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	Hermitage Rooms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House in London are a venue for temporary exhibitions of items from the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg in Russia.
		Several rooms in the south wing of Somerset House were redecorated in a style reminiscent of the interiors of the Winter Palace and opened to the public in 2000.
		As of 2005 the future of the Hermitage Rooms is uncertain after the Hermitage announced its plans to withdraw its loans of artworks overseas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hermitage_Rooms (348 words)

	Hermitage Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The vast Hermitage collections are displayed in six buildings, the main one being the Winter Palace which used to be the official residence of the Russian Tsars.
		In recent years, Hermitage expanded to the nearby building of the General Staff and launched several ambitious projects abroad, including the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas, the Hermitage Rooms in London's Somerset House, and the Hermitage Amsterdam in the former Amstelhof, Amsterdam.
		The Hermitage was featured in the film Russian Ark, a single-shot walkthrough with period reenactments spanning three hundred years of court meetings, balls, and family life in the Winter Palace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hermitage_Museum (833 words)

	A Lessons Learned or Case Study of
		During 1941, Army experts made a structural evaluation of the Hermitage and determined that the vaulting and walls of the ground floor and of the palace basements were massive enough to withstand the destructive power of the biggest blockbuster bomb and the largest artillery shell.
		Hermitage staff who were not well physically fit for such service stayed to work on collection evacuation, stand air raid watches, serve in emergency response teams, work in the Hermitage convalescent center when it was open, and volunteer to defend the city digging trenches and putting up anti‑tank barriers.
		On 24 August 1944 Hermitage Director Iosif Orbeli in Moscow was advised to prepare a detailed plan for the capital repair of the Hermitage Museum buildings, the return of the evacuated collections, and the restoration of the main exhibition rooms and depositories.
	www.museum-security.org /survival-in-wartime.htm (4301 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage History
		The idea of creating the Hermitage Rooms in one of London’s palaces emerged in 1998 during a meeting between Mikhail Piotrovsky, the Hermitage Director, and Lord Rothschild.
		The Hermitage Development Trust headed by Mikhail Piotrovsky and Lord Rothschild invested about seven million dollars in the project, which, in conjunction with financial support from individual and corporate sponsors, made it possible to open the Hermitage Rooms in Somerset House.
		The Hermitage Rooms consist of five galleries with a total floor area of over 4400 square feet (411 square metres) and are located on the ground floor of the south wing of the building.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/05/hm5_1_53.html (376 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts news \| One man's multimillion-dollar legal battle threatens chaos in art world
		The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg - Russia's most important museum and one of the world's leading lending institutions - is threatening a moratorium on overseas loans, throwing into doubt the future of the Hermitage Rooms in London's Somerset House, as well as an exhibition at Tate Modern, due to open in June.
		The Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House were set up in 2000 to be an exhibition space for the St Petersburg museum.
		In 2003 the Hermitage withdrew the loan of a Titian to the National Gallery after learning that Swiss lawyers were threatening to seize it and that the British government could not guarantee immunity.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,11711,1653042,00.html (941 words)

	Macworld: Review: The Hermitage Museum
		There are three different ways to explore the Hermitage Museum: by navigating through the five buildings; browsing a list of 13 collections, arranged by country of origin; or by watching any of 13 illustrated historical narratives about the palace, the czars, and the works of art.
		After you choose a room from the blueprint-style maps, you are treated to a realistic view of the museum's mirrored walls, parquet floors, and gilt-framed masterpieces.
		If a particular room is of special interest, click on the Works link -- available in almost every room -- to see all the paintings in that room, or to learn about the room's history via the History link.
	www.macworld.com /2001/09/reviews/hermitage/index.php?pf=1 (619 words)

	Rooms - Hotel Hermitage - Monaco Monte Carlo
		A century later, the same spirit is still intact in the Eiffel Hall, the salons, the guest rooms, each with an individual, intimate atmosphere where discrete luxury joins with classic pleasure from times pasts.
		In the shade of an elegant terrace, in the light of a clear morning, the cosy atmosphere of a comfortable and serene guestroom is new each day, in infinite shades of blue.
		A natural extension of a calming stay at the Hotel Hermitage, the full services Spa "Les Thermes Marins de Monte-Carlo" is considered to be the most beautiful spa in Europe.
	www.monte-carlo.mc /lodging-monaco/hotelhermitage/gb_chambre.html (178 words)

	Gaylord Opryland > Meetings & Conferences > Meeting Space Guide > Hermitage C
		All rooms are fully equipped with lighting and professional video and audio capabilities.
		Capacities shown are maximum for each room, with no staging and audio-visual, and should be used for reference only.
		Room capacities will be diminished based on your staging and audio-visual needs.
	www.gaylordhotels.com /gaylordopryland/meetings/space/guide/ConventionCenter/LevelM/MagnoliaMezzanineBreakouts/HermitageC (128 words)

	Hermitage Rooms
		The former, reflecting the fabulous wealth of Islamic rulers, is an art which celebrates earthly majesty; the latter reflects the divine majesty of Allah and the holy language of the Qur'an.
		In the next room, the displays will show how figural art was used in the service of earthly rulers, 'the shadow of God on earth', and will include a multitude of bronze and ceramic birds and animals, metalwork, stone relief carving and early Iranian silver.
		The corridor of the Hermitage Rooms will be hung with framed miniatures from Persian manuscripts of the 16th and 17th centuries, some religious in theme while others celebrate Islamic court life.
	www.hermitagerooms.com /exhibitions/ArtFromIslamicLands/index.asp (746 words)

	Hermitage History - The Hermitage - TicketsOfRUSSIA.ru
		The life of the Emperor's Hermitage was ruled by the "Instruction on maintenance of the Museum" adopted in 1851, that read that the Museum was managed by the minister of the court adjutant general Count Adlerberg under the direct authority of the lord high marshal of the court Count Shuvalov.
		The "Rules", drawn up by the head of the II department of the Hermitage Feodor Bruni, dealt with the arrangement of the exhibits as well: "The paintings and portratits are arranged in the Hermitage galleries according to the schools, artists and time of creation...
		Active intellect together with the necessary knowledge should be natural for the curators to hold the office in the Hermitage and to constantly widen their knowledge of the collections they are resposible for." The curators also had to compile a "detailed and accurate description (catalogue raisonne)" of their collections.
	www.ticketsofrussia.ru /hermitage/05/hm5_4_2_3_1.html (1153 words)

	AxisofLogic/Fine Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		"The Hermitage is one of the four biggest museums in the world of the caliber of Madrid's Prado and Paris's Louvre," Piotrovsky said in a recent interview.
		Funds for opening a Dutch branch of the Hermitage were raised by the Hermitage on the Amstel Foundation, an organization created specifically for the purpose.
		The establishment of a Dutch Hermitage comes at the culmination of a longstanding exchange between the Netherlands and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
	www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=41&num=5452 (850 words)

	RUSNET :: CIS Today :: 2004/03/11 :: Greek Gold, Hermitage, Amstelhof, Amsterdam
		Now, a new Hermitage has opened in Amsterdam, housed in an extension of the Amstelhof, a 17th-century nursing home that was built toward the end of Rembrandt's life.
		The newest Hermitage, when its development programme reaches completion in 2007, will be the largest outpost of them all.
		Amsterdam's Hermitage will be housed in a cool, Calvinistic building in the classical style - and the suite of new rooms is similarly austere and to the point.
	www.rusnet.nl /news/2004/03/11/culture01.shtml (697 words)

	TourArena - Hermitage
		The Hermitage was nationalized and turned into a state museum to prevent the priceless collections from the Red thugs.
		However, the Hermitage collections had been evacuated before the siege began and the museum was opened as soon as the War was over.
		The Hermitage collection of drawings and watercolours is estimated to be the largest in the whole Europe.
	www.tourarena.com /taeng.nsf/(vwSubSectionsForWeb)/3-4 (779 words)

	Courtauld Institute of Art : Newsletter Archive
		In that time, the organisers, led by Lord Rothschild and the executive director, Geraldine Norman, have had to turn their vision into reality, helped by an enthusiasm which recognised no barriers, even at those times when the rest of the team were convinced that a November opening was impossible.
		Over the coming years the Hermitage Rooms will present a taste of the museum's vast collections and will contribute to scholarly research and exchange between curators and of course to marketing and fundraising for the Hermitage.
		Curators are now able to travel freely, to develop the kind of links with staff and scholars in other museums which allow them to absorb the experience of those museums, to adapt it to their own practice.
	www.courtauld.ac.uk /newsletter/autumn_2000/08hermitageAU00.html (403 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News
		The Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky noted the importance of the event: "We consider it very important to make our collections more accessible to the wider public and to have a permanent representation of the Hermitage outside of Russia.
		The programme for the presentation of the Hermitage collection in London envisages an annual change of the display.
		The British public will be able to see the treasures of the Hermitage - paintings, sculptures and works of applied art.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/13/hm13_1_001_0.html (232 words)

	The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN, United States Overview \| Priceline.com Hotels
		Some guest rooms and all suites offer spectacular views of the State Capitol Building and surrounding cityscape and rolling hills.
		Upon re-opening in February, 2003, The Hermitage Hotel will prove to be Nashville's most luxurious, historic hotel, featuring oversized guest rooms and meticulously restored, elegant public spaces.
		The Hermitage Hotel welcomes groups of all sizes from motor coach to international travel groups.
	travela.priceline.com /hotel/overview-United_States_Tennessee_Nashville_The_Hermitage_Hotel-4870305.html (364 words)

	Meeting rooms - Hotel Hermitage - Monaco Monte Carlo
		Opening into the famous glass dome built by Gustave Eiffel, this lounge is perfect for receptions and is easily adaptable to suit your requirements.
		The Hotel Hermitage has always favoured excellence on great occasions.
		The charm and cosiness of the Belle Epoque atmosphere, which is so characteristic of the hotel, is one of the assets of this elegant salon with terrace.
	www.monte-carlo.mc /lodging-monaco/hotelhermitage/it_salon.html (162 words)

	The St. Petersburg Times - Arts + Features - hermitage opens in london to dazzle locals
		Gold and gem snuffboxes, silver, porcelain and portraits of herself, her lovers and legitimate and illegitimate children as well as her silver thread wig are evidence of Catherine's enormous, unbounded passion for the arts and show her to be one of the world's greatest shoppers.
		However, in 2003, the year of St. Petersburg's 300th anniversary, the Hermitage Rooms will be devoted to the founder of the northern Russian capital, Peter the Great.
		Beside all the splendor of London's new attraction, the Hermitage Rooms represent a desperate source of hard currency for the Hermitage.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=13482 (1121 words)

	indielondon.co.uk - going out - The Genius of Caspar David Friedrich, Hermitage Rooms
		A MAJOR new exhibition featuring the undisputed genius of artist Caspar David Friedrich is now showing at the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, having been brought to the capital from the State Hermitage Museum's collection in St Petersburg, together with work by his German contemporaries.
		It is perhaps fitting, therefore, that this exhibition marks the 150th year of the opening of the New Hermitage in 1852, which marked the culmination of Tsar Nicholas I's reign.
		The richness of the Hermitage's German collection is due to the enthusiasm of Nicholas and his wife, Alexandra, sister of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia.
	www.indielondon.co.uk /events/out_caspar_friedrich.html (419 words)

	IBM Haifa Labs \| News Center
		The Hermitage Museum Trust occupies seven rooms in the South Wing of the historic Somerset House.
		The first room, Gallery I, is an introductory room offering a brief explanation of the Hermitage, and is appropriately decorated with replica furniture and a marquetry floor built by Russian craftsman.
		IBM is providing the Hermitage Development Trust, London with a total of eight workstations (six of them kiosks) supported by a server proxy installation.
	www.research.ibm.com /haifa/info/feature_hermitage-live.html (465 words)

	TIME Pacific \| Traveler's Advisory \| November 27, 2000 \| NO. 47
		Featuring marquetry floors copied from the Winter Palace's throne room, lavish chandeliers and gilded furnishings, the new Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House-an 18th century mansion that still houses Britain's tax office-will present annual exhibitions drawn from the museum's 3-million-item collection.
		Hermitage founder Catherine the Great (1729-96) is the focus of the inaugural, 10-month-long show, which opens on Nov. 25.
		The display, which fills five rooms, includes art works, jewelry and decorative items accumulated by the Empress during her 34-year reign.
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20001127/ta.html (547 words)

	NICHOLAS and ALEXANDRA - About the Hermitage
		The Hermitage was commissioned by Catherine the Great with the aid or her distinguished Russian and foreign advisors.
		In the Empress's quest to be recognized as an enlightened monarch and to strengthen the international prestige of the Russian court, she became an avid patron of the arts.
		Great masterworks of art are exhibited in the Hermitage's 353 rooms 50 rooms are taken up with the collection of French masters alone; another 37 rooms house ltalian paintings.
	www.nicholasandalexandra.com /virtual1999/aboutherm.html (875 words)

	Western Resistance: Russia's Hermitage Museum Opens Exhibit on Byzantine Culture in London
		Though the Hermitage is based in St. Petersburg, Russia, it has branches in several cities throughout the world, including London, where it has the Hermitage Rooms in Somerset House.
		That is no surprise considering that Hermitage director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, is a leading scholar of Islamic `art' (though the existence of such a concept is open to debate, especially in light of Islam's own ruling against images).
		For those lucky enough to see the Hermitage's Byzantium exhibit in London, don't forget to pay homage to the millions of Greek, Syrian, Arab, Serb, Armenian and Bulgarian Christians who perished from the 7th to 15th century defending our freedom from Mohammed's totalitarian cult of the moon god, Allakh.
	www.westernresistance.com /blog/archives/001803.html (485 words)

	Travel for Kids: St. Petersburg, Russia: Hermitage Museum
		The Hermitage is comprised of two big sections – the Winter Palace, which was the living apartments and state rooms for the Russian imperial family, and the "Hermitage," rooms built for the art collections.
		These "homey" rooms re-create the Romanov palace life, each room is a different style and period, spanning a hundred years.
		The Hermitage isn't air-conditioned, and the third story Impressionist rooms are humid and stifling.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Russia/hermitagemuseum.htm (1008 words)

	Somerset House - Hermitage Rooms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Displayed on the ground floor of the South Building of Somerset House, the décor of the Hermitage Rooms recreates, in miniature, the imperial splendour of the Winter Palace and its various wings which now make up The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
		As a reminder of your visit, the Hermitage Rooms shop offers over 300 exclusive gifts and souvenirs throughout the year, many of the items specially designed and made in Russia.
		For further information about the Hermitage Rooms call 020 7845 4630, or fax 020 7845 4637.
	www.somerset-house.org.uk /attractions/hermitage (196 words)

	Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London WC2 : tourist information from TourUK
		The Hermitage Rooms were opened to the public in 2001 and are in the restored South Building of
		Five furnished rooms have changing exhibitions from the vast State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
		The rooms are very small, and best seen when the exhibition is of particular interest.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_museums/hermitage_rooms1.htm (116 words)

	The Social Affairs Unit - Web Review: Russian Revolutionary Porcelain at the Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House
		The first exhibition room is dominated by a photograph of the workers at the State Porcelain Factory in 1924, the men in greatcoats and cloth caps or fur-ish hats, the women bare-headed with one or two in traditional headscarves and young boys in white potters' smocks.
		It is necessary to remember these horrors when viewing the exquisite objects on display that have been loaned by the Hermitage Museum in the former Petrograd and yet to follow a Kantian aesthetic and set them to one side when judging the objective and independent beauty of these items.
		We should be even more grateful to the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, which has owned these items since it took over the Lomonosov Museum in 2001, to the Courtauld and to the Russian URALSIB financial corporation for sponsoring it.
	www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk /blog/archives/000316.php (3338 words)

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