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State Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage Museum, founded in 1764 by Empress Catherine the Great, is located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, housing over three million items. The collection spans various cultures and periods, featuring works by renowned artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Michelangelo. The museum is renowned for its vast art collection, stunning architecture, and historical significance. It includes notable buildings like the Winter Palace, offering dynamic exhibitions and educational programs, making it a key cultural institution globally. Read more about Museums.

A long building with many vertical windows seems to rise out of a lake

These Are the World’s Most Visually Stunning Museums

Consider this list of the most beautiful cultural institutions not an exhaustive register but rather a starting point.
By Christa Terry
Brick building with Dutch flag flying atop.

Hermitage Amsterdam Rebrands as a ‘Museum for Museums’

A year after severing ties with the State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, the Dutch institution has announced a new direction and name.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Fake Flowers Now Come With Moda Operandi’s Stamp of Approval

Vladimir Kanevsky teams up with Moda Operandi, to make his life-like floral sculptures available to the masses.
By Dena Silver
Tourists take photographs in front of Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids on December 18, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Since the 2011 Arab Spring and continued terrorist attacks throughout the country, Egypt's tourism industry has been hit hard. As the country tries to rebuild a damaged economy and revive the tourism industry, an increase in terrorists attacks in the past two weeks, one which targeted police officers at a checkpoint in the Giza neighbourhood, could continue to see the tourism industry suffer.

Tourism Decline Threatens Egypt’s Monuments, Happy 80th to Picasso’s ‘Guernica’!

By Alanna Martinez
A view of the Max Mara celebration of the opening of The Whitney Museum Of American Art at its new location on April 24, 2015 in New York City.

Whitney Museum to Reinstall Collection, Hauser & Wirth LA to Keep Graffiti—and More

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Museum Director Wants to Rebuild Palmyra, How We Choose Favorite Colors—and More

By Alanna Martinez
This photo taken on October 14, 2015 shows a cat in front of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The Hermitage's cats guard the museum's artworks from mice. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA (Photo credit should read OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia’s Hermitage Museum Is Filled With Cats

By Alanna Martinez
Hermitage Museum. (Courtesy Manifesta)

Manifesta 10 Set for Saint Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum in 2014

By Andrew Russeth
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