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Gathering to Mark the 200th Anniversary of the Wedding of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna and the Dutch Crown Prince William of Orange
On 16 November 2016, a scholarly conference took place in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage devoted to the 200th anniversary of the wedding of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna and the Dutch Crown Prince William of Orange.
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Opening Of The Exhibition “The Treatise ‘Thirty-Six Stratagems’. A Canon Of The Art Of War In Ancient China”
On 15 November 2016 the opening of the exhibition-presentation “The Treatise ‘Thirty-Six Stratagems’. A Canon of the Art of War in Ancient China” took place in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre.
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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has produced a catalogue of the exhibition Giovanni Boldini. Painter of the Belle Époque.
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Free excursion “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty” from the Audioguide to the Hermitage app
The exhibition Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty, which opened to the public on 21 October, is a unique project produced by the State Hermitage’s Department of Contemporary Art in co-authorship with the artist himself.
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Concert Evening “The Age of Rustaveli in the Hermitage”
The year 2016 sees the 850th anniversary of the great Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, the creator of a celebrated epic work that is a masterpiece of world literature – the poem "The Knight in the Panther Skin".
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Presentation Of A Painting By A Follower Of Hieronymus Bosch. Marking The End Of Restoration
On 11 November 2016, the exhibition “The Garden of Earthly Delights by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch. Marking the end of the restoration” opened in the Menshikov Palace. The painting comes from the stocks of the State Hermitage.
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Visit to the Hermitage by Dmitry Medvedev and Li Keqiang
On 6 November 2016, Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, visited the State Hermitage.
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Dmitry Medvedev in the Hermitage
On 6 November 2016, during his visit to the State Hermitage, Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, in the company of Mikhail Piotrovsky viewed the exhibition “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty” which opened in the museum on 22 October.
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Opening of the exhibition “The Age of Chivalry, Western European Arms of the 9th–17th Centuries” at the Tula State Arms Museum
On 3 November 2016, the exhibition “The Age of Chivalry, Western European Arms of the 9th–17th Centuries” opened at the Tula State Arms Museum. It presents some 190 items of arms and armour.
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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has brought out the collection "Transactions of the State Hermitage 79: Books have their own destiny" that contains materials from the scholarly conference devoted to the 250th anniversary of the library of the State Hermitage.
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New State Hermitage Publications
The State Hermitage Publishing House has brought out the book "Rogier van der Weyden. Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin. On the Completion of the Restoration".
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First Meeting in the “An Individual Opinion” Project
An encounter with the St Petersburg artist and critic Marina Koldobskaya opened a series of discussions, excursions and lectures for the public held in the halls of the museum that have been prepared by the Youth Centre for the Jan Fabre exhibition.
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On Wednesdays at 7 pm, the Youth Centre invites anyone who wishes to join in conversations at the exhibition “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair – Warrior of Beauty”.
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The Vladimir Levinson-Lessing Memorial Readings
On 2 November 2016, the State Hermitage held Readings dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Frantsevich Levinson-Lessing (1893–1972), an outstanding specialist on the history of Western European painting, known above all for his researches into the formation of the Hermitage picture collection.
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Opening of the exhibition “The State Hermitage Museum. Gateway to History” in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens
On 2 November 2016, the exhibition “The State Hermitage Museum. Gateway to History” began functioning in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. It is a response to the recently closed exhibition “Byzantium through the Centuries” in the Nicholas Hall of the Winter Palace and is part of the Yea
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Opening Of The Exhibition “Surrealism In Catalonia. The Artists Of Empordà And Salvador Dalí”
On 28 October 2016, the exhibition Surrealism in Catalonia. The artists of Empordà and Salvador Dalí opened in halls on the top floor of the Winter Palace.
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Talks in Oman
On 29 and 30 October 2016, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, took part in the latest meeting of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman, of which he is a member.
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Syncopated Rhythms. Avant-Garde Painting (Picasso and Cubism)
On 24 October 2016, the Atrium of the General Staff became the setting for the first concert evening of a joint programme between the Hermitage and the Leningrad Dixieland band led by Honoured Artist of Russia Oleg Kuvaitsev.
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The New Season in the Hermitage Friends' Club
On October 27, 2016 the International Hermitage Friends’ Club opened its twentieth season. The first event of this special season featured the introduction of the State Hermitage Museum Department of Numismatics.
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Second Round of the 7th Vaganova-PRIX International Ballet Competition in the Hermitage Theatre
On 27 October 2016, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for the second and final round of the 7th Vaganova-PRIX International Ballet Competition, which has been revived by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet after an interlude of ten years.
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