The State museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg
The exhibitions of the Hermitage include over 3 million exhibits which represent Antiquity, Western Europe, Middle East, Russia and other epochs, countries and regions. The museum was founded in 1764, when Catherine the Great purchased a big collection of Western European paintings. Nowadays it consists of five buildings located in the historical center of St. Petersburg on the Neva embankment.
The exhibitions of the Hermitage include over 3 million exhibits which represent Antiquity, Western Europe, Middle East, Russia and other epochs, countries and regions. The museum was founded in 1764, when Catherine the Great purchased a big collection of Western European paintings. Nowadays it consists of five buildings located in the historical center of St. Petersburg on the Neva embankment.