UK Friends of the Hermitage
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 The Winter Palace from Palace Square

The State Hermitage Museum is Russia's greatest museum. Housed in the former Winter Palace of the Tsars and several other magnificent buildings in St. Petersburg, it has one of the largest art collections in the world - some 3 million pieces - many of superlative quality.

By joining the UK Friends of the Hermitage you will be contributing to the preservation and development of this unique institution and helping enhance its contribution to world culture. Our members' contributions are spent on the renovation of galleries, restoration of exhibits, museum publications and educational activities. We collect subscriptions on behalf of the international Hermitage Friends Club, help rally support for the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House (London), develop collaborations with other museums and scholarly institutions, and have special responsibility for supporting museum acquisitions.

The Hermitage is a world museum and a museum for the world.
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