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The Hermitage Museum is one of the most famous museums in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to fine and decorative arts and is magnificent.
Sometimes unfortunately it is difficult for us to visit a museum which is in a different country but now we can do it thanks to their virtual visit. A big thank you to the Hermitage because it is worth the effort. It is really beautiful
This is the first page you will see, in English or Russian. You can refer to this site to read it in English if you do not understand how to switch the languages but it is the last before search on the menu bar.
Next we see the tours available. To visit them, just click on the image (Not mine, on their site) To do this, click on one of the bars saying “Visit the Hermitage virtually”. It will take you to their site.
After you click on the first image you will see the next one. Just click on a number and start visiting. You can enlarge or shrink by moving the small wheel of your mouse.
These are random images taken from my visit. As you will see sometimes you can get details of what you are watching. I took several screenshots from afar and for some images, I got closer and asked for information. Sorry it is written in French which it will definitively not be in your browser
The State Hermitage or Imperial Hermitage before 1918, is located in Saint Petersburg. It is one of the most important museums not only in Russia but in the whole world.
Its collection includes more than 3 million objects collected, which are works of art and monuments of world culture from the Stone Age to the present day. The total area of the Hermitage is more than 230,000 square meters, of which more than 65,000 are occupied by exhibition spaces.
State Hermitage Museum
The museum is located in 5 main buildings interconnected and forming a single museum complex.
Hermitage museum complex seen from above
The Hermitage was founded on December 7, 1764 by Russian Empress Catherine II. This superb museum began its history with the purchase of a private collection comprising 317 precious paintings, which was initially housed in a special wing of the palace which was called the Hermitage. Now this square is known as the Small Hermitage. The collection contained paintings by Dick Van Baburen, Hendrik Van Balen, Rembrandt Van Rijn and many other famous artists. To date, there are at least 96 of these early paintings exhibited in the Hermitage. This collection grew to include the painting collection of Baron Pierre Crozat in 1772, that of British Prime Minister Walpole in 1779 and that of Count Baudouin in 1781, but it also contained the libraries of Diderot and Voltaires, cameos and other treasures.
Hermitage Winter palace
Over time the collection grew and after some time the original premises in which the works of art were stored proved to be insufficient, so from 1771 to 1787 the large Hermitage was built. The new building was intended to house the palace’s art collections. In addition, the Hermitage had one of the oldest theaters in Saint Petersburg and Russia, which was built in 1783.
Emperor’s Throne
The idea of transforming the Hermitage into a public museum came from Nicolas I who contributed significantly to the reconstitution of the museum’s art gallery.
But it will not be until February 5 (17), 1852 with a considerably expanded collection that the Hermitage will open to the public. For this a new building called the New Hermitage was built.
Hebe
At that time the Hermitage already possessed the richest collections of monuments of ancient, oriental, Egyptian, and medieval cultures of Western and Eastern European art. The museum also contained archaeological and artistic monuments of Asia and Russian culture from the 8th to the 18th centuries.
Now the museum consists of 5 interconnected buildings. The Winter Palace , which was once the main imperial palace. The Small Hermitage (North and South Pavilions, and the Hanging Garden). The Great Hermitage also called the Old Hermitage, the Hermitage Theater built on Peter I’s Winter Palace, which has been partially preserved, and the New Hermitage .
Going out at the falconry
The Winter Palace Reserve House which is a late 19th century mansion and the Hermitage garage built in 1911 for Emperor Nicholas II are included in the complex of Hermitage buildings as Dependencies.
tapestry interior museum Hermitage-Winter Palace
Additionally, the Hermitage has several other buildings including the Menshikov Palace which was built for the city’s first governor, Alexander Menshikov. This was the first stone building in Saint Petersburg. The Hermitage also uses the wing of the General Staff Building built in 1820, which is a museum exhibition complex, the Imperial Porcelain Factory Museum and the Stock Exchange Building on Vasilyevsky Island . The latter houses the Museum of the Russian Guard and Heraldry.
large Italian skylight hall
Another important part is the restoration and storage center of the State Hermitage, part of which offers us very interesting guided tours.
And finally, since spring 2020, because of the quarantines caused by the coronavirus, we can take virtual tours of this superb museum. We will see that in our next article.
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Hermitage ceilings
The modern Hermitage is located at Place Embankment, 32-38 (Main Museum Complex). It is open every day except Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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