The STaTe hermiTage muSeum annual reporT

temporary exhIbItIons
of the 20th century, from the early period
through to the philosophical creations of
his last years.
“Since Tobacco you love So much...”
25.06.10 – 04.09.11
Bringing together numerous examples of
the applied arts linked by their connection
to the culture and history of the use
of tobacco in Europe, the exhibition presented
120 objects made in the 18th to early
20th centuries from the Hermitage storerooms.
Swiss Stained glass from the 16th –
18th centuries in the hermitage
collection
06.07.10 – 31.10.10
The Hermitage has a rare collection of Swiss
stained glass of the 16th to 18th centuries.
70 of the best examples were selected to demonstrate
the technical and iconographical
variety of the collection. The exhibition was
organized to coincide with the St. Petersburg
meeting of the XXV Colloquium of the
international Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi
(The Corpus of Mediaeval Stained Glass).
The Sails of hellas. Seafaring
in the ancient world
21.09.10 – 03.04.10
Telling the story of seafaring and shipbuilding
in the Ancient World, of fishing industries
and piracy, the exhibition presented
more than 200 objects covering the period
from the 6th century B.C. to the 3rd century
A.D.: painting, sculpture, ceramics, glyptics,
numismatics and bronze.
pablo picasso. nude woman
in a Red armchair from Tate
modern, london. from the series
“masterpieces from the world’s
museums in the hermitage”
03.10.10 – 12.12.10
In this painting Picasso captured the image
of his mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter.
The exhibition was held as part of the 2010
France – Russia Year celebrations.
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a glass fantasy. ancient glass
from the hermitage collection
12.10.10 – 16.01.11
The exhibition showcased 250 of the most
precious examples of ancient glass in the
Hermitage collection, which consists of several
thousand items. Many of the objects
were shown to the public for the first time.
centre pompidou in the State
hermitage museum
13.10.10 – 14.11.10
Part of the 2010 France – Russia Year celebrations,
the exhibition consisted of twelve
masterpieces of French twentieth-century
art from the collection of the Centre Pompidou:
celebrated works by Marcel Duchamp,
Yves Klein, Martial Raysse and Jean Dubuffet,
and others by César, Roman Opalka,
Robert Filiou, Daniel Buren, Gerard Garouste,
Georges Mathieu and Bernard Lavier,
whose works were shown in St. Petersburg
for the first time.
flemings through the eyes
of david Teniers the younger
(1610–1690)
15.10.10 – 16.01.11
To mark the 400th anniversary of the artist’s
birth, the Hermitage presented its collection
of paintings by Teniers – one of the
best in the world. 33 paintings, most of them
from the artist’s most active period (the
1640s and 1650s), presented the thematic
variety and high quality of the collection.
A number of these works are considered
to be among Teniers’ greatest.
Titian. madonna and child
with st. catherine (madonna
with a Rabbit). from the collection
of the louvre. from the series
“masterpieces from the world’s
museums in the hermitage”
26.10.10 – 12.12.10
In selecting this painting for display in the
Hermitage, particular account was taken
of its expression of a new understanding of
man’s place in the world, so perfectly captured
in Venetian art during the first decade
of the 16th century. The Louvre loaned this
work as a reciprocal gesture for the loan of
the Hermitage’s Lamentation by Paolo Veronese
in 2009.
a romantic view. dutch and Belgian
paintings of the 19th century
from the rademakers collection
29.10.10 – 06.02.11
Jef Rademakers – writer, poet and art historian
– has a superb collection of more than
a hundred works by Belgian and Dutch artists
of the 19th century in which artists sought
to revive the great traditions of the Golden
Age of Dutch and Flemish painting. Dominating
the selection of works were paintings
in which landscape plays a central role.
The hermitage in the world
of publications – 2010.
The hermitage in photographs – 2010
07.12.10 – 19.12.10
Every year the Hermitage presents photographs
of different events over the course
of the past twelve months. Capturing everyday
events and special celebrations, the
Hermitage’s photographers are present
at scholarly conferences and visits by highranking
guests, they record restoration
programmes and educational events for
children, temporary exhibitions and archaeological
excavations, concerts and performances,
both on the territory of the Hermitage
and beyond.
The hoard of mrs. likhachyova
08.12.10 – 27.02.11
One of the most unusual groups of objects
in the Hermitage is this hoard of silver once
belonging to a wealthy St. Petersburg family.
It was found hidden away in the building
of the old Nevskaya Wallpaper Factory,
once owned by Maria Ivanovna Likhachyova.
Hidden under the floorboards, the
silver items had suffered considerable damage
and their full study is only now possible,
after the items have been carefully restored
in the Laboratory for Scientific Restoration
of Precious Metals of the State Hermitage
Museum.
The glass Bead cabinet.
panels from the chinese palace
at oranienbaum
08.12.10 – 20.03.11
Organized jointly by the Hermitage and the
Peterhof State Museum Reserve, this exhibition
presented a unique restoration project.
The Russian glass bead panels that cover
Opening of “Since Tobacco You Love So Much...” exhibition
Opening of Pablo Picasso. Nude Woman in a Red Armchair from Tate
Modern, London. From the series “Masterpieces from the World’s Museums
in the Hermitage” exhibition
Opening of Centre Pompidou in the State Hermitage Museum exhibition
Opening of Swiss Stained Glass from the 16th – 18th Centuries
in the Hermitage Collection exhibition
Opening of Flemings through the Eyes of David Teniers the Younger
(1610–1690) exhibition
Opening of The Hoard of Mrs. Likhachyova exhibition
temporary exhIbItIons
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