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Student Day at the Hermitage
On October 5th, 2014, the Hermitage Theater hosted Student Day, the holiday that usually marks the opening of a new educational season at the Youth Center of the State Hermitage Museum.
Read onOpening of the exhibition “Edo – The Capital and The Period: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints from the 18th – 19th Centuries from the State Hermitage Collection at the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus
On 28 September 2014, the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus hosted the opening of the exhibition “Edo – The Capital and The Period: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints from the 18th – 19th Centuries from the State Hermitage Collection
Read onThe Exhibit “From Guercino to Caravaggio” in Rome
On September 25th, 2014, the Palazzo Barberini in Rome hosted the exhibit “From Guercino to Caravaggio. Sir Denis Mahon and 17th Century Italian Art.”
Read onRoundtable at the II Siberian Museum Forum “Russian Museums: Results of the 20th Century, Reflections”
On 25 September 2014, a roundtable was held in Krasnoyarsk at the II Siberian Museum Forum “Russian Museums: Results of the 20th Century, Reflections.”
Read onOpening of the exhibition “The Imperial Porcelain Factory: Dialog of Ages” at the Tsaritsyno State Historical-Architectural, Artistic and Landscape Museum-Reserve
On 25 September 2014, the ten halls of the ceremonial enfilade of the Main Palace at Tsaritsyno hosted the opening of the exhibition “The Imperial Porcelain Factory: Dialog of Ages,” timed to coincide with the 250th jubilee of the State Hermitage and the 270th jubilee of the Imperial Porcelain Facto
Read onOpening of the exhibition “Recent Acquisitions: 1997 – 2014”
On 19 September 2014, at the lecture-and-exhibition complex of the “Staraya Derevnya” Restoration and Storage Center, the General Director of the State Hermitage, M.B. Piotrovsky, opened the exhibition entitled “Recent Acquisitions: 1997 – 2014.”
Read onHermitage named the best museum in Russia and Europe
The State Hermitage has been named the Best European Museum of 2014 according to the rating by the world’s largest web-portal for travelers – TripAdvisor
Read onResults of the trip by the State Hermitage working group to Omsk on the project for the creation of the “Hermitage – Siberia Center”
On 16-18 September 2014, the State Hermitage working group – travelled to Omsk
Read onVisit by the General Director of the State Hermitage, M.B. Piotrovsky, to Italy
On 16 September, talks were held at the Vatican on the creation in 2016 of a joint exhibition entitled “Biblical Subjects in the Museum Collections of Russia and the Vatican.”
Read onPresentation of an award to G.V. Vilinbakhov, Deputy General Director for Science of the State Hermitage
On 15 September 2014, the General Consulate of the Republic of Poland in St. Petersburg hosted an official ceremony to award the Military Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland to Georgy Vadimovich Vilinbakhov, Deputy General Director for Science of the State Hermitage.
Read onCeremony held on Palace Square to commemorate the victims of the First World War
On 14 September 2014, a ceremony was held on Palace Square within the scope of celebrations marking the 250th jubilee of the State Hermitage and the “Age of Mercy” festival program to commemorate the victims of the First World War.
Read onSigning of an agreement of intent on the creation of the “Hermitage–Ural Center”
On 13 September 2014 in Ekaterinburg, within the scope of the international conference “Museums and Power” hosted by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), an agreement of intent was signed on the creation of the “Hermitage–Ural” Cultural and Educational Center.
Read onPhilips restores the historical lighting of the Oriental Gallery at the Winter Palace
Philips, the global leader in lighting solutions, has successfully implemented a project tackling the lighting of the Oriental Gallery at the Winter Palace – one of the crown jewels of the legendary museum complex.
Read onThe Hermitage published exhibition catalogue “At the Court of the Russian emperors. Eighteenth – to early twentieth – century costume in the Hermitage collection”
The Hermitage published exhibition catalogue “At the Court of the Russian emperors. Eighteenth – to early twentieth – century costume in the Hermitage collection” (The State Hermitage Publishers, 2014).
Read onJoint meeting of the Presidiums of ICOM Russia, Germany and the United States
On 8 September 2014, in the Council Chamber of the State Hermitage Museum, a joint meeting of the Presidiums of ICOM Russia, Germany and ICOM United States took place.
Read onInternational Conference "MUSEUMS AND POWER" in the State Hermitage
On 8 September 2014, the Hermitage Theatre hosted a press conference for the opening of the international conference on "Museums and power", organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Government of St. Petersburg, the Sverdlovsk Region Government and the State Hermitage Museum.
Read onInternational Conference "The Christian East: interaction with other cultures"
On 4–6 September 2014, the State Hermitage Museum hosted an international conference entitled "The Christian East: interaction with other cultures".
Read onThe opening of the exhibition "The ninety-nine names of God. Classical art of the Islamic world in the IX-XIX centuries from the collection of the Marjani Foundation" in the "Hermitage-Kazan" centre
On 4 September 2014, the "Hermitage-Kazan" centre saw the opening of the exhibition "The ninety-nine names of God. Classical art of the Islamic world IX-XIX centuries from the collection of the Marjani Foundation".
Read onDining with kings. The fragile beauty of the Hermitage
On 4 September 2014, the "Hermitage-Amsterdam" exhibition centre, in the presence of the Director-General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrowski, saw the opening of the fifth exhibition of the jubilee year "Dining with the kings. The fragile beauty of the Hermitage".
Read onResults of the trip to the Crimea by a delegation from the State Hermitage
On 1–3 September 2014, Kerch hosted an international scientific-practical conference "Archaeology and History of the Bosphorus", dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Hermitage and the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the study of Myrmekion.
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