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A new instalment of Mikhail Piotrovsky’s Hermitage TV series: City under Siege
The cultural TV channel Russia-K has broadcast the latest programme in the authorial series by Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky – “City under Siege”.
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Guy Vesey appointed Executive Director of the Hermitage Foundation UK
The trustees of the Hermitage Foundation in Britain have announced the appointment of Guy Vesey as executive director of the organization.
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The Hermitage has brought out a limited edition of “Cultured Isolation” T-shirts
The Hermitage has brought out a limited edition of “Cultured Isolation” T-shirts devoted to what we considered the best form of quarantine.
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The State Hermitage is prolonging the exhibition “Studio 44. The Enfilade” in the General Staff building
The State Hermitage is prolonging the exhibition “Studio 44. The Enfilade” in the General Staff building until 27 September 2020.
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Cultured Isolation. The Hermitage Online
Between 17 March 2020 and the present moment, the overall total number of views for videos across the State Hermitage’s social media and the Virtual Visit section of the museum’s website has exceeded 22,150,000. In all, over the month and a half 76 broadcasts and 79 Instagram live streams have been
Read onThe Hermitage Congratulates the Russian Museum on its 125th Anniversary
The Russian Museum was the country’s first state museum of Russian fine art. The decision to establish the museum was taken by Alexander III, but the decree on its foundation was not signed until after his death – on 25 April 1895. Nicholas II named the new institution in honour of his father: the R
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Mikhail Piotrovsky became the first participant in the project of online readings from Narekatsi’s Book of Lamentations
On 24 April 2020, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Teodor Currentzis’s MusicAeterna team launched a new project – online readings of chapters from Grigor Narekatsi’s Book of Lamentations in Naum Grebnev’s Russian translation. The first participant in the project was Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Dir
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The State Hermitage Museum becomes a partner of the Golden Photon Award
The State Hermitage has become a partner of the Eurasian Golden Photon Award. This is the main prize for this branch of industry, designed to help consumers orientate themselves in the lighting and electrical products market.
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Cultured Isolation. The Hermitage Online
Between 17 March 2020 and the present moment, the overall total number of views for videos across the State Hermitage’s social media and the Virtual Visit section of the museum’s website has exceeded 20 million.
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The Official Hotel of the State Hermitage sends Easter greetings to veterans of the Siege of Leningrad
By established tradition, the Official Hotel of the State Hermitage twice a year – on the anniversaries of the complete raising of the Siege of Leningrad and Victory Day – holds memorial evenings for veterans of the Siege of Leningrad, those who defended the city on the front lines and people in the
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Days of Classical Antiquity Festival 2020
The Days of Classical Antiquity 202 festival for children and teenagers is continuing.
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Collaboration between the State Hermitage and Samsung Electronics
Collaboration between the State Hermitage and Samsung Electronics is continuing even during the pandemic.
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The Worldwide Cub of Petersburgers proposes holding the march of the “Immortal Regiment” as a remote event
Mikhail Piotrovsky, President of the Worldwide Cub of Petersburgers and General Director of the State Hermitage, has contacted Saint Petersburg’s Governor Alexander Beglov to propose that this year the “Immortal Regiment” action (in which people have marked Victory Day, 9 May, in recent years by par
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The Days of Classical Antiquity 2020 in the State Hermitage, a festival for children and teenagers, has gone international
From 10 April to 15 May 2020, the Hermitage is holding the Days of Classical Antiquity 2020, a festival for children and teenagers with a history that goes back 14 years.
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New State Hermitage publications. “Orthodox Church Vestments of the 17th to early 20th centuries in the Hermitage collection” in the Small Church of the Winter Palace.
The Hermitage is continuing to work actively on its previously scheduled programmes, including planned exhibitions. On 20 April, the exhibition “Orthodox Church Vestments of the 17th to early 20th centuries in the Hermitage collection” was due to open in the recently restored Small Church of the Win
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Days of Classical Antiquity 2020 festival
The Hermitage invites you to join in the Days of Classical Antiquity 2020 festival for children and teenagers. The aim of the festival is to show that the legacy of the Ancient World is not just dry museum exhibits but is capable of becoming a vibrant part of modern-day life and a source of inspirat
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Appeal from Russian cultural figures to the global cultural community
An initiative group of prominent figures in our nation’s cultural sphere have addressed the global cultural community, appealing to them to unite their efforts to strengthen culture as the foundation of human civilization in this difficult moment in modern history.
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Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum 9½: The Rule of Corona
On 10 April 2020, as part of the Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum 9½: The Rule of Corona, a round table discussion on “Culture in Quarantine: Limitations and New Opportunities” was held under the aegis of the State Hermitage.
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Competition: “Encounters in the Hermitage. The Invincible Heroes of Ancient Greece”
The Hermitage invites you to take part in the Days of Classical Antiquity 2020 festival for children and teenagers. The aim of the festival is to show that the legacy of the Ancient World is not just dry museum exhibits but is capable of becoming a vibrant part of modern-day life and a source of ins
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Online Conference on “Culture in Quarantine: Limitations and New Opportunities”
On 10 April 2020, at 5.00 pm Moscow Time (UTC+3), a round-table discussion on “Culture in Quarantine: Limitations and New Opportunities” will take place.
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