HERMITAGE MUUSEUM
Great and open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of
which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise
nearly 3 million items, including the largest collection of
paintings in the world. The collections occupy a large
complex of six historic buildings along Palace
Embankment, including the Winter Palace, a former
residence of Russian emperors. Apart from them, the
Menshikov. Museum of Porcelain, Storage Facility at
Staraya Derevnya and the eastern wing of the Generel Staff Building also make part of the museum.
The museum has several exhibition centers abroad. The Hermitage is a federal state property. Since
1990, the director of the museum has been Mikhail Piotrovsky.
Hermitage museum complex
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