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Georgy Vilinbakhov Elected to Chair the Board of the St Petersburg English Assembly
The St Petersburg English Assembly (English Club), one of the oldest public organizations in the country, was founded in March 1770, ceased to function in 1918, after the revolution, and was revived in the spring of 1998.
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Round Table: “Sensing Space And Time. Museum Programmes For The Blind And Visually Impaired”
On 19 January 2016, the round table “Sensing Space and Time. Museum Programmes for the Blind and Visually Impaired” began work at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.
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Ritual Dismantling Of The Mandala Of White Tara In The Hermitage
On 15 January 2016, on the top floor of the Winter Palace, the ritual dismantling of the mandala of White Tara took place, marking the end of the exhibition “Abode of Charity.” Tibetan Buddhist Art.
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Meeting of the creative Union of Museum Workers of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region. Seeing in the “Old New Year” in the State Hermitage
On 14 January 2016, the State Hermitage hosted the traditional seeing-in of the “Old New Year” (according to the Julian calendar) in the company of members of the creative Union of Museum Workers of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region that is headed by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director
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On 7 January 2016, as is traditional on the first Thursday of the month, entry to the museum for individuals will be by cost-free tickets.
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2015. Gift Of The Year A Painting By Konstantin Makovsky And A Sculpture By Ettore Ximenes
As is traditional, on the last day of December the Hermitage presented to the public the most interesting gifts received in the past year.
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Restoration of the Façades in the Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace Completed
Between June and December 2015, work was carried out in the Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace to restore the façades and repair the utilities.
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Formal Opening of the Underground Passageway for Staff between the Small and Large Hermitages
On 30 December 2015 the State Hermitage formally opened the underground passageway for staff between the Small and Large (Old) Hermitages.
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Opening Of The Carl Fabergé Memorial Rooms
29 December 2015 saw the opening of the Carl Fabergé Memorial Rooms – a new permanent display in the General Staff Building.
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New Permanent Displays: The Cabinet of the Artist’s Book and French Pastels of the 19th and 20th Centuries
On 29 December 2015, in the run-up to the New Year, new permanent exhibitions opened in the General Staff: The Cabinet of the Artist’s Book and French Pastels of the 19th and 20th Centuries, which form a new section of the permanent display devoted to the graphic art of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The Hermitage Youth Centre’s Kitsch Party
On 26 December the Hermitage’s Youth Centre held a pre-New Year’s kitsch party. The students were entertained with amusing competitions and jolly music of a sort not usually heard in the General Staff.
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Opening of the exhibition “We Draw and Paint in the Hermitage”
On 26 December 2015, the annual exhibition "We Draw and Paint in the Hermitage", presenting works by pupils of the museum’s School Centre’s Art Studio, opened in the State Hermitage.
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The Hermitage Preserves Traditions
Following an established custom, on 25 December 2015, the anniversary of the publication in 1812 of the manifesto “On the expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia”, the traditional service of thanksgiving was held in the Church of the Saviour of the Vernicle, the Great Church of the Winter
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Opening Of The Exhibition “Once Upon A Time In A Kingdom…” In The Christmas Present Series
On 25 December 2015, as the New Year and Orthodox Christmas holidays approach, the exhibition “Once upon a time in a kingdom…” opened in the State Hermitage as the latest in the Christmas Present series.
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"Japanese Painting and Music" in the cycle "Concert Evenings in the Concert Hall of the Winter Palace. Art and Music. West and East"
The Concert Hall of the Winter Palace was the venue for the concert evening Japanese Painting and Music in the cycle Concert Evenings in the Concert Hall of the Winter Palace. Art and Music. West and East.
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Restoration, Museification and Preparation of Copies of the Alloy Sculpture on the Western Façade of the New Hermitage Building
On 24 December 2015, the last sculptures were installed on the façade of the New Hermitage building.
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Meeting in the House of Books
On 23 December 2015, in St Petersburg’s celebrated House of Books, readers had the opportunity to meet Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage, Yelena Yakovleva, a journalist on the Rossiiskaya Gazeta newspaper, and Roman Kosygin, Executive Director of the Molodaya Gvardiya publi
Read onMembers of the State Hermitage Staff Honoured
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation №649 of 22 December 2015, for services in the development of the country’s culture and art and long years of productive work, the medal For Services to the Country 2nd class has been awarded to:
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Eurasia on the Threshold of History. The Peoples of the Caucasus and the Civilizations of the Nuraghi. Masterpieces from the Hermitage and the Museums of Sardinia
On 22 December 2015, the exhibition “Eurasia on the Threshold of History. The Peoples of the Caucasus and the Civilizations of the Nuraghi. Masterpieces from the Hermitage and the Museums of Sardinia” opened in the Palazzo di Città of Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island of Sardinia, becoming
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New Technologies from Rostelecom. Business Seminar in Staraya Derevnya
On 21 December 2015, the business seminar “Rostelecom’s New Technologies in the service of the Country, Science and Art” was held at the Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre.
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