also acting as its institutional curator.
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Hermitage Days in Berlin 2019
On 6 and 7 May 2019, Hermitage Days were held for the first time in Berlin, organized by the State Hermitage, the company Artbridge and the publishing house Arca.
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The Hermitage at the 58th Venice Biennale
On 8 May 2019, the Russian national pavilion was presented at the 58th Venice Biennale. The Biennale starts officially on Saturday, 11 May. Prior to that previews for specialists and press showings are taking place.
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Days of Classical Antiquity festival
On 20 to 28 April 2019, the thirteenth Days of Classical Antiquity festival was held in the State Hermitage’s Halls of the Art of the Ancient World. It was devoted to the study, propagation and popularization of Ancient Greek and Roman art among children and young people.
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