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Charity event: “The Hermitage Gathers Friends 2016”
On 25 May 2016, the State Hermitage held its traditional charity event for children with special health needs “The Hermitage Gathers Friends”.
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Defence of a Doctoral Thesis in Archaeology at the Hermitage
On 24 May 2016, for the first time, the defence of a dissertation for a doctorate in archaeology from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne took place in the State Hermitage.
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Briefing by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky and launch of the book For Museums There Are No Taboos
On 24 May 2016, two events took place in the General Staff: a briefing by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, covering questions of the economics and politics of the museum and its plans, and the launch of Mikhail Borisovich’s book "For Museums There Are No Taboos
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The Hermitage at the Thessaloniki Book Fair
The State Hermitage took part in the 13th Thessaloniki International Book Fair, held on 12–15 May 2016, as part of the Year of Greece and Russia.
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Day of the Hermitage Cat 2016
On 21 May 2016, the museum held its traditional Day of the Hermitage Cat celebration.
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“Palmyra; breathing in life!” – a State Hermitage project as part of the Night of Museums
On 21 May 2016, the State Hermitage took part in the annual Night of Museums event. At the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre, a special interactive programme was presented entitled “Palmyra; breathing in life!” and devoted to the cultural legacy of Palmyra.
Read onThe State Hermitage Informs
Attempts to get onto the roofs of the Winter Palace and the General Staff building of the State Hermitage, especially in the summer months, remain as before very popular among the “roof climber” community.
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Opening of the St Petersburg International Legal Forum
On 18 May 2016, the 6th St Petersburg International Legal Forum began working in the General Staff building of the State Hermitage. This year, the forum has 3,500 participants from 83 countries.
Read onInternational Vexillological Symposium IN HOC SIGNO VINCES in Stockholm
On 16–18 May, Stockholm was the venue for the latest international vexillological symposium IN HOC SIGNO VINCES with researchers from twelve countries participating.
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International Museum Day in the Hermitage Honouring Veteran Museum Workers
International Museum Day has been celebrated around the world since 1977, when the 9th General Conference of the International Council of Museums, held in Moscow and Leningrad, adopted a resolution at the suggestion of the Soviet delegation on the establishment of an annual professional day of celeb
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General Meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve
On 14 May 2016, the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow hosted a General Meeting of the Union of Museums of Russia.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky visits Palmyra
On 5 May 2016 a delegation of cultural and scientific figures from Russia and a group of ambassadors to UNESCO representing that organization’s Cultural Heritage Committee visited Palmyra. Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, was among the participants.
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Opening of the exhibition “The Unpainted Picture. Vladimir Sterligov. Restoration of the Hermitage 1946–1948”
On 6 May 2016, the exhibition “The Unpainted Picture. Vladimir Sterligov. Restoration of the Hermitage 1946–1948” began functioning in the Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre.
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Consecration of the School Centre Premises
On 5 May 2016, the rooms of the State Hermitage’s School Centre that were restored in late 2015 were consecrated.
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Mikhail Piotrovsky Elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, has been elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Meeting of the Petersburg Dialogue coordination council
On 29 April 2016, Munich was the setting for a meeting of the Petersburg Dialogue coordination council.
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Flowers Laid at the Piskaryovskoe Memorial Cemetery
On 4 May 2016, the State Hermitage Museum delegation led by Deputy Director Georgy Vilinbakhov visited the Piskaryovskoe Memorial Cemetery.
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“The Past at Your Fingertips” Graduation Party
On 26 April 2016, the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre was the venue for a celebration being held for the 8 time to mark pupils of St Petersburg’s schools for partially sighted and blind children having completed a 3-year cycle of lessons in the programme “The Past at Your Fingertips”
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Opening of the exhibition “The Empress and the Gardener” at Hampton Court
On 27 April 2016, the exhibition “The Empress and the Gardener” began working at Hampton Court Palace, London, presenting for the first time a collection of watercolours and drawings by Lancelot “Capability” Brown from the stocks of the State Hermitage.
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Yemeni Cultural Heritage Week – The World’s Museums Unite in Support of Yemen
Between 24th and 30th April, UNESCO will hold an international awareness-raising campaign named “Yemeni Cultural Heritage Week – The World’s Museums Unite in Support of Yemen” in cooperation with 10 of the world’s leading museums.
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