Tour guides and guides-translators. Lectures are given in the Hermitage lecture hall for a nominal fee

As part of the April lecture program, the Hermitage will continue to introduce listeners to the history of foreign and Russian art, the culture of the ancient world, talk about the masterpieces of museums around the world, about the civilizations of the East and, of course, about the exhibits and collections of the most important museum in St. Petersburg - for a nominal fee.

In April, in the Hermitage lecture hall you will be able to listen to a series of lecture programs devoted to various areas of the history and theory of art - from the Ancient World and Eastern civilizations to the Renaissance, avant-garde and modernity. The lecturers are employees and curators of the State Hermitage collections. You can attend one lecture you like or purchase a subscription for any cycle you like or for a season at once. The course of author's lectures allows you to join the world of culture and art together with the best art critics, historians and archaeologists of St. Petersburg.

Schedule:

April 1, 12:00- “Gold and silk. European fabrics and tapestries in the Hermitage collection"
The curators of the Hermitage tell. Lecturer - T. N. Lekhovich

April 1, 15:30- ““...Aristotle by name.” Aristotle Fioravanti"

April 2, 12:00- “Two foreign travels of Peter I”

April 2, 12:30- “Venice - “the pearl of the Adriatic””

April 2, 15:30- “Macedonian conquest. Greece defeated, but not broken"
From the series: “Greece. An era of great change. V–IV centuries BC.” Lecturer - I. V. Buzunova

April 4, 19:00- “Sculpture of the 20th century.”
University of the History of Foreign Art. III course. Lecturer - S. B. Esman

April 5, 19:00- “Culture and art of Ancient India”

April 6, 19:00- “The art of Italy at the end of the 17th - 18th centuries.”

April 7, 18:30- “Bodhisattva Manjushri. Wall painting. Bezeklik"

April 7, 19:00- "A. S. Pushkin and two ministries"
From the series: “Civil Ministries. Events and people." Lecturer - O. A. Ignatova

April 8, 12:00- “Portrait of an estate. Landscape watercolor of the 18th century"

April 8, 15:30- “Italians and not only them. Masters of the 16th century"
From the series: “European builders in Muscovite Rus' in the 15th–16th centuries.” Lecturer - Yu. Yu. Denisova

April 9, 12:00- “The first Russian “tourists” in Western Europe”
From the series: “Russians in Europe. Beginning of the 18th century." Lecturer - I. V. Saverkina

April 9, 12:30- “Venice. Formation of the school"
From the series: “Venice has all the perfection of beauty.” Lecturer - N. S. Zabolotskaya

April 9, 19:30- “The Empire of Alexander the Great. Luxury of the East with the soul of Hellas"
From the series: “Greece. An era of great change. V–IV century BC e." Lecturer - I. V. Buzunova

April 11, 19:00- “Architecture of the XX century. Directions and masters. From constructivism to postmodernism"
University of the History of Foreign Art. III course. Lecturer - O. G. Maho

April 12, 19:00- “The Art of India VII–XVII centuries.”
University of the History of Foreign Art. I year. Lecturer - N. N. Vorobyova

April 13, 19:00- “The Art of Venice in the 18th Century.”
University of the History of Foreign Art. II course. Lecturer - M. A. Belyakovskaya

April 14, 19:00- “From ministries to museums. Eastern wing of the General Staff building"
From the series: “Civil Ministries. Events and people." Lecturer - A. N. Dydykin

April 15, 12:00- “Romantic vision. Landscape watercolor of the first half of the 19th century"
From the series: “English watercolors of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries.” Lecturer - A. A. Artamonova

April 15, 15:30- “The “Dead City” of Khara-Khoto. History of discovery, researchers and research"

April 18, 19:00- “Art of the turn of the XX–XXI centuries. Current trends"
University of the History of Foreign Art. III course. Lecturer - E. A. Kriventsova

April 19, 19:00- “Culture and art of Ancient China”

April 20, 19:00- “The Art of Spain in the 17th Century.” Velasquez"

April 21, 19:00- “Pablo Picasso “Rendezvous””
Hermitage Museum. Favorites. France. Lecturer - N.V. Brodskaya

April 22, 12:00- “Graceful society. Everyday genre and satirical watercolor"
From the series: “English watercolors of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries.” Lecturer - A. A. Artamonova

April 22, 15:30- “Tangut state of Xi Xia. Mysteries of origin and death"
From the series: “Secrets of a Forgotten Empire.” Lecturer - M. V. Kozlovskaya

April 23, 12:00- “Agents of Peter I and their acquisitions”
From the series: “Russians in Europe. Beginning of the 18th century." Lecturer - I. V. Saverkina

April 23, 12:30- “Venice. Apogee"
From the series: “Venice has all the perfection of beauty.” Lecturer - N. S. Zabolotskaya

April 23, 15:30- “To the 500th anniversary of the death of Fra Bartolomeo”
In memoriam. Lecturer - Z. V. Kuptsova

April 25, 18:30- “Buddha’s head. Fragment of a statue. Mogao Ku"
Hermitage Museum. Favorites. China. Lecturer - M. V. Kozlovskaya

April 26, 19:00- “The art of China in the 7th–19th centuries.”
University of the History of Foreign Art. I year. Lecturer - M. L. Menshikova

April 27, 19:00- “The Art of Spain in the 17th Century.” Ribera, Zurbaran, Murillo"
University of the History of Foreign Art. II course. Lecturer - N. S. Zabolotskaya

April 29, 12:00- ""Lost heaven". Watercolors by William Blake and Henry Fusli"
From the series: “English watercolors of the 18th - first half of the 19th centuries.” Lecturer - A. A. Artamonova

April 29, 19:30- “Painting collection. Subjects, iconography, stylistics, problems of study"
From the series: “Secrets of a Forgotten Empire.” Lecturer - M. V. Kozlovskaya

April 30, 12:00- “Russian diplomats - “Chicks of Petrov’s Nest””
From the series: “Russians in Europe. Beginning of the 18th century." Lecturer - I. V. Saverkina

April 30, 12:30- “Venice. Bright sunset"
From the series: “Venice has all the perfection of beauty.” Lecturer - N. S. Zabolotskaya

What is more interesting to you - Byzantine frescoes, Italian mannerism or German expressionism? The lecture series includes three courses - “Culture and Art of the Ancient World. The Art of the Medieval East”, “The Art of Byzantium. Western European art of the 11th–17th centuries” and “Foreign art of the 17th–20th centuries.” Classes are taught by Hermitage staff.

Those who are partial to the history, culture and traditions of the East are offered lectures by specialists from various departments of the Hermitage. There are four cycles to choose from, each of which can be considered a full-fledged academic course: “Ancient Egypt”, “India”, “China” and “Buried Kingdoms of China”.

At the lectures in this series you can learn about the French artistic revolution and British watercolors, the traditions of the German early printed book and the golden age of European painting, jewelry and sculpture of the 20th–21st centuries.

If you are fascinated by the civilization that gave the world the first scientific knowledge, the basics of mathematics, democracy, theater, classical architecture and much more, pay attention to the series dedicated to the history and culture of the Ancient World. Among the courses is “Greece. An era of great change. V-IV centuries BC”, “For the rest of the Caesars”: the imperial villas of Italy” and “Riddles of the Scythians”.

Passionate orientalists talk about the art of the Islamic world, the peculiarities of the Muslim artistic language from India to Spain, the Khorezmian settlements lost in the deserts and the mysterious empire of Khara-Khoto.

As part of this series, you can learn about the European builders of Muscovite Rus', the history of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the influence of the Napoleonic Wars on Russia, the construction of the New Hermitage, the fate of the personal chambers of Nicholas II and the domestic avant-garde.

The museum also offers other courses - “Hermitage curators tell us” about works that are in storage and rarely shown to the public, “Famous Collectors” about Russian and foreign art collectors, “The Hermitage. Favorites" about individual exhibits, In Memoriam about important dates for the history of art. The Hermitage also hosts lectures on temporary exhibitions.

The art of the twentieth century, even today, is shrouded in mystery. After all, little time has passed necessary for its detailed study. From September until the end of this year, everyone can listen to lectures on contemporary art absolutely free of charge at the Youth Educational Center.

As part of the series “Lexicon of Contemporary Art. Problems. Directions. Names" will discuss popular trends in the art of the twentieth century. Lecturers will tell those present which of the art directions remained in the last century, and which exist in our time. The course of lectures is divided into a couple of thematic blocks: modernism and postmodernism. Each lesson will be dedicated to a separate art movement, which will provide an opportunity to study it in as much detail as possible.

The lecture schedule is published below:

September 21, 19:00- “Dadaism, or the Search for total freedom of creativity.”
September 28, 19:00- “Abstract Expressionism, or the American Contribution to Contemporary Art.”

October 5, 19:00- “Surrealism, or Imagination is ready to regain its rights.”
October 12, 19:00- “Pop art, or From kitsch to art.”
October 19, 19:00- “Hyperrealism. Op art. Kineticism. Minimalism, or Experiments with volume, light and space."
October 26, 19:00- “Philosophy of Conceptualism: Installation.”

November 2, 19:00- “Theatricalization of space: Happening. Performance"
November 9, 19:00- “Neo-expressionism and art brut.”
November 21, 19:00- “Public art and graffiti.”
November 30, 19:00- “Experiments with photography and video art.”

December 7, 19:00- “Neo-Dada and Neo-Pop Art.”
December 14, 19:00- “New figurativeness of the art object” (Hirst, Gormley, Plensa, the Chapman brothers, Fabre).
December 21, 19:00- “Metaphysics of light and space” (Tarell, Eliasson, Anish Kapoor).
December 28, 19:00- “Art and new technologies.”

Days of free visits to the museum

Every Wednesday, admission to the permanent exhibition “Art of the 20th Century” and temporary exhibitions in (Krymsky Val, 10) is free for visitors without a tour (except for the exhibition “Ilya Repin” and the project “Avant-garde in three dimensions: Goncharova and Malevich”).

The right to free access to exhibitions in the main building on Lavrushinsky Lane, the Engineering Building, the New Tretyakov Gallery, the house-museum of V.M. Vasnetsov, museum-apartment of A.M. Vasnetsov is provided on the following days for certain categories of citizens:

First and second Sunday of every month:

for students of higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, regardless of the form of study (including foreign citizens-students of Russian universities, graduate students, adjuncts, residents, assistant trainees) upon presentation of a student card (does not apply to persons presenting student cards “student-trainee” );

for students of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (from 18 years old) (citizens of Russia and CIS countries). Students holding ISIC cards on the first and second Sunday of each month have the right to free admission to the “Art of the 20th Century” exhibition at the New Tretyakov Gallery.

every Saturday - for members of large families (citizens of Russia and CIS countries).

Please note that conditions for free admission to temporary exhibitions may vary. Check the exhibition pages for more information.

Attention! At the Gallery's box office, entrance tickets are provided at a nominal value of “free” (upon presentation of the appropriate documents - for the above-mentioned visitors). In this case, all services of the Gallery, including excursion services, are paid in accordance with the established procedure.

Visiting the museum on holidays

Dear visitors!

Please pay attention to the opening hours of the Tretyakov Gallery on holidays. There is a fee to visit.

Please note that entry with electronic tickets is on a first-come, first-served basis. You can familiarize yourself with the rules for returning electronic tickets at.

Congratulations on the upcoming holiday and we are waiting for you in the halls of the Tretyakov Gallery!

The right to preferential visits The Gallery, except in cases provided for by a separate order of the Gallery management, is provided upon presentation of documents confirming the right to preferential visits to:

• pensioners (citizens of Russia and CIS countries),
• full holders of the Order of Glory,
• students of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (from 18 years old),
• students of higher educational institutions of Russia, as well as foreign students studying at Russian universities (except for intern students),
• members of large families (citizens of Russia and CIS countries).

Free visit right The main and temporary exhibitions of the Gallery, except in cases provided for by a separate order of the Gallery’s management, are provided to the following categories of citizens upon presentation of documents confirming the right of free admission:

• persons under 18 years of age;
• students of faculties specializing in the field of fine arts at secondary specialized and higher educational institutions in Russia, regardless of the form of study (as well as foreign students studying at Russian universities). The clause does not apply to persons presenting student cards of “trainee students” (if there is no information about the faculty on the student card, a certificate from the educational institution must be presented with the obligatory indication of the faculty);
• veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War, combatants, former minor prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War, illegally repressed and rehabilitated citizens (citizens of Russia and the CIS countries);
• conscripts of the Russian Federation;
• Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Full Knights of the Order of Glory (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
• disabled people of groups I and II, participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
• one accompanying disabled person of group I (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
• one accompanying disabled child (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
• artists, architects, designers - members of the relevant creative Unions of Russia and its constituent entities, art critics - members of the Association of Art Critics of Russia and its constituent entities, members and employees of the Russian Academy of Arts;
• members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM);
• employees of museums of the system of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the relevant Departments of Culture, employees of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and ministries of culture of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation;
• museum volunteers - entrance to the exhibition “Art of the 20th Century” (Krymsky Val, 10) and to the Museum-Apartment of A.M. Vasnetsova (citizens of Russia);
• guides-translators who have an accreditation card of the Association of Guides-Translators and Tour Managers of Russia, including those accompanying a group of foreign tourists;
• one teacher of an educational institution and one accompanying a group of students from secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions (with an excursion voucher or subscription); one teacher of an educational institution that has state accreditation of educational activities when conducting an agreed training session and has a special badge (citizens of Russia and CIS countries);
• one accompanying a group of students or a group of conscripts (if they have an excursion package, subscription and during a training session) (Russian citizens).

Visitors to the above categories of citizens receive a “Free” entrance ticket.

Please note that the conditions for discounted admission to temporary exhibitions may vary. Check the exhibition pages for more information.

The Hermitage hosts most interesting lectures on the culture and art of the Ancient World, on foreign art of the Middle Ages and the works of Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and other great creators. You will be able to learn about Western art, Eastern art and even creativity from China. St. Petersburg residents can find out all this for a nominal fee. Peter Online publishes the lecture schedule for November 2017:

Lecture hall of the General Staff

November 2 18.30 - St. Petersburg century of ministries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance

November 5 12:00 - “The Angry Banners Are Burning”: the first Soviet holidays of 1918–1930. - Lecture from the series “At the forefront of history. Palace Square"

November 9 18:30 - Life and everyday life of a St. Petersburg official in the building of civil ministries. The era of Nicholas I

November 11 12:00 - From imperial chambers to museum halls: the fate of Nicholas II’s apartments after 1917

November 12 12:00 - Sergey Ivanovich Shchukin. From Impressionism to Matisse and Picasso - Lecture from the series “Famous Collectors”

November 15 19:00 - Collection of Vera Karakhan - Meeting from the series “Around the Costume. Famous costume collections in the Hermitage collection"

November 23 18:30 - The building of civil ministries and two revolutions - Lecture from the series “General Staff: Three Centuries of History”

November 25 12:00 - Italian painting of the 19th-20th centuries. Natalya Borisovna Demina - Lecture from the series “The Keepers of the Hermitage Tell”

November 25 15:30 - The city where he was born. Paris - Lecture from the series “Impressionism and Impressionists”

November 30 19:00 - Art schools in Italy of the 15th century: Ferrara, Bologna, Venice - Lecture from the series “II COURSE. Art of Byzantium. Western European art of the XI-XVII centuries"

Lecture hall of the Russian Cultural Center "Old Village"

November 5 17:30 - Female images of Pushkin’s era - evening concert from the series “Sunday evening concerts in the Lecture and Concert Hall

November 11 16:00 - Palazzo Medici - the “heart” of Florence - Lecture from the series “Secrets of palaces. Part I"

November 16 18:45 - Poussin, Lorrain - Lecture from the series “Masters of the Golden Age of Painting. XVII century"

November 23 18:45 - Ribera, Zurbaran, Murillo - Lecture from the series “Masters of the Golden Age of Painting. XVII century"

November 29 18:30 - Furniture restoration - Meeting from the series “Reviving the Past... Restoration in the Hermitage

Hermitage Youth Center

November 9 19:00 - Neo-expressionism and Art Brut - Lecture from the series “Lexicon of Contemporary Art. Problems. Directions. Names"

November 14 19:00 - Trilogy by S. Eisenstein (“Strike”, “Battleship Potemkin”, “October”) - Lecture from the series “The author’s course of lectures “Cinema - a new weapon””

November 21 19:00 - Public art and Graffiti - Lecture from the series “Lexicon of Contemporary Art. Problems. Directions. Names"

November 21 19:00 - New Soviet Film School - Lecture from the series “The author’s course of lectures “Cinema - a new weapon””

Menshikov Palace, Great Hall

November 11 15:00 - History of ceramic tiles. 5000 years - from Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Assyria to Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch ceramic paintings of the 20th century

November 18 18:00 - Paolo Veronese. “Feast in the House of Levi” - Evening concert from the series “Evenings in the Assembly Hall of the Menshikov Palace. Great works of world art and music

November 25 18:00 - Map and territory. Buildings and institutions of the First Cadet Corps on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg

Hermitage Theater

Cost and contacts:

You can purchase season tickets at the General Headquarters box office from September 20 at 16:00. For a full course of lectures you will need to pay 4950 rubles or 2900 rubles (for preferential categories of citizens). A one-time visit to a class will cost 100-170 rubles.

Addresses:

Main headquarters: Palace Square, 6/8 (entrance for visitors from Palace Square)

Lecture hall of the Russian Cultural Center "Old Village": Zausadnaya st., 37

Hermitage Youth Center: Palace Square 6/8

Menshikov Palace: Universitetskaya embankment, 15