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Explore some of the most unique hotels in central St. Petersburg with us!Staying in a hotel in St. Petersburg is a must for any traveler wishing to visit St. Petersburg, Russia.The State Hermitage Museum
Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. Today the Museum is creating its digital self-portrait to be displayed around the world. Computer technologies enable the State Hermitage Museum to provide people from all over the world with wider access to information about the Museum and its treasures. The History of the State Hermitage in Dates1754-1762 Construction of the Winter Palace commissioned by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. Architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-1771) 1762 Empress Catherine II's accession to the Throne 1764 Empress Catherine II purchases Johann Ernest Gotzkowski's collection, the first collection of the Museum 1764-1775 Construction of the Small Hermitage 1769 Purchase of Count Heinrich von Bruhl's collection 1771-1787 Construction of the Great Hermitage 1772 Purchase of Baron Pierre Crozat's collection 1779 Purchase of the Walpole collection 1781 Purchase of Count Baudouin's collection 1783 Construction of the Hermitage Theatre 1787 Purchase of the John Lyde-Brown collection, London 1795 Creation of the St George Hall 1815 Purchase of Empress Josephine's collection 1825 Emperor Nicholas I's accession to the throne 1826 Creation of the Military Gallery of 1812 by Carlo Rossi 1830-1840 Finishing of the interiors designed by Alexander Bryulov 1833 Creation of the Fieldmarshals' Hall and Peter I's Room (Small Throne Room) by architect Auguste Montferrand 1837 Fire in the Winter Palace 1840 Reconstruction of the state halls of the Winter Palace by Vasily Stasov following the fire of 1837 1850 Purchase of the Cristoforo Barbarigo collection 1852 Opening of the Imperial Museum of the New Hermitage 1858 Construction of the Pavilion Hall by architect Andrei Stakenschneider 1860 Creation of state rooms in the Large Hermitage by architect Andrei Stakenschneider 1861 Purchase of the Marquis Gian Pietro Campana collection 1865 Purchase of Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna and Child (Litta Madonna) 1870 Purchase of Raphael’s Madonna and Child (Conestabile Madonna) 1884 Purchase of the Alexander Basilewski collection 1885 Transfer to the Hermitage of the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Arsenal collection 1895 Emperor Nicholas II's accession to the throne 1914 Purchase of Leonardo da Vinci’s Madonna with a Flower (Benois Madonna) 1914 Start of World War I. A hospital is opened in state rooms of the Winter Palace. 1917 The February Revolution and Emperor Nicholas II's abdication 1917 The October Revolution removes the Provisional Government 1917 The Winter Palace and the Hermitage are declared state museums 1920 The Hermitage transfers 460 items to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow 1920-1930 Acquisition of items from nationalized private collections 1932-1934 Sale of Hermitage collections and transfer of works of art to museums of the Union Republics of the USSR 1941 Start of World War II and evacuation of the Hermitage collections to the Urals 1945 Re-opening of the Museum after the conclusion of World War II 1948 Acquisition of a collection of late 19th – early 20th century European paintings from the former collections of Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov 1964 The 200th anniversary of the Hermitage 1967 First donation by L.N. Delektorskaya of works by Matisse 1981 Opening of a museum in the Menshikov Palace, a new branch of the State Hermitage 1992 Opening of the display "The Winter Palace of Peter I" in the building of the Hermitage Theatre 1995 The exhibition "Hidden Treasures Revealed" 1996 By decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the State Hermitage is placed under the direct patronage of the President of the Russian Federation 1996 The official announcement of the creation of the international Hermitage Friends Club 1997 The return of Rembrandt’s Danae to public viewing following restoration work 1997 A small planet in the solar system, ¹4758, is given the name Hermitage 1997 The beginning of the Hermitage - IBM Project 1999 The transfer of the national flag of the Russian Federation and of the standard of the RF President to the State Hermitage 1999 The opening of exhibitions in a new museum building : the Eastern Wing of the General Staff building 1999 The presentation of the “Great Hermitage” programme 2000 The opening of the Hermitage Rooms in Somerset House (London) 2001 The "Russian Ark" project of the State Hermitage and Alexander Sokurov 2001 The opening of the Hermitage-Guggenheim exhibition centre in Las Vegas, USA 2002 The transfer of Kasimir Malevich’s painting Black Square to the State Hermitage 2003 The creation of the State Hermitage's Board of Trustees 2003 The opening of the Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace and the new entrance to the State Hermitage from Palace Square 2003 The opening of the Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace and the new entrance to the State Hermitage from Palace Square 2003 The inauguration of the Museum of the Guards in the General Staff building 2004 The inauguration of the displays of the Museum of Heraldry and the Museum of Awards and Decorations in the Konstantinovsky Palace 2004 The opening of the Hermitage-Amsterdam exhibition complex in the Netherlands Essential Information for Visitors►Address and Contact Details 2, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Dvortsovaya Square) Recorded Information The Main Museum Complex, Menshikov Palace, General Staff building and Museum of Porcelain Winter Palace of Peter the Great Storage Facility in Staraya Derevnya Temporary exhibitions are closed to visitors 30 minutes before the closing of the museum On holidays and days preceding holidays (except Mondays and January 1), the museum is open from 10.30 to 17.00 Admission PricesRegular entrance ticket (for all other categories of visitors) - 350 rubles children, students, members of ICOM – free first Thursday of every month - free foreign citizens working in institutions accredited on the territory of Russia - 100 rubles (proof - permission for permanent residence on the territory of Russia issued by the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs) Cost of an entrance ticket for other buildings in the Museum Complex General Staff, Menshikov Palace, Winter Palace of Peter the Great, Museum of Porcelain - 200 rubles (for each) Special exhibitions The Treasure Gallery, section one (Gold Rooms) or section two (Diamond Rooms) - 300 rubles. 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The State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the River Neva, right in the heart of St Petersburg. The leading role in this unique architectural ensemble is played by the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-62. This ensemble, formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is extended by the eastern wing of the General Staff building, the Menshikov Palace and the recently constructed Repository.