My Hermitage
How the Hermitage Survived Tsars, Wars, and Revolutions to Become the Greatest Museum in the World
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · October 13, 2015
In a memoir, the museum’s longtime director takes the reader on a private tour of this global treasure.
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- Who it’s for
- The Hermitage’s collections and history come into view through its longtime director’s memoir and essays.
- Themes
- Art and cultural history, Russian history, Museum collections
- Genres
- Museum Studies & Curation, Artists' Lives, Permanent Collections
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In a memoir, the museum’s longtime director takes the reader on a private tour of this global treasure. Holding one of the largest collections of Western art in the world, the Hermitage is also a product of Russia and its dramatic history. Founded by Empress Catherine the Great in 1764, the stunning Winter Palace was built to house her growing collection of Old Masters and to serve as a home for the imperial family.
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Tsars came and went over the years, artworks were acquired and sold, buildings were burned down in terrible fires, and still the collections grew. After the violent upheavals of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the palaces and collections were opened to the public. Now, in an unprecedented collection of illuminating essays, Piotrovsky explores the cultural history of a collection as rich in adventure as art. From fascinating intrigues to revelatory scholarship on the collection’s incredible art and artifacts, My Hermitage is a profound and captivating story of art’s timelessness and how it brings people together.
Hermitage Collections
The Hermitage’s collections and history come into view through its longtime director’s memoir and essays.
Come here for
- The Hermitage’s history through its changing collections and buildings
- Essays on art, artifacts, and the museum’s cultural history
Expect
- Catherine the Great’s founding of the museum in 1764
- The effects of revolution, fires, acquisitions, and sales on the Hermitage
Where it sits
| Museum Studies & Curation | 49% |
|---|---|
| Permanent Collections | 32% |
| Artists' Lives | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Museum Studies & Curation
- Museum Photography Collections
- Photo Essays & Documentary
- Authors
- Dr. Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- October 13, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Art and cultural history · Russian history · Museum collections
- Reading lane
- Museum Studies & Curation