The State Hermitage Museum: Calendar

Dates

January
Conference: Readings in Memory of Igor Dyakonov 12 - 13 January 2010 Thematic Meeting: Shadows of Versailles. “Theater” of the Court Portrait The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace 16 January 2010 Thematic Meeting: Bookish Cabinet of Curiosities in the Hermitage Party at the Hermitage Library 20 January 2010 Presentation of Programs of the Institute of Peter the Great The Menshikov Palace 22 January 2010 Thematic meeting: Parisian Photo Album. Artistic Environment and Fashion of the Beginning of the XX century. The Pink Hall of the General Staff Building 22 January 2010 Conference: Readings in the Memory of Vladimir Lukonin. The State Council Hall 27 January 2010 Thematic meeting: Van Gogh. Potato Eaters: Archetypical Aspect The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace 28 January 2010 Overview tours for individual visitors daily: tours through the main museum complex tours through the Winter Palace of Peter I tours to the Diamond Treasure Room or to the Golden Treasure Room of the Jewelry Gallery. You may buy a ticket for the tour on the day of your visit to the museum in the booking offices of the Hermitage. Information on the starting time of the excursions for the current day is available daily at information stands and at administrators of the Information Center. Advance booking of tours for groups in the Excursion Office of the museum by tel. (812) 571-84-46
February
Opening of the exhibition: SPAZIALISMO. Riccardo Licata and Venetian Painting at the end of the 20th Century The Twelve-Column Hall of the New Hermitage (244) 5 February - 18 April, 2010 Opening of the Exposition Paintings Rembrandt and his Followers in the Nicholas Room 5 February - 1 April, 2010 Opening of the exhibition: Images of Italy. Painting and Sculpture of the17th -19th Centuries from the Collection of the Hermitage The Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Preserve 5 February 2010 Signing of an Agreement on Collaboration for the year 2010 between the Hermitage and Philips Company Press-conference in the Hermitage Theater 11 February 2010 Readings in memory of Boris Piotrovsky. The Hermitage Theatre 12 February 2010 Opening of the permanent exposition: Culture and Art of the Middle Asia. Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages Halls N 38, 39, 45-54, I floor of the Winter Palace 12 February 2010 Thematic meeting: From the History of the Venetian Carnival. Demonstration of the Collection, Made in the Studio of Historic and Theatric Costume of Yelena Rusanova 13 February 2010 Concert-party: Music and Painting. Associations. “Under Music of Vivaldi…” 13 February 2010 Panel Discussion “Occupation Layer as the Object of Cultural Heritage and Objects in the Occupational Layer. To the Issue of Objects of Protection” State Council Hall 17 February 2010 Thematic meeting: “At the beginning of the Orient Department” To 140-anniversary of the Hermitage Guardian Yakov Smirnov 17 February 2010 Thematic meeting: Church of Our Lady on Plateau D’Assy. Meeting with an Art Historian, Member of the Hermitage Lyudmila Torshina 19 February 2010 Lecture: Zaha Hadid. Guggenheim Museum, New-York. 2006. From the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Projects of Art of the 20th-21st Centuries in the Museums of the World”. Lecturer T. N. Ivanova. Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4th floor 19 February 2010 Presentation of Programs of the Institute of Peter the Great The Big Hall of the Menshikov Palace 20 February 2010 Concert of the 7th International Festival “Musical Hermitage” Chamber Orchestra “Tapiola Simphonietta. Finland” Conductor – Oleg Snetkov. Germany The Hermitage Theater. Beginning at 19:00 20 February 2010 Enlarged Session of the Archeology Department, Eastern Europe and Siberia, Devoted to 80-anniversary of Irina Zasetskaya The State Council Hall 24 February 2010 Thematic meeting: New facts about some Dutch Paintings from the Hermitage Collection. Meeting with Irina Sokolova, the Guardian of Dutch Painting 25 February 2010 Opening of the exhibition: Nostalgia for the Sources. Universe of Nomads of Dasha Namdakova Hall N 26, I floor of the Winter Palace 26 February 2010 Lecture: Collection of Francois Pinault. Center of Modern Art “Garage”, Moscow, 2009. From the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Projects of Art of the 20th-21st Centuries in the Museums of the World”. Lecturer Ye. S. Panikarovskaya (State Hermitage). The Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4th floor 27 February 2010 Overview tours for individual visitors daily: tours through the main museum complex tours through the Winter Palace of Peter I tours to the Diamond Treasure Room or to the Golden Treasure Room of the Jewelry Gallery. You may buy a ticket for the tour on the day of your visit to the museum in the booking offices of the Hermitage. Information on the starting time of the excursions for the current day is available daily at information stands and at administrators of the Information Center. Advance booking of tours for groups in the Excursion Office of the museum by tel. (812) 571-84-46
March
Exhibition “Holy Russia” Louvre, Paris 1 March - 24 May 2010 From Russia. Art Museum, Dusseldorf, 2007. Royal Academy, London, 2008. A lecture from the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Projects of Art of the 20th-21st Century in the Museums of the World” Lecturer S. V. Kudryavtseva (State Hermitage) The Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4th floor Beginning at 18.00 5 March 2010 Opening of the exhibition: From Matisse to Malevich. Pioneers of Modern Art. The Hermitage-Amsterdam Center. The Netherlands 6 March – 17 September, 2010 Romantic Classicists Concert-party from the series “Music and Art. Associations” The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace Beginning at 18.30 6 March 2010 Press-Conference in Relation to Opening of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Hermitage Theater at 13.00 11 March 2010 The 4th International Musical Festival “Dedication to Maestro” Halls of the State Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater 12-20 March 2010 "Deduction to P. I. Tchaikovsky" Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” Official opening of the festival The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Beginning at 19.00 12 March 2010 America Today. Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005. State Hermitage, 2007. A Lecture from the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Art Projects of the 20th -21st Centuries in the Museums of the World” Lecturer O. A. Bondarenko (State Hermitage) The Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4th floor 12 March 2010 “Dedication to Chopin” Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Beginning at 19.00 13 March, 2010 “Dedication to Handel” Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Beginning at 19.00 15 March, 2010 “Dedication to Jazz” Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Beginning at 19.00 17 March, 2010 Thematic meeting: For Russians your image is dear and holy... From Music Library of the Empress Elizabeth Alexeyevna The Winter Palace Beginning at 17.45 Assembly of participants in the main entrance hall of the Hermitage 17 March, 2010 Panel discussion "Friends of Museums Today. Topical Issues of Interaction and Further Possibilities of Development" The State Council Hall 18 March 2010 "Dedication to Hermitage” Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Beginning at 19.00 18 March, 2010 Regular Meeting at the Hermitage Friend’s Club 18 March, 2010 Jeff Koons in Versailles. Versailles, Paris, 2009. State Hermitage, 2007. A lecture from the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Art Projects of the 20th – 21st Centuries in the Museums of the World”. Lecturer M. A. Chekmaryeva (State Hermitage) The Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4th floor Beginning at 18.00 19 March, 2010 “Dedication to Maestro”. Gala-Concert Concert of the 4th International Festival “Dedication to Maestro” The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace Official closing of the festival Beginning at 19.00 20 March, 2010 Exhibition “Art of an Embroiderer. West-European Embroidery of the 16th- beginning of the 20th Century for Decoration of the Costume and Interior from the Collection of the State Hermitage." The Kaliningrad Regional History and Arts Museum 23 March - 29 August, 2010 г. Thematic meeting: Ghent Altarpiece of Jan van Eyck and the Order of the Golden Fleece The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace Beginning at 18.30 25 March, 2010 Robert Mapplethorpe and Classical Tradition. State Hermitage, 2002. Guggenheim Museum New-York, 2004. A Lecture from the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Art Projects of the 20th -21st Century in the Museums of the World”. Lecturer Ye. I. Etsina (State Hermitage) The Small Lecture Hall of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4 floor Beginning at 18.00 26 March, 2010 “Stop the Moment...” Concert-Party from the Series “Music and Painting. Associations” The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace Beginning at 18.30 27 March, 2010 The March Cat’s Day 27 March, 2010 Overview tours for individual visitors daily: tours through the main museum complex tours through the Winter Palace of Peter I tours to the Diamond Treasure Room or to the Golden Treasure Room of the Jewelry Gallery. You may buy a ticket for the tour on the day of your visit to the museum in the booking offices of the Hermitage. Information on the starting time of the excursions for the current day is available daily at information stands and at administrators of the Information Center. Advance booking of tours for groups in the Excursion Office of the museum by tel. (812) 571-84-46
April
Ron Arad. No discipline. Centre Pompidou. Paris. 2008. MoMA. New-York. 2009. A Lecture from the Series “Sensation! Most Famous Exhibition Art Projects of the 20th-21st Centuries in the Museums of the World”. Lecturer Ye. Nekrasova (State Hermitage) The Small Lecture Room of the Youth Center. The General Staff Building, 4 floor Beginning at 18.00 2 April, 2010 “Museum and Problems of Cultural Tourism” Morning session – The State Council Hall Afternoon session – The School classroom 8 April, 2010 Session of the Scientific Council of the Hermitage Strategy of Archeology Development in the Hermitage The State Council Hall Beginning at 16:00 8 April, 2010 “Museum and Problems of Cultural Tourism” The State Council Hall 9 April, 2010 Concert-party: Music and Painting. Associations. Romantic Classicists. The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace Beginning at 18.30 10 April, 2010 Art Patron Day Presentation of new acquisitions to the Art Patron Day. Books of Matvey Gikovsky donated to the Hermitage by S. I. Braude. The Hermitage Theater at 11.00 13 April, 2010 Thematic meeting: Destiny of Hermitage Paintings of Raphael The Winter Palace. Beginning at 17.45 Gathering of participants in the main entrance hall of the Hermitage 14 April, 2010 Exhibition: Art of France of the 17th -18th Centuries. The Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Center, Tatarstan 14 April, 2010 - 16 January, 2011 International Scientific Conference “Russia – the Netherlands: History and Modern Age” The Menshikov Palace 14-15 April, 2010 Workshop “Jewelry and Material Culture”. 18 Colloquium The Jewelry Gallery The State Council Hall 19 - 23 April, 2010 Exhibition: Watercolor Portraits and Decorative Porcelain. Recent Accessions The Antechamber of the Winter palace (192) 21 April - 23 May 2010 Life ashore. The Sea in Life and Art of Holland Presentation of Jeroen Giltay – Art Historian, Painting Guardian of the Museum Boijmans-Van Beuningen (Rotterdam) Music of the Sea Concert of Soloists of the State Hermitage Orchestra The Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace Beginning at 18.30 22 April, 2010 Overview tours for individual visitors daily: tours through the main museum complex tours through the Winter Palace of Peter I tours to the Diamond Treasure Room or to the Golden Treasure Room of the Jewelry Gallery. You may buy a ticket for the tour on the day of your visit to the museum in the booking offices of the Hermitage. Information on the starting time of the excursions for the current day is available daily at information stands and at administrators of the Information Center. Advance booking of tours for groups in the Excursion Office of the museum by tel. (812) 571-84-46
May
To the Victory Day. Exhibiting of the Drawing “Project of the Triumphal Arch of Victory” by A. S. Nikolsky, Made in 1942 in blockaded Leningrad The Armorial Hall of the Winter Palace (195) 14:00 5 May 2010 г. Opening of the exhibition: “Return to Russia. Photographs of Roger Fenton” The Arab Hall. 14-23 May, 2010 “Night of Museums” The Menshikov Palace The Restoration and Storage Center of the Hermitage 15 May, 2010 International Day of Museums 18 May, 2010 Opening of the exhibition: From Gothic to Mannerism. Dutch Drawings of the 15th-16th Centuries in the Collection of the Hermitage The Twelve-Column Hall. 18 May - 1 August 2010 Grand Meeting of the Creative Union of Museum Staff of Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Devoted to International Day of Museums and Honoring of Museum Affairs Veterans of Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad Region the Hermitage Theater 13:00 19 May, 2010 Exhibition, devoted to 90-anniversary of Tonino Guerra The Lobby of the Hermitage Theater 19 May - 30 May 2010 г. Theater Program to the Exhibition, Devoted to the Anniversary of Tonino Guerra The Hermitage Theater 15:00 19 May, 2010 Presentation of Book by Lev Pumpyansky “The Hermitage. Verses and Poems. Letters to Relatives”. The Menshikov Palace Organized jointly with the World Club of Petersburgers 18:30 24 May, 2010 Closing of the Season in the Hermitage Friend�s Club May 31, 2010 Overview tours for individual visitors daily: tours through the main museum complex tours through the Winter Palace of Peter I tours to the Diamond Treasure Room or to the Golden Treasure Room of the Jewelry Gallery. You may buy a ticket for the tour on the day of your visit to the museum in the booking offices of the Hermitage. Information on the starting time of the excursions for the current day is available daily at information stands and at administrators of the Information Center. Advance booking of tours for groups in the Excursion Office of the museum by tel. (812) 571-84-46
June
Exhibition opening: Wind in the Pines... 5000 years of Korean Art 1 June 2010 Exhibition opening: Picasso. From the National Picasso Museum, Paris 18 June 2010 - 4 September 2010 5th INTERNATIONAL GALA BANQUET IN THE GALLERIES OF THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM 25 June 2010 Exhibition opening: Printer's mistake. A gift to the State Hermitage from Ilya and Emilia Kabakov June 25, 2010 - July 25, 2010 The Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre (225) Exhibition opening: Anish Kapor. Mirror June 25, 2010 - August 29, 2010 Great Courtyard of the Winter Palace Exhibition opening: Antony Gormley. CLASP June 25, 2010 - August 29, 2010 The Dionysus Room (109) Exhibition opening: But if you really like tobacco so much... 27 June 2010 Exhibition opening: Spanish Art of the 16th - 17th Centuries from the Hermitage Collection. The State Art Museum named after A. N. Radischev, Saratov June 2010
July
Conference: 25th International Collocuium of the Corpus Vitrearum The Hermitage Theatre 5 - 9 July 2010 Exhibition opening: Swiss Stained Glass of the 16th-18th Centuries from the Hermitage Collection 6 July 2010
August
Exhibition opening: Treasures of the Russian Court. Shanghai Museum August 2010
September
Exhibition opening: Alexander the Great. Hermitage • Amsterdam. Amstelhof 18 September 2010 Exhibition opening: The Sails of Hellas. Classical Antiquity Navigation 21 September 2010 Exhibition opening: Meeting of the Rulers. Napoleon - Alexander - Karl-Johan. Stockholm. National Museum of Fine Arts 29 September 2010 International Symposium on orders. The State Council Hall September 2010 Exhibition opening: A Gift to the Beholding - The East through the Eyes of a Traveller. Hermitage-Italy Autumn 2010
October
The Georges Pompidou Center in the State Hermitage The Nicholas Hall 5 October - 10 October 2010 The Ante-room 5 October - 14 November 2010 Exhibition opening: The Magic Feast of Glass. Classical Antiquity Glass in the Hermitage Collection 12 October 2010 Exhibition opening: The Flemings through the Eyes of David Teniers the Younger (1610 -1690) 15 October 2010 Exhibition opening: Archaeological Amber. Kaliningrad Amber Museum 22 October 2010 Exhibition opening: Throught the Romanticist's Eyes. Nineteenth-century Dutch and Belgian Paintings from Jef Rademakers's Collection 29 October 2010 Conference The Central Asian City in the System of the Medieval Cities of the East, dedicated to the 60th birth anniversary of Grigory Semenov. The State Council Hall 20 - 21 October 2010 Exhibition opening: Year of Russia in France. The Russian Guard. Paris. Army Museum October 2010 Conference Centre Georges Pompidou in the Hermitage, timed to the exhibition opening. The Hermitage Theatre, The State Council Hall October 2010 Readings in memory of Alisa Bank. The State Council Hall Beginning of October Readings in memory of Vladimir Levinson-Lessing. The Hermitage Theatre End of October 2010
November
Readings in memory of Igor Spassky (1904 - 1990). Library 11 - 12 November 2010 Exhibition opening: Metamorphoses. George Braque 12 November 2010 Conference Peter the Great's Time in Persons. The Menshikov Palace, The Grand Hall 16 - 17 November 2010 Conference, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Heraldic Seminar. The State Council Hall November 2010 Round-Table Discussion Museum - Children - Book The School Centre November 2010 Conference Dessiatina Church and Grand Dukes' Palaces of the 10th Century. Final Seminar Based on the Results of the Research in 2005-2010.The State Council Hall November 2010
December
Exhibition opening: The Hermitage in the World of Publications - 2010. The Hermitage in the World of Photography - 2010 7 December 2010 Exhibition opening: Painting and Sculpture in Rome at the End of 18th century 7 December 2010 Exhibition opening: The Hoard of Mrs Likhacheva 7 December 2010 Exhibition opening: We Draw and Paint in the Hermitage 25 December 2010 Anniversary Scientific Conference, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Department of Archaeology of Eastern Europe and Siberia. The State Council Hall December 2010 Report Archaeological Session. The State Council Hall December 2010