The Winter Palace from Palace Square
The Winter Palace from Palace Square
 
“The Hermitage is a world museum, and a museum for the whole world”
Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum 

Welcome to the home page of the London Friends of the Hermitage. We exist to support the Hermitage Museum, one of the world’s greatest museums.

The museum has a collection of over 3 million pieces, including many masterpieces, and is housed in the Winter Palace and adjoining buildings in St Petersburg. The museum’s website  is a comprehensive guide to its treasures. A history of the museum and its departments can be found here.