The State Hermitage museum is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. The museum is located in 5 historical buildings of St.Petersburg, including the Winter Palace - the former residence of Russian tsars. The buildings of the museum, by themselves, are architectural chef d'oeuvres. The collections of The Hermitage number over 3 million items from prehistoric to modern times. Magnificent works of art embracing prehistoric culture, Egyptian art, the art of Antiquity, Scythian gold, and great collections of Western-European paintings and sculptures are displayed in 400 halls of the museum.
Open: 10.30 - 17.00, SUN till 16.00. Closed on MON.
34 Dvortsovaya nab., tel. 110-9625. Gostinyy Dvor, Nevskiy Prospekt
Gostinyy Dvor, Nevskiy Prospekt
