The State Hermitage located in the former main residence of the Russian Emperors is equal to Louvre in Paris and The British Museum in London.

In point of completeness and selection the Hermitage collection of West­ern European painting is one of the best in the world. It embraces all national schools (from Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain) and the work of many celebrated masters (Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Tititan, El Greco, Velazquez, Murillo, outstanding paintings by Rembrandt, Van Dyck and Rubens).

Price: 4500 RUB

Duration: 3 hours

Type of excursion: walking

Excursion is available on English and Russian

Description:

Its exhibits offer an excellent opportunity for studying Western European painting of the thirteenth to the twentieth century and for assessing the contribution of each school and epoch to the development of art the world over. A visit to the Hermitage picture gallery provides an aesthetic experience of a very high order.

The department of the History of West European Art also includes a fine collection of European sculpture containing works of Michelangelo, Canova, Falconet, Houdon, one of the world’s most outstanding collection of applied art, rich in tapestries, furniture, lace, ivories, porcelain, bronzers, silver, jewelry, enamels, cameos.

Fabulous treasures are gathered in the museum: monuments of ancient Greece and Rome, rare collection of specimens of Scythian culture and art, objects found in the burial mounds of The Altai, oriental collections of China, Iran, India and Byzantium, all located in the gala interiors of the four buildings of the Palace.

Museum admittance fee is not included.