NewsRussia
Russian museums follow Putin’s call for satellites in the regions
The Hermitage has opened a branch in Siberia, the Pushkin is renovating a Constructivist landmark in Samara and more agreements are in the works
NewsConservation & Preservation
Looted in Germany by Stalin’s brigades, a restored goddess goes on view at the Hermitage
Bronze sculpture gets new wings in a collaboration with Berlin’s Antikensammlung
NewsMuseum attendance
Influx of millions of Chinese tourists wreaks havoc for Russian museums
Electronic visas pave the way for ever greater visitors numbers, creating major logistical problems at Tsarskoe Selo and the Hermitage
NewsPalmyra
Russia and Syria sign agreement to restore ancient city of Palmyra
Collaboration spearheaded by the State Hermitage Museum was made official in Damascus this week
NewsRussia
Putin grants Russian citizenship to collector Sergei Shchukin’s grandson ahead of blockbuster Pushkin show
André-Marc Delocque-Fourcaud urges Russia to reunite collection in Moscow
NewsState Hermitage Museum
St Petersburg's State Hermitage ponders Saudi Arabia satellite museum
The Hermitage will also expand its presence in Crimea with a new cultural centre planned in Sevastopol
NewsNational Gallery
'Exceptional loan' of Francesco Melzi painting from Russia comes to London's National Gallery
Unusual month-long display of recently restored work by Leonardo’s favourite and heir will be lent by the State Hermitage Museum
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
Italy secures loan of Leonardo da Vinci's Benois Madonna from Russia's Hermitage museum
There has been intense competition to borrow works by the artist during the 500th anniversary of his death this year
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Hermitage and Pushkin join forces to show stellar Russian collections of Modern art
The museums are pooling the divided collections of Sergei Shchukin and Morozov brothers for a quartet of exhibitions
BlogIn the frame
Achilles the Hermitage cat gets top tourism gong
PreviewExhibitions
Piero della Francesca exhibition at the State Hermitage Museum is largest ever—with 11 works
Half of movable works by Renaissance master included in St Petersburg show
NewsState Hermitage Museum
Putin demands ramping-up of cultural hub in annexed Crimea
State Hermitage Museum and Tretyakov are involved in arts centre in contested region
NewsConservation & Preservation
Pharmaceutical company pledges to restore beauty at the Hermitage
The Hungarian firm Gedeon Richter to fund three-year project to restore works from the Russian museum that relate to the concept of female beauty
NewsConservation & Preservation
Hermitage gets Caravaggio’s Lute Player back on song
First-ever major restoration for the artist’s only work in a Russian museum
News
Fashion display at Hermitage storage facility paves the way for textiles study centre
Peter the Great’s tailored justaucorps, Catherine the Great's gown and more on display in St Petersburg
NewsExhibitions
The Hermitage's big Russian Revolution show that nearly didn't happen
Museum in tsars' Winter Palace, symbol of Bolshevik takeover, only decided how to mark 1917 centenary in February
CommentCultural policy
Mikhail Piotrovsky—Hermitage chief for 26 years—is an Old Master of diplomacy
Russian museum is pursuing global expansion with long-term plans under way for Barcelona and China
Alison Cole