The Hermitage is one of the largest museums in the world; its collection has more than three million exhibits. It is also one of the oldest museums in Russia. The Hermitage is located in St. Petersburg and is one of the main tourist sites of the city.
Instruction manual
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The State Hermitage occupies several buildings - the Winter Palace, the former royal residence, the building of the Old and New Hermitage, the Hermitage Theater and the Reserve House. The address of the main museum complex is 2 Palace Embankment
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The Hermitage can be reached by the following public transport: Metro. You need to get to the station "Nevsky Prospekt" and climb through the exit of the metro station "Channel Griboedova. Then, either on foot along Nevsky Prospekt to Palace Square, or by trolley buses No. 1, 10, 22. Alternatively, you can take a minibus to the museum. Most minibuses on Nevsky Prospekt go to the Hermitage. The information is indicated on the machines.
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The State Hermitage Museum is open from 10:30 to 18:00 from Tuesday to Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 to 17:00. The museum is closed on Monday. It should be remembered that the box office closes an hour before the museum closes. Keep this in mind and plan your trip to the museum with this in mind. During school holidays, and especially in summer, there are large queues in the Hermitage, they move fast enough, but get ready for what you have to stand.
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The cost of admission tickets is 400 rubles. For Russian citizens, a preferential price is set at 100 rubles. Citizens of Belarus can also take advantage of this benefit. You must be prepared to present your passport to prove citizenship. All children of preschool age, as well as pupils and students, regardless of citizenship, have the right to visit the museum for free, you just need to present your student or student ID at the box office. Also free are Russian pensioners and some other categories of citizens. You can find out about it at the box office or on the museum website.
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If you want to take pictures or shoot on a camcorder, you need to buy a ticket. Its cost is 200 rubles.
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The Hermitage has a café for visitors, so you can take a short break, have a bite and go on an excursion again.
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The Hermitage has a rich collection of works of art and cultural objects. This is painting, graphics, sculpture, jewelry, furniture. Widely represented Western European art. The museum has one of the best collections of Dutch painting in the world, in particular, Rembrandt and the so-called "small Dutch". The pride of the Hermitage collection is two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, two Raphaels, the collection of Titian, as well as Picasso.
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