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Signing of an agreement on the procedure and conditions for the preparation and implementation of the “Hermitage in China” programme
On 31 October 2018, in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, Gabriel Yoke Qieu Wong, representing the Beijing Hermitage Foundation, and Yingli Hong, head of the company Red 19 TV Limited signed an Agreement on the procedure a
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Saulius Sondeckis Remembered in the Hermitage
On 30 October 2018, the Hermitage Theatre was the venue for an evening marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Saulius Sondeckis (1928–2016) that was organized by the State Hermitage, the Worldwide Club of Petersburgers and the Consulate General of the Lithuanian Republic in St Petersburg.
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The Atlantes is the official anthem of the Hermitage
On the 30 October 2018, a musical composition loved by generations of Petersburgers became a symbol of the museum.
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Another Session of the Weaponry Seminar
On 26 October 2018, the latest session of the Weaponry Seminar took place in the State Hermitage.
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Saint Petersburg. Images of the City
On 25 October 2018, the exhibition “Saint Petersburg. Images of the City” from the collection of the State Hermitage was formally opened at the Hermitage–Vyborg Centre.
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Opening of the New Season at the Hermitage Friends’ Club
On October 24, 2018, the International Hermitage Friends’ Club opened its new season 2018/2019. The first meeting featured the introduction of the temporary exhibition “Furniture for a Body’s Every Whim”. The Age of Historicism in Russia”.
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The “Children’s Days in Petersburg” festival in the Hermitage
In 2018, the traditional “Children’s Days in Petersburg” festival will take place from 27 October to 5 November with continuations on 10, 11, 17 and 18 November.
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The Hermitage Director took part in the economic forum in Riyadh
On 23 and 24 October 2018, the Director of the Hermitage took part in the Future Investment Initiative forum that was held at the King Abdulaziz Centre in Riyadh.
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Latest session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”
On 24 October 2018, the Hermitage hosted the latest session of the seminar “Heraldry – an ancillary historical discipline”.
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Opening of the exhibition “The Hermitage Library. Pages from Recent History (1918–2018)”
On 23 October 2018, the exhibition “The Hermitage Library. Pages from Recent History (1918–2018)” opened in the Moresque Hall of the Winter Palace. It is marking the 100th anniversary of the formation of the museum’s library after the revolutionary events of 1917.
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The Hermitage Director participated in the Valdai Discussion Club
On 16–18 October 2018, the Director of the State Hermitage took part in the work of the Valdai Discussion Club, where an unusually large place was allotted to culture this year.
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The Art of Ikebana in the Hermitage
On 20 October 2018, as part of the Year of Japan in Russia and the 15th Japanese Autumn in Saint Petersburg festival, a demonstration of the art of ikebana was given in the Hermitage Theatre.
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Photographs by Annie Leibovitz in the collection of The State Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum is delighted to present photographs by Annie Leibovitz, which have been generously donated by the artist into the collection of the museum.
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Opening of the exhibition “Modern Masters from the Hermitage” in Sydney, Australia
On 12 October 2018, the formal opening of the exhibition “Modern Masters from the Hermitage” took place at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The exhibition presents 65 works spanning a period from 1890 to 1920 – the time during which art travelled the path from late Impression
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Opening of the exhibition “At the Dawn of Islamic Art: A Dish from The Al Thani Collection”
On 15 October 2018, the exhibition “At the Dawn of Islamic Art: A Dish from The Al Thani Collection” was formally opened in the State Hermitage.
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Hermitage Days in Yekaterinburg. Opening of the exhibition of a single masterpiece from the collection of the State Hermitage – Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s Spoiled Child
In 2018, the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts is hosting Hermitage Days for the third time. The central event of the Hermitage Days was the opening of the exhibition of a single masterpiece from the collection of the State Hermitage – Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s painting Spoiled Child.
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Hermitage Days in Yekaterinburg. Awards Ceremony for the Iskusny Glagol Prize
On 12 October 2018, as part of the Hermitage Days, an awards ceremony was held in the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts for the Iskussny Glagol prize, which is dedicated to the memory of Vladimir Yuryevich Matveyev (1948–2015) the late Deputy General Director of the State Hermitage for exhibitions a
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Day of the Hermitage and the European University in Geneva
On 10 October 2018, a Day of the Hermitage and the European University was held in Geneva.
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Catalogue of “At the Dawn of Islamic Art: A Dish from The Al Thani Collection”
The catalogue At the Dawn of Islamic Art: A Dish from The Al Thani Collection (State Hermitage Publishing House, St Petersburg, 2018 – 64 pp., ill.) has come out, devoted to the exhibition with the same title that is taking place in the Apollo Hall of the Winter Palace, presenting a unique bronze pl
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Joint session of commissions on interaction between museums and the Church at the Ministry of Culture
On 9 October 2018, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation hosted a joint session of three commissions on interaction between museums and the Church – the Patriarchy’s commission, the Ministry’s and the commission of the Union of Museums of Russia.
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