Theater Summer Festival 2014
Dates:
1 July – 30 September 2014
Открывая Эрмитаж
Hermitage Revealed
Country: Great Britain
Year: 2014
Genre: documentary
Language: English
Translation: Russian subtitles
Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Возраст: 6+
Discover untold stories, buried secrets and priceless treasures from Russia's legendary State Hermitage Museum.
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, holding over 3 million treasures and boasting more curators than any other museum. In 2014 the Hermitage celebrates its 250th anniversary. To mark this momentous occasion, Hermitage Revealed takes audiences on a thrilling journey through the Museum’s tumultuous history, from imperial palace to state museum.
Hermitage Revealed offers unprecedented access to special collections and exclusive areas of the museum. It brings together the world’s finest treasures and their unique stories with an intimacy and immediacy no museum or gallery can match. It also reveals the human stories behind this great art institution and the stories of Russia herself – stories of dedication, politics, hardship and ultimate sacrifice.
The Hermitage welcomes more than 2.8million visitors a year. Hermitage Revealed brings the museum to you, in all its glory, and reveals why the State Hermitage Museum is still so special after 250 years.
