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Mikhail Piotrovsky gives a press conference at Interfax
On 13 February 2018 the press centre of the Interfax North-West news agency was the venue for a press conference given by Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage.
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Signing of a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre
On 13 February 2018, Mikhail Piotrovsky and Vladimir Kekhman signed an agreement on collaboration between the State Hermitage and the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The joint project between the museum and the musical theatre dates back to October 2015 and now the collaboration agreement has been extended fo
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The performance Karavaichuk
On 8 February 2018, the Crimson Drawing-Room in the Winter Palace was the setting for a performance entitled Karavaichuk devoted to the legendary composer.
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Opening of the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan”
On 9 February 2018, as part of the cross-cultural Year of Japan in Russia and Year of Russia in Japan, the exhibition “Dolls of Old Japan” opened in the Winter Palace. The exhibition has been organized by the State Hermitage and the Municipal Museum of Historical Documents of the Japanese city of Sa
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Session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”
On 7 February 2018, the meeting hall of the State Hermitage’s Department of the Ancient World was the venue for the latest session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”.
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The performance Karavaichuk in the Hermitage
At 8 o’clock on 8 February 2018, the Crimson Drawing-Room in the Winter Palace will become the setting for a performance entitled Karavaichuk organized by the Foundation for the Support of Cultural Projects and the Preservation of the Legacy of Oleg Karavaichuk in conjunction with the State Hermitag
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Round Table “The South Coast of the Crimea – a World Heritage Area”
On 1 and 2 February 2018, the Hermitage hosted a round table on “The South Coast of the Crimea – a World Heritage Area” organized by the Likhachev Foundation and the State Hermitage with the support of the Presidential Projects Foundation.
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Project for the Creation of a Virtual Model of the Jupiter Hall wins Global CIO’s Project of the Year Competition
On 31 January 2018, the awards ceremony for the Project of the Year competition run by Global CIO took place in Moscow. The best IT project of 2017 in the cultural sphere was judged to be a joint effort by the State Hermitage and the Virtual Reality Centre of the KROK company to create a virtual cop
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Handover of the Standard to the New Commander of the North-Western District of the Forces of the National Guard of the Russian Federation
On 1 February 2018, the St George Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the formal presentation of a personal standard to the new Commander of the North-Western District of the forces of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.
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Grand Assembly of the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers marking its 27th anniversary
On 31 January 2018, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for a Grand Assembly of the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers marking its 27th anniversary.
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Session of the Round Table on the Aesthetics of the Urban Environment
On 17 January 2018, the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the venue for a session of the Round Table on the Aesthetics of the Urban Environment organized by the State Hermitage, the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers and the Russian Historical Society.
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New Display Cases for Leonardo da Vinci’s Benois Madonna and Litta Madonna
The State Hermitage is one of only a few museums in the world to possess authentic works by the exceptional Renaissance artist, scientist and thinker Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519).
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The Hermitage at a Round Table on Contemporary Art
On 12 January 2018, in connection with the exhibition of works from the Museum of Modern Art in New York (“Being Modern: MoMA in Paris”) that it is currently holding, the Fondation Louis Vuitton (in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris) hosted a round table discussion on the topic of what tomorrow’s museum o
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Archaeopress publishes the book Natter’s Museum Britannicum. British Gem Collections and Collectors of the Mid-Eighteenth Century
Oxford-based Archaeopress, has brought out a book entitled Natter’s Museum Britannicum. British Gem Collections and Collectors of the Mid-Eighteenth Century.
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Opening of an Exhibition-Presentation of a New Gift to the Hermitage
On 29 December 2017, as the New Year holidays approach, the Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the presentation of one of the most interesting gifts that the museum received in the year now drawing to a close.
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The Youth Centre’s New Year Party
On 23 December 2017, the Atrium and courtyards of the General Staff building became the setting for what has already become a traditional celebration – the carnival for students of the Youth Centre.
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Publication of Russia’s first museum comic book: “A Journey around the Hermitage. The Queen of Tulips”
St Petersburg-based publishing house ARCA has brought out Russia’s first museum comic book: A Journey around the Hermitage. The Queen of Tulips. The story about how Tasya and Vanya meet by chance in the Rembrandt Hall of the Hermitage was thought up and drawn by Varvara Pomidor and Darya Agapova.
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Ceremony commemorating “the expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia”
On 25 December 2017 the Field Marshals’ Hall of the Winter Palace was the setting for the traditional ceremony marking the anniversary of “the expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia”.
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Awards ceremony for the 17th Children’s Computer Graphics and Animation Competition “The Hermitage at a Crucial Moment”
On 23 December 2017, an awards ceremony was held for the participants and winners of the traditional children’s computer graphics and animation competition, devoted this time to the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution under the title “The Hermitage at a Crucial Moment”.
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A New State Hermitage Publication
In 2017 the State Hermitage Publishing House brought out Liudmila Lvovna Kagane’s book Ernest Karlovich Liphart on Spain and Spanish Painting (in Russian).
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