On February 27, join SRAS for a visit to the Winter Palace (The Hermitage) in St. Petersburg, Russia. This live, virtual Hermitage tour will take you inside the official residence of Russian imperial families from 1732 to 1917, the grandiose palace reflected the might and power of the Russian Empire.
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Today the palace and surrounding buildings make up The Hermitage Museum which houses more than 3 million works of art. We’ll take a walk through just a few of the more than 1000 rooms, focusing on the private royal quarters, some state rooms and Russian culture rooms – including those whose walls hold the history of the 1917 storming of the Palace which led to the Russian Revolution.
Two Options for Your Virtual Hermitage Tour
We will take two routes, back-to-back, with a short break to allow for “re-entrance” into the museum.
9:15am – 10:15am EST – Route 1 around the Main Museum Complex
This route primarily features the state rooms of the Winter Palace and the displays in the Old and New Hermitages. On this route we can concentrate on viewing Western European fine art and the Hermitage picture gallery, and see the museum’s Classical Antiquities.
10:30am – 12:00pm EST – Route 2 around the Main Museum Complex
This route will primarily give us access to the halls of the Winter Palace: palatial interiors and living apartments of the imperial family, the permanent displays of Russian culture and of the countries of the East, as well as British and French art. On the second part of the route, we will also be able to view some of the Winter Palace state rooms (beginning with the Armorial Hall), the Picture Gallery and the art of the Ancient World.
Both options for this live, virtual Hermitage tour will be conducted by a professional guide, in English.
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To join this tour sign up at SRAS Events.
Interested in booking a custom virtual tour (in English or Russian) for a classroom, Russian Club, or other group? Contact us. We can arrange opportunities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Warsaw, Bishkek, Kyiv, and Irkutsk.
