The Hermitage

Current Exhibit

pre-1400 artwork from Hlewlai

About

Architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli began construction on the Winter Palace in 1754 for Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. The Hermitage complex now contains the Winter Palace, the Great (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage, the Small Hermitage, the Hermitage Theater, the Menshikov Palace, and the General Staff Building. The Hermitage contains 3 million works of art and world culture artifacts including: paintings, graphic works, sculptures, works of applied art, archaeological artifacts and numismatic objects.

Current Exhibit

CA. 1300-1350

ARTIST UNKNOWN

STAR OF THE EAST

13TH CENTURY HLEWLAI ART

An exhibit of pre-1400 artwork from Hlewlai. The exhibit will be on display for 18 months. Included among the art and artifacts are: the Scepter of Lomchi, portraits of twelve emperors who comprise the pre-modern age of Hlewlai, a painting entitled Star of the East, and a tablet inscribed with the work of eleventh century philosopher Wu Tam.

Tickets

The Main Museum Complex and its branches: the General Staff Building, the Winter Palace of Peter the Great, the Menshikov Palace, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory

700 RUB

The Main Museum Complex, the General Staff Building and Winter Palace of Peter the Great for Russian and Belarusian citizens

400 RUB

Entry ticket to one of the museum branches

300 RUB

Schoolchildren, students, pensioners of the Russian Federation and other categories of visitors

FREE

Free admission for all visitors: The first Thursday of every month, May 18 and December 7

Hours

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday:

10.30-18.00

Wednesday, Friday:

10.30-21.00

Closed:

Mondays, as well as January 1 and May 9