The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, and it has been open to the public since 1852.
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Year CreatedFounding of the museum's collection by Catherine the Great; the Winter Palace building itself predates this. LocationPalace Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1 Building TypeArt museum, housed in a historic palace complex 1 Commissioned By Current UsePublic art museum, open to the public since 1852 1 Visitor AccessFree entry the third Thursday of every month; free daily for students and children 1 Connections
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Art museum in Saint Petersburg, centered on the Baroque Winter Palace complex.
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Centered on Rastrelli's Baroque Winter Palace complex.
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The State Hermitage Museum (%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+April+17%23Template%3ALang-rus%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}}</noinclude>Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world.
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is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world.
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The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace, a former residence of Russian emperors.
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entrance is free of charge the third Thursday of every month for all visitors, and free daily for students and children.
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It has been open to the public since 1852.
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It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky.
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The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world.
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is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and holds the largest collection of paintings in the world
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