Saint Petersburg, Russia
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪnɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. The museum celebrates the anniversary of its founding each year on 7 December, Saint Catherine's Day.
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Saint Petersburg
- Winter Palace
- Russian cruiser Aurora
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral
- Pulkovo Observatory
- Alexander Nevsky Lavra
- Peter and Paul Fortress
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