Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of The State Hermitage Museum in Russia, laments the fact that foreign dignitaries ask him more about the Hermitage’s cats than they do about its Rembrandts. It’s a joke.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his guests at the Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace, dedicated to the memory of Emperor Alexander I and the Patriotic War of 1812, where they were ...

St. Petersburg, Fla.—The Hermitage Apartment Homes, a new luxury apartment community from The Allen Morris Company, has broken ground in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. The 348-unit, eight-story ...

It is famed as one of the world’s biggest and greatest galleries – a treasure trove of art that nestles on the River Neva at the heart of Russia’s most picturesque city. But as of this summer, St ...

The Hermitage Foundation UK, which supports the St Petersburg museum, has now halted its efforts in “building cultural bridges between the UK and Russia”. Its statement explains: “We are deeply ...

Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage Museum in 1764 as a place to house her private art collection. The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the ...

had always eluded me. That is, until my husband and I decided to take a Baltic Sea cruise that would take us to Russia and several countries we wanted to visit. Our 11-day Crystal Cruise aboard the ...

Tourists also named cultural treasure the third-best museum in the world. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has once again been voted the best museum in Europe and, this year, has ...

While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint sound of a meow coming from pipes below. Roaming the sprawling basement of ...

Where cats come with a unique certificate of pedigree. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia <br/> July 30, 2010 -- The standard line about the Hermitage Museum on the banks of St. Petersburg's Neva River is that ...

How should first-time visitors structure their visit to The State Hermitage Museum? It’s best to plan your visit first using the museum’s website, and then on arrival, using the information stands.