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The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg. It is the second largest art museum in the world after Louvre in Paris.

The Hermitage was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky.

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The State Hermitage Museum is one of the most visited art museums in the world. It attracted almost 5 million visitors in 2019.

The collection of the museum includes about 3 million works of art and world culture artefacts. It contains paintings, graphic works, sculptures, works of applied art, archaeological artefacts and numismatic objects.

The collection of the museum includes such masterpieces as Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son, The Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna) by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael’s The Conestabile Madonna, Gauguin’s Woman Holding a Fruit.

The Hermitage is home to around 70 cats, which guard its treasures against rodents. The tradition dates back to a 1745 decree of Empress Elizabeth.

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Государственный Эрмитаж – музей искусства и культуры в Санкт-Петербурге. Это второй по величине художественный музей в мире после Лувра в Париже.

Эрмитаж был основан в 1764 году, когда императрица Екатерина II приобрела внушительную коллекцию картин у берлинского купца Иоганна Эрнста Гоцковского.

Государственный Эрмитаж – один из самых посещаемых художественных музеев мира. В 2019 году его посетили почти 5 миллионов человек.

Музей обладает коллекцией, насчитывающей около 3 миллионов произведений искусства и памятников мировой культуры. В ее составе – живопись, графика, скульптура и предметы прикладного искусства, археологические находки и нумизматический материал.

Коллекция музея включает в себя такие шедевры, как «Возвращение блудного сына» Рембрандта, «Мадонна с младенцем» («Мадонна Литта») Леонардо да Винчи, «Мадонна Конестабиле» Рафаэля, «Женщина, держащая плод» Гогена.

В Государственном Эрмитаже живут около 70 кошек, которые охраняют сокровища музея от грызунов. Традиция восходит к указу императрицы Елизаветы 1745 года.

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Музей искусства и культуры

Эрмитаж – это всемирно известный музей искусства и культуры, находящийся в Санкт Петербурге. Это один из крупнейших и старейших музеев, основанный в 1765 Екатериной Великой и открытый для публики с 1852. Слово «Эрмитаж» означает «место уединения». Коллекция Эрмитажа включает более трех миллионов произведений искусства и артефактов мировой культуры. Среди них картины, графические работы, скульптуры и произведения прикладного искусства, археологические находки и нумизматический материал. Он также имеет самую большую коллекцию картин в мире. Здесь можно найти огромное количество произведений таких мастеров как Микеланджело, Рафаэль, Рембрандт, Рубенс и многих других. Следует отметить, что вход в музей является бесплатным в первый четверг каждого месяца для всех посетителей, а для студентов и детей ежедневно. По понедельникам музей закрыт.

Отделы

В музее несколько отделов. Отдел западноевропейского искусства – это место, где можно увидеть произведения Леонардо да Винчи, Рафаэля, Тициана и картины импрессионистов и постимпрессионистов. В нем также собрана замечательная коллекция европейской скульптуры, содержащая работы Микеланджело, Канова, Фалконета, Родина и многих других выдающихся мастеров. Есть также отделы, посвященные культуре и искусству людей востока, доисторической культуре, русской культуре и отделы классическим памятникам древности и нумизматики.

Холл Святого Георгия

Одна из самых впечатляющих комнат – это холл Святого Георгия, украшенный белейшим мрамором и позолоченной бронзой. Это идеальный образец классического стиля. Другие известные комнаты – холл Леонардо да Винчи, декорированный в стиле французского барокко 17 века и Малахитовая комната, которая отражает стиль 19 века. Для ее декорирования было использовано около 2 тонн малахита. Одна из самых ценных коллекций музея – коллекция Рембрандта, состоящая из 24 полотен.

Ансамбль Эрмитажа

Главный архитектурный ансамбль Эрмитажа состоит из Зимнего Дворца, бывшей резиденции русских императоров, зданий старого и нового Эрмитажа, театра Эрмитажа и служебного здания.

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The Hermitage

Museum of art and culture

The Hermitage is the world-wide known museum of art and culture, situated in Saint Petersburg. It is one of the largest and oldest museums, founded in 1765 by Catherine the Great and open to the public since 1852. The word «Hermitage» means «a place of solitude». The collection of the Hermitage includes more than three million works of art and artefacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material. It also has the largest collection of paintings in the world. One can find a great number of works of such masters as Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens and many others. It should be noticed that the entrance to the museum is free of charge the first Thursday of every month for all visitors and daily for students and children. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Departments in the museum

There are several departments in the museum. The department of Western European art is a place where one can see paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, and impressionist and post impressionist paintings. It also includes a fine collection of European sculpture, containing works by Michelangelo, Canova, Falconet, Rodin and many other eminent masters. There are also departments devoted to the culture and art of the Peoples of the East, of the Prehistoric culture, of the Russian culture and departments of classical antiquities and numismatics.

St. George Hall

One of the most impressive rooms is St. George Hall, which is decorated in the whitest marble and gilded bronze. It’s a perfect example of the Classical Style. The other famous rooms are the Leonardo da Vinci Hall, decorated in the style of the 17^th century French Baroque and the Malachite Room, which reflects the style of the 19^th century. About two tons of malachite were used to decorate it. One of the most treasured collections of the museum is the Rembrandt collection, consisting of 24 canvases.

Architectural ensemble of the Hermitage

The main architectural ensemble of the Hermitage consists of the Winter Palace, the former state residence of the Russian emperors, the buildings of the Small, Old and New Hermitages, the Hermitage Theatre and the Auxiliary House.

Hermitage Museum is the most famous and most popular museum in St. Petersburg. It is the largest art and history museum in Russia. The Hermitage is one of the best museums in the world. The museum’s collection has about three million artifacts, works of art and monuments of world culture of different times and nations. The Hermitage Museum has several branches in St. Petersburg, as well as the exhibition grounds in other cities in Russia and in other countries. Hermitage must be visited by all the tourists, who are interested in museums, history, culture and art.

The main part of Hermitage museum located in several buildings in the city center, near the Neva River. The main museum complex consists of six buildings, which are located next to the Palace Square. The main museum building is the Winter Palace, which was the residence of Russian emperors until 1917. The museum expositions occupy more than 300 rooms and located in buildings that have names: the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage and the New Hermitage. The main museum complex also includes the Hermitage Theatre.

In 1764, the Russian Empress Catherine II got from Berlin a collection of valuable paintings (on account of reparations after the war of 1756-1763). It formed the basis of the Empress private art collection. First time this collection was housed in a wing of the Winter Palace, which was called the Hermitage (Small Hermitage, from the French word ermitage — a place of solitude).

A new building was built in the years 1771-1787 for storing collections. It get name the Big Hermitage. Until the mid 19th century Hermitage Museum could to visit only close to imperial family people. In 1852, during the reign of Nicholas I, the Hermitage was opened to the public. At the end of the 19th century the museum was visited by 50,000 people a year.

Currently, the Hermitage Museum is the most famous museum in St. Petersburg and one of the most famous museums in Russia. The museum exposition gives overview of the development of art from the Stone Age to the present day.

The museum contains a huge number of works of art from different times and countries. The collections of the museum have a large number of items related to the culture and history of mankind. It is impossible to see all the museum collections for a short time. It will probably be useful to visit the official site of the museum and plan what rooms you would like to visit. It will be helpful to decide for yourself, what you are most interested in: art of different countries and different eras, paintings of European masters of the Renaissance, paintings of Russian artists, ancient culture, sculpture of ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, armor and weapons, works of jewelry.

Information about some of the collections of the Hermitage Museum

Primitive Culture

The Hermitage has about 2 million items related to ancient civilizations and early Middle Ages. This is one of the best collections in Russia. Presented in the museum objects belong to the era of the Paleolithic and Iron Age, before formation of the first states. Here you can see the female figures and the figures of animals, which were made by people about 20 thousand years ago.

Culture and art of the ancient world

Hermitage has more than 100,000 exhibits which illustrate the culture and art of ancient Greece, ancient Italy and ancient Rome. Age of the most ancient objects is about 5000 years. The collection includes ancient Greek and Italic vases, Roman sculptures, terracotta figurines from Greece, gold products.

Western European art

Collection of Western European art has about 600 000 exhibits. This is one of the best collections in the world. Here you can see paintings and sculptures that reflect all stages of the development of art from the Middle Ages to our time. The museum contains works, made by artists from England, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy, Flanders, France and other Western European countries.

Russian Culture

The Hermitage has a large collection of objects and works of art related to the culture of the Russian people. The museum displays objects that were found at the archaeological sites in Novgorod, Kiev, Pskov and other cities on the territory of ancient Russia. Here you can see a collection of icons, paintings of Russian artists. There is also a Russian museum in St. Petersburg, which specializes in Russian art.

Weapons

The history of the development of weapons from ancient times to the 20th century is represented in the collections of the Hermitage Museum. You can see melee weapons (bladed weapon and blunt weapon) and firearms made by Russian craftsmen and artists of other countries in the museum. Collection of Western European arms content more than eight thousand exhibits. Most of the museum weapon items are not only monuments of technology and weapons, but also works of art. In «Knight Hall» is exhibited a large collection of medieval knight’s armor and weapons of European knights.
If you are interested in weapons, be sure to also visit the museum of artillery and naval museum.

Eastern culture and art

Hermitage Museum has a large number of exhibits relating to the history and culture of Asia and Far East. Dedicated to east cultures exposure have approximately 180,000 exhibits and occupy more than 50 rooms of the museum. The museum presents art of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Byzantium, the Middle and Far East, India.

Numismatics

Coins, money, medals, badges are on the displays in numismatics department. The museum has a large collection of ancient coins, coins of different countries represented.

Treasure Gallery

«Treasure Gallery» collection got its name during the reign of Catherine the Great in the XVIII century. Here you can see the ornaments and jewelry, which were made thousands of years ago. The collection consists two sections: Gold exhibition and Diamond room. The museum has about a thousand of gold products. Works of jewelry of different times are stored in «Diamond Room» (from the III century BC to the beginning of XX century).

Information

The museum expositions are also located in the Winter Palace of Peter I, the Menshikov Palace, Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, General Staff Building.

Venues of the State Hermitage Museum (2016): «Hermitage-Vyborg», «Hermitage — Kazan», «Hermitage — Amsterdam».

Mode of operation (2016).

Main Museum Complex: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday from 10.30 to 18.00. Wednesday, Friday 10.30-21.00.
The museum is closed on Mondays, January 1st, May 9.

The ticket price for buying in the museum ticket offices on the day of visit: RUB 800 (entry to the museum’s main exhibition and departments).

The official website of the museum: www.hermitagemuseum.org

Address: Russia, St. Petersburg, Palace Square, 2.

You can check the Hermitage museum location on the map of St. Petersburg.

The nearest metro station: Admiralteiskaya.

See also: Peterhof, Palace Square, Mariinsky Theater, guided tours in St. Petersburg.

Санкт-Петербург является одним из самых популярных и посещаемых городов России. Возможно, он так сильно привлекателен для посетителей благодаря своим замечательным и исключительным белым ночам, разводным мостам, водным прогулкам по центральной части  города, многочисленные дворцы, соборы, церкви и музеи. Но поездка не будет полностью завершенной без посещения самого известного музея в России — Эрмитажа. Это один из крупнейших и старейших музеев изобразительного искусства, культуры и истории в мире.

Название музея означает «место для уединения». Он был основан Екатериной Великой в XVIII веке, когда императрица приобрела более двухсот картин в Германии и Франции. В настоящее время Государственный Эрмитаж велик и состоит из пяти зданий: Зимнего дворца, здания Малого, Старого и Нового Эрмитажа, служебного здания и Эрмитажного театра.

Коллекция музея многообразна — это не только картины, графика, скульптуры и элементы декоративно-прикладного искусства, но и старинные монеты, и находки, сделанные археологами. В музее имеется самая крупная коллекция художественных произведений в мире. Величественный государственный музей можно разделить на несколько частей. Первая часть представляет собой  собрание предметов Западноевропейского искусства с легендарными работами Рафаэля, да Винчи, Тициана, а также некоторых известных импрессионистов и представителей эпохи пост импрессионистов. Имеется также прекрасная коллекция европейской скульптуры, включает в себя работы Микеланджело, Канова, Фальконе, Родена и многих других выдающихся мастеров в этой области. Кроме того, есть помещения и просторные залы, посвященные культуре и искусству Востока, доисторической и местной культуре и несколько помещений античности и других особых предметов.

Тем не менее, картины и скульптуры являются  не единственными драгоценностями в Государственном Эрмитаже. Он уникален благодаря своей  интересной архитектуре, драгоценным полудрагоценным камням, используемых в украшениях помещений. Каждый год тысячи туристов приезжают сюда, чтобы получить невероятное впечатление и почувствовать великолепную загадочную русскую культуру.

Hermitage

Saint-Petersburg is one of the most popular and visited cities in Russia. Probably, it is too attractive for visitors because of its wonderful and exceptional white nights, drawn bridges, boat trips through the center of the city, numerous palaces, cathedrals, churches and museums. But a trip is not completed without visiting of the most famous museum in Russia – The Hermitage. This is one of the largest and oldest museums of fine arts, culture and history in the world.

The name of the museum means “a place of solitude”. It was founded by Catherine the Great in XVIII century when the empress bought more than two hundred pictures in Germany and France. Now the State Hermitage is grand and consists of five buildings: the Winter Palace, the buildings of the Small, Old and New Hermitages, the Auxiliary House and the Hermitage Theatre.

The museum’s collection is various — there are not only paintings, graphics, sculptures and elements of applied art, but also some ancient coins and archaeologist’s finds. It also has the largest collection of paintings in the world. The magnificent state museum could be divided into several parts. The first one represents Western European art with legendary works of Raphael, da Vinci, Titian, and some famous impressionists and post impressionists’ artworks. There is also a fine collection of European sculpture, containing works by Michelangelo, Canova, Falconet, Rodin and many other notable masters in this part. Moreover, there are rooms and spacious halls dedicated to the culture and art of the East, the Prehistoric culture, the local culture and some rooms of classical antiquities and other specific things.

However, the pictures and sculptures are not the only precious things of the State Hermitage. It is unique because of interesting architecture, precious gems and semiprecious stones in decorations of rooms. Every year thousands of tourists come here to get an unbelievable impression and feeling of the magnificent and mysterious Russian culture.