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 ...
She also added to the museum’s physical footprint. The State Hermitage Museum now consists of six main buildings including the Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, Hermitage Theater ...
Exquisitely furnished apartments adorn the Winter Palace, the Hermitage’s main building, which is a breathtaking illustration ...