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Signing of a Collaboration Agreement between the State Hermitage and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, the Municipality of Cagliari, the Museum Centre of Sardinia and the Fondazione di Sardegna
On 21 June 2018, a collaboration agreement was signed in the State Hermitage between the State Hermitage and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, the Municipality of Cagliari, the Museum Centre of Sardinia and the Fondazione di Sardegna.
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The Hermitage Announces a Tender Process of the Construction of the Hermitage Library at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre
Demonstrating its firm intention to accomplish its plans for the development of the open storage concept at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre, the State Hermitage is resuming construction of the 13-storey building of the Large Hermitage Library in a style that is not customary for
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Premiere of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish at the Hermitage Theatre
On 16 June 2018, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the premiere of a production of The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish based on the well-known fairy tale by Pushkin. The joint project of the St Petersburg State Children’s Ballet Theatre and the State Academic Russian Orchestra named after V
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New Open-Storage Facility for Buddhist Art
On 19 June 2018, a new open-storage facility for Buddhist art was inaugurated at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.
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The exhibition “Classic Beauties: Artists, Italy, and the Aesthetic Ideals of the 18th Century” has opened at the Hermitage–Amsterdam
On 15 June 2018, the exhibition “Classic Beauties: Artists, Italy, and the Aesthetic Ideals of the 18th Century” opened at the Hermitage–Amsterdam exhibition centre.
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Achilles the Cat’s Prediction for Morocco v. Iran
On 15 June 2018, in the State Hermitage’s Hall of the Bosporan Kingdom, by the ancient statue of a lion, Achilles the Hermitage cat predicted the outcome of the football match between the Moroccan and Iranian national sides.
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New Datings for Finds Made by the Hermitage’s Trans-Kuban Expedition
Scientists from the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics and Novosibirsk State University have determined the age of archaeological finds discovered in the course of the work of the State Hermitage’s Trans-Kuban Expedition beneath an overhanging rock on a stream called the Meshoko.
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The General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the venue for the intellectual marathon “UNTITLED”
On 9–10 June 2018, the General Staff building became the venue for the intellectual marathon “UNTITLED”, devoted to the exhibitions “Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Not Everyone will be Taken into the Future” and “Arte Povera. A Creative Revolution”. The marathon was the chief event of the public education
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Rembrandt’s Masterpieces Make a Triumphant Return to the Hermitage
Six masterpieces painted by the great Rembrandt, including Flora, Portrait of a Scholar, Young Woman with Earrings and Old Man in Red, which were highlights of the recent exhibition “Dutch Masters from the Hermitage” in Amsterdam have made a triumphant return to the State Hermitage. The paintings ar
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Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck
On 5 June 2018, the exhibition “Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck” was formally opened in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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General Meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia
On 31 May 2018, during the holding of the international festival Intermuseum 2018 in Moscow, a general meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia took place with representatives of more than 200 museums participating.
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Old Masters from the Hermitage. Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck
On 5 June 2018 a press conference was held in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum devoted to the opening of the exhibition “Old Masters from the Hermitage: Masterpieces from Botticelli to Van Dyck”.
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11th International Peter the Great Congress
On 1 June 2018, the 11th International Peter the Great Congress, organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Dmitry Likhachev Foundation, the State Academic Capella of Saint Petersburg and a number of museums in the city, opened in the Hermitage Theatre.
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Visit to the Hermitage by Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
On 25 May 2018, Shinzō Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, and his wife, Akie Abe, paid an official visit to the State Hermitage.
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Visit to the Hermitage by President Emmanuel Macron of France
On 24 May 2018, President Emmanuel Macron of France paid a visit to the State Hermitage as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Opening of the exhibition “Art Deco. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov”
On 1 June 2018, the exhibition “Art Deco. Books from the Collection of Mark Bashmakov” opened in the State Hermitage.
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Achilles the Hermitage Cat Greets Children on Their Special Day
On 1 June 2018, the State Hermitage, represented by Achilles the Hermitage Cat and several members of staff, participated as best it could in the celebration of International Children's Day and the 15th anniversary of St Petersburg’s Children’s Hospice.
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21st International Theoretical and Practical Conference on “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”
On 31 May 2018, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a session of the 21st International Theoretical and Practical Conference on “Fashion and Design: Historical Experience – New Technologies”.
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The Hermitage hosted an international conference on virtual archaeology
On 28–30 May 2018, the Hermitage hosted an international conference on virtual archaeology.
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Closing of the Hermitage Friends’ Club’s 2017/18 season in the General Staff building
On 29 May 2018 the closing event of the Hermitage Friends’ Club’s 2017/18 season took place in the General Staff building.
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