Hermitage magazine
April 2012. A new issue of the Hermitage magazine was
published.
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Exhibition The Face
of an era. Four centuries of European painting in the National
Art Centre, Tokyo, Japan
On 25 April 2012, the National Art Center in Tokyo hosted the
ceremonial opening of an exhibit entitled The Face of the Era.
Four centuries of European painting from the State Hermitage
Museum collection.
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The Hermitage Cat’s
Day 2012
On April 21st, 2012, The Hermitage Cat’s Day, a special
project developed at the State Hermitage Museum and dedicated to
the cats that live in the museum, was observed, as a tradition.
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Only Writings Sound
For the 150th anniversary of the birth of Academician Nikolay Petrovich
Likhachev
On 20 April 2012 an Exhibit dedicated to the 150th anniversary
of the birth of Academician Nikolay Petrovich Likhachev, a world-famous
scientist and collector was opened.
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A joint charitable event
by the State Hermitage Museum and the Anima Teachers’ Initiative
Center
On 15 April 2012 the Stage Hermitage Museum hosted a traditional
charitable event called I Love the Halls of the Hermitage,
for children, teens and youth with health issues and their parents.
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Philanthropist Day at
the State Hermitage Museum
On 13th April 2012, Philanthropist and Benefactor day was held
for the seventh time.
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"The Museum and the
Problems of Cultural Tourism" roundtable
On 12 and 13 April 2012 the tenth roundtable on “The Museum
and the Problems of Cultural Tourism,” which brought together
representatives of cultural institutions, institutions of higher
learning, and the tourism business, was held.
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The "Two Centuries of French Elegance.
Decorative Art in the 17th-18th Centuries"
Exhibit at the Hermitage-Vyborg Exhibition Center
On 10 April 2012 the “Two Centuries of French Elegance.
Decorative Art in the 17th‑18th Centuries” Exhibit opened
at the Hermitage-Vyborg Exhibition Center.
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Bronze chandelier, adorned with crystal pendants, at the Hermitage Theater
On 3 April 2012, the chandelier at the Hermitage Theater was lowered for its annual cleaning and bulb-changing.
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“Titian’s
First Masterpiece” – a new exhibition at the London
National Gallery
On 3 April 2012, a new exhibition entitled “Titian’s
First Masterpiece” opened at the London National Gallery.
The event marks the first time that the Hermitage canvas “The
Flight into Egypt” is being shown to the public since its
restoration.
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The 19th Restauro Salon
on the Art of Restoring and Conserving Items of Cultural and Natural
Heritage in Ferrara, Italy
From 28 to 31 March 2012, the State Heritage museum participated
in the 19th Restauro Salon on the Art of Restoring and Conserving
Cultural and Natural Heritage Items in Ferrara, Italy.
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The Hermitage Celebrates
Its 250th Anniversay In 2014
On 23 March 2012, at their meeting, the Hermitage Board of Trustees
discussed preparations for the 250 the anniversary of the Museum’s
foundation, which will take place in 2014.
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A Ceremonial session
of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society.
Dedicated to the 130-year anniversary of its founding.
Exhibit event: The Hermitage and the Holy Land
On 22 March 2012, the Hermitage Theatre hosted a Ceremonial
session of the Saint Petersburg branch of the Imperial Orthodox
Palestine Society, dedicated to the 130-year anniversary of its
founding.
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A round table entitled “The 165-year Anniversary of the Treasure Gallery of the State Hermitage Museum”
On 20 March 2012, a round table was held, involving the participation of Hermitage employees and guests from other museums.
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A presentation by M.B. Piotrovsky, the President of the Union of Museums of Russia and
the General Director of the State Hermitage Museum, entitled "Museums
in Governmental Cultural Policy"
On 20 March 2012, the Federation Council discussed the state
of Russian museums at the turn of the millennium. M.B. Piotrovsky,
the President of the Union of Museums of Russia and the General
Director of the State Hermitage Museum, made a presentation entitled
"Museums in Governmental Cultural Policy."
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Titian’s “The Flight into Egypt”
Dedicated to the completion of the painting’s restoration
On 13 March 2012 the “Flight into Egypt”, a restored painting by one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance, Tiziano Vecellio, was presented.
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A press conference dedicated
to the opening of the 6th International Dedication to the Maestro
Festival
On 12 March 2012, a press conference dedicated to
the opening of the 6th International Dedication to the Maestro
Festival was held; this festival was organized jointly by the State
Hermitage Museum and the Domus production center.
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Exhibition Portraits
of artists in Western European engravings of the 16th-18th
centuries in the Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius
On 8 March 2012, the Lithuanian Art Museum hosted the opening
of an exhibit from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum.
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Surimono. Poetic Greetings
On 7 March 2012, the State Hermitage Museum hosted the opening
of an exhibit entitled Surimono. Poetic Greetings, which
presented a series of restored Japanese colored wood block prints.
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Second Life
Coins and medals in European applied art
On 7 March 2012, an exhibit entitled Second Life. Coins and
medals in European applied art opened in the Winter Palace.
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