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WELCOME TO THE LONDON FRIENDS OF THE HERMITAGE
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25th May: 16.30 : Private Tour and Talk
Sotheby's, 34 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA
The Russian Sale
A private tour of the forthcoming Spring auction of Russian Paintings, Fabergé and Works of Art with Sotheby's specialists Frances Asquith and Darin Bloomquist. The tour will last for approximately 45 minutes, followed by a drinks reception.
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The Tsar of The Sea
by Mikhail Vrubel
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Followed by
25th May: 18.00 - 19.30 : Private Tour and Talk
Christie's, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT
The Russian Sale
Christie's specialists will be on hand to take us through
the highlights of the Russian Sale of paintings and works of art,
including Boyarina by Makovsky (illustrated) and a porcelain plate from
the Raphael Service reproducing the designs used in the Winter Palace.
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- 13th June: 18.30 - Private View with the artist Lord March
- Bermondsey Project, 46 Willow Walk, SE1 5SF
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Charles March - Nature Translated
An exhibition of original photographs by Charles March (The Earl of March); a distinguished professional photographer before taking up the responsibilities at Goodwood he now feels free to go back to photography. Lord March will talk to us about the show and how ‘Nature Translated’ shows new possibilities for digital photography, used in a spontaneous way.
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- 14th June: 18.30 - Opening Party and Private View
Hermitage Amsterdam – Impressionism: Sensation & Inspiration Highlights from the Hermitage
This exhibition presents the impressionists’ confrontation with the established rules in the art world and highlights the shocking and sensational aspects of their work. A rich collection of works from the Hermitage, St. Petersburg creates a picture of the Impressionists and their predecessors, contemporaries and successors. World-famous paintings by Monet, Renoir and Pissarro are displayed alongside works by Delacroix, Gérôme, Corot and Laurens. Tickets upon request
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29th June: 19.00
The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg - 1812 Gala Banquet and Ball
Guests at the White Nights Gala Banquet will not only enjoy privately walking through the main halls and special exhibitions they will also listen to the Symphony Orchestra play Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture in the St. George’s Hall and attend the Napoleonic style 1812 Ball in the Heraldry Hall. The evening will commence with a cocktail reception in the Rafael loggia, followed by a 5-course dinner in the Jordan Gallery and will conclude with a farewell toast in Catherine the Great’s Hanging Garden. Tickets £1,000
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4th July : 18.30 - Lecture and Book Launch
Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2TA
Dr. Natalia Murray : Nikolay Punin - The First Commissar of the Hermitage Museum
A talk on the history of the Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace in the first two years after the October 1917 Revolution. The lecture will be followed by the book launch of The Unsung Hero of the Russian Avant-Garde. Life and Times of Nikolay Punin with a drinks reception.
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