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Condolences on the Death of Yevgeny Ilyich Ukhnalev
The State Hermitage expresses its sincere condolences on the death on 2 September of Yevgeny Ilyich Ukhnalev (1931–2015).
Read on“Bon Ton… Strolls through the Hermitage”. A weekly joint programme of the State Hermitage and the radio station Orfei
The State Hermitage and Radio Orfei (Russian for Orpheus) have announced a new joint project – a unique musical radio programme entitled “Bon Ton… Strolls through the Hermitage.”
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Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky awarded the Order of Francysk Skaryna
On 3 September 2015, the embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Moscow was the setting for the formal presentation of Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, with the Order of Francysk Skaryna.
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Day of the Russian Guards
On 2 September 2015, the General Staff building of the Hermitage became the setting for a ceremony devoted to the Day of the Russian Guards.
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“On My Way”: inauguration of the programme at the Hermitage Youth Centre
On 1 September 2015, the programme “On My Way” was inaugurated at the Hermitage Youth Centre.
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The “Hermitage Restoration School” in Chersonesos
From 24 August to 1 September 2015 a seminar-workshop on “questions of the preservation and restoration of monumental painting from archaeological excavations” was held at the Tauric Chersonesos National Preserve.
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Meetings of the XXI International Advisory Council of the State Hermitage Museum
On August 30, 2015, the XXI International Advisory Council of the State Hermitage Museum began its work.
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Hadid’s Challenge: Non-Linear Architecture and the Context of the Traditional City
A round table held in the Hermitage’s Youth Centre on 27 August 2015
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Meetings of the Culture Working Group during the St. Petersburg Dialogue Forum
From 26 to 28 August the State Hermitage Museum will hold meetings of the Culture Working Group of the St. Petersburg Dialogue Forum.
Read onAwarding Of Employees Of The State Hermitage Museum
Under the Presidential Decree No. 431 dated 22.08.2015, Tatyana A. Baranova, Head of the Department of Scientific Restoration and Conservation, was awarded a second-class medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland; Irina P. Zasetskaya and Yelena I. Oyateva, employees of the Department of Archaeo
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In case of reduction of police units engaged in the protection of the Hermitage, the security costs of the Museum could increase to 67 million a year
On 26 August, the TASS press centre hosted a press-conference dedicated to the security of museums in terms of staff dismissal carried out by the Ministry of Interior.
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“Raku Ware: the Cosmos in a Tea Bowl”: Lecture and Tea Ceremony
Since July 2015, the Manege of the Small Hermitage temporarily hosts the Raku Ware exhibition.
Read onProposals Made by Mikhail B. Piotrovsky to the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Culture
Today, on August 24, Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, has sent Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of Interior, and Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture, proposals for a possible way out of the situation occurring due to dismissal of independent security service employees, be
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Ulan-Ude Welcomes the Hermitage Programme “Preserving Cultural Heritage Together”
On 18 August 2015, a press conference and a workshop for the restoration of archaeological metal were held at the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia in Ulan-Ude.
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New Exhibit at the Exhibition “XIX - early XX Century Porte-Bouquets”
The exhibition “XIX - early XX Century Porte-Bouquets from the Kenber Collection, France” welcomes a new exhibit: a porte-bouquet dating back to the mid-XIX century. Zinaida A. Brusnitsyna, a St. Petersburg resident, made this gift to the State Hermitage Museum.
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Bidding Farewell to the White Nights at the Hermitage
On 31 July 2015, the State Hermitage Museum hosted the traditional festive friendly meeting “Farewell to the White Nights”, which has been bringing together the Hermitage pool journalists and the museum employees for many years.
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Opening of the exhibition: “Masterpieces from the Hermitage: the Legacy of Catherine the Great” in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
The exhibition entitled “Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great” opened in the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, on July 30, 2015.
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New Publications of the State Hermitage
The State Hermitage has published new titles.
Read onHermitage Museum Worries for Chersonesos Fate after Appointment of Archpriest as Director of the Reserve
Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, believes that the appointment of Archpriest Sergey Khalyuta to serve as manager of Chersonesos Taurica National Reserve poses danger for the archaeological site and fears that this appointment will put an end to all museum and research acti
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Book release: “Artistic Fabrics of Medieval Egypt in the Collection of the State Hermitage Museum” by S.B. Pevzner
Book release: “Artistic Fabrics of Medieval Egypt in the Collection of the State Hermitage Museum” by S.B. Pevzner (Moscow; Marjani Publishing House)
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