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Opening of the Exhibition “Steve McCurry. Unguarded Moment”
On 29 September 2015, an exhibition opened in the General Staff of works by one of today’s most distinguished photographers – Steve McCurry “Unguarded Moment”, which is taking place as part of the Year of Photography in the Hermitage.
Read onCeremony in the St George Hall of the Winter Palace Visit to the State Hermitage by the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
On 28 September the State Hermitage was visited by Fra’ Matthew Festing, the 79th Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta.
Read onState Hermitage Delegation in Omsk
On 28 September 2015, a delegation from the State Hermitage arrived in Omsk to present a programme for the “Hermitage presence” in the Omsk Regional Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts in the period preceding the official opening of the Hermitage–Siberia Centre.
Read onThe State Hermitage at the ADIT-2015 conference
Between 21 and 26 September, the State Hermitage took part in the 19th international research and practice conference ADIT-2015 “Traditional Museum Functions in the Modern Information Society”.
Read onThe Bizot Group in Berlin
On 25 and 26 September 2015, Berlin was the venue for the latest meeting of the Bizot Group, an informal club of the directors of some of the world’s largest museums, named in honour of its founder, Irène Bizot.
Read onOpening of the “Discover Your Europe at the Hermitage” Festival
On 26 September 2015, in the General Staff, the “Discover Your Europe at the Hermitage” festival opened, timed to celebrate the Year of Literature in Russia and the European Day of Languages (26 September).
Read onDiscover your Europe at the Hermitage!
On the European Day of Languages, 26th September, the “Discover Your Europe at the Hermitage” festival will take place. The festival is focused on European languages, literature, and art, and is made up of two parts: a culture fair and a treasure hunt.
Read onNegotiations between Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, with a Delegation of Orthodox Organizations from Jordan
On 24 September 2015, Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage and chairman of the St Petersburg branch of the Russian Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, conducted negotiations with a delegation of Orthodox Christian organizations from Jordan headed by Ihsan Harmaneh, chairman
Read onPress conference on the holding of the “Discover Your Europe at the Hermitage” festival
On 22 September a press conference was held in the Hermitage Theatre devoted to “Discover Your Europe at the Hermitage” festival that will be held on 26–27 September in the State Hermitage.
Read onIrina Sokolova’s book The Russian Passion for Dutch Painting of the Golden Age. The Collection of Pyotr Semenov and the Art Market in St Petersburg, 1860-1910 comes out in the Netherlands
A book by Irina Alexeyevna Sokolova, curator of Dutch painting in the Hermitage, entitled The Russian Passion for Dutch Painting of the Golden Age. The Collection of Pyotr Semenov and the Art Market in St Petersburg, 1860–1910 has been published in the Netherlands (Leiden; Boston: Bril, 2015. Oud Ho
Read onCollaboration Agreement between the State Hermitage and OAO Gorodskoye agentstvo po televideniyu i radioveshchaniyu
On 21 September 2015 the Council Hall of the State Hermitage was the setting for the formal concluding of an agreement between the State Hermitage and OAO Gorodskoye agentstvo po televideniyu i radioveshchaniyu (the TV channel Saint Petersburg) that was signed by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, Gener
Read onAdel Adamova’s book Persian Painting. The Arts of the Book and Portraiture published in London
The book Persian Painting. The Arts of the Book and Portraiture has been published in London (Thames & Hudson, 2015).
Read onOpening of the exhibition “From Nicholas I to Nicholas II. Historicism in Russia” in the Hermitage–Vyborg Centre
On 18 September 2015 the State Hermitage’s tenth exhibition in the Hermitage–Vyborg Exhibition Centre was formally inaugurated.
Read onCollaboration Agreement between the State Hermitage and St Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy
On 10 September 2015, in the Council Hall of the State Hermitage, an agreement was concluded between the Hermitage and the St Petersburg Orthodox Theological Academy.
Read onAwards Ceremony for the Winners of the International Prize PROBA-IPRA GWA 2015
On 10 September 2015 the atrium of the General Staff building of the State Hermitage was the setting for the awards ceremony for the winners of the PROBA-IPRA GWA 2015 prize as part of the Baltic Weekend, one of Europe’s largest international forums in the communications field.
Read onThe Hermitage Centre in Kaluga
On 7 September 2015, in Kaluga, Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, and Anatoly Artamonov, Acting Governor of Kaluga Region, signed a Memorandum of Intent on the opening of a State Hermitage exhibition centre in Kaluga.
Read onThe Cultural and Historical University 2015
On 7 September 2015, the Hermitage Theatre hosted a press conference devoted to the start of the Cultural and Historical University 2015, an educational programme organized by the Government of St Petersburg, the Committee for External Relations of St Petersburg and the State Hermitage.
Read onThe New Rijksmuseum: a showing of Oeke Hoogendijk’s film and a meeting with Pieter Roelofs, curator of 17th-century Dutch painting at the Rijksmuseum
On 6 September 2015, the Large Hall of the Hermitage lecture centre was the venue for a showing of Oeke Hoogendijk’s film The New Rijksmuseum about the ten-year process of restoration and reconstruction of the famous museum in Amsterdam.
Read onPress Conference at Interfax
On 4 September 2015, a press conference was held at the Interfax North-West news agency on the subject of “Museums without security: what should we be prepared for?”
Read onPresentation of the Book "Mikhail Piotrovsky"
On 3 September 2015, the media centre of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper in Moscow was the venue for the presentation of the book "Mikhail Piotrovsky" produced by the "Molodaya Gvardiya" publishing house in the series "Lives of Famous People: The Biography Continues".
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