The State Hermitage Museum (before 1917 — the Imperial Hermitage; in 1964-1991 — the State Hermitage of the Order of Lenin) is
a museum of fine and decorative arts located in the city of St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation.
It was founded on December 7, 1764. It is one of the largest art museums in the world. Full official name of the institution —
Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture "State Hermitage" (FSB "State Hermitage").
The main museum complex includes six interconnected buildings — the Winter Palace, the Reserve House of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage,
the Big (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater. There are 365 halls open to the public.
Also at the disposal of the museum are the Main Headquarters, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory,
the restoration and preservation center "Old Village" and the Menshikov Palace.
The State Hermitage Museum (before 1917 — the Imperial Hermitage; in 1964-1991 — the State Hermitage of the Order of Lenin) is
a museum of fine and decorative arts located in the city of St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation.
It was founded on December 7, 1764. It is one of the largest art museums in the world. Full official name of the institution —
Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture "State Hermitage" (FSB "State Hermitage").
The main museum complex includes six interconnected buildings — the Winter Palace, the Reserve House of the Winter Palace, the Small Hermitage,
the Big (Old) Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage Theater. There are 365 halls open to the public.
Also at the disposal of the museum are the Main Headquarters, the Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory,
the restoration and preservation center "Old Village" and the Menshikov Palace.
Address
Russia, 190000, St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya embankment, 34
Phone number
+7 (812) 710-90-79
