The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg

The State Hermitage Museum is said to be one of the largest museum in the world. It has over 3 million different kinds of art in it. The museum is situated along the Palace Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The museum has such a large collection of arts that it cannot be put out on display at one point in time. It is said to have the oldest art galleries the world. The museum was made in 1764 and was made public in the year 1852. The huge collection of the State Hermitage Museum is spread in six different buildings along the Palace Embankment. The most prominent and known amongst them is the Winter Palace, which now is made the official residence of Russian Tsars.

It is very interesting to know that the Hermitage Museum also has international branches. It is located in Amsterdam, London, Las Vegas, and Ferrara (Italy). In fact, the State Hermitage Museum has coined its presence even in the Guinness World Records for having the world’s largest collection of paintings.

Some of the classic collection of the State Hermitage Museum is the western art collection that includes Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Poussin, Claude Lorrrian, Watteau, Tiepolo etc. The museum also has a beautiful assortment of Faberge Jewelery. Even though the main museum was established in the year 1764, it has seen constant expansions every century. In the 19th century, addition to the museum was done by relics of Greek and Scythian culture. More of ancient gold was added to the museum, thus making it the world’s richest collection of gold. During the 20th century, a private collection of several of the Russian Tsars were added to the museum and in the 21st century, the building expanded to nearby general staff and took over more ambitious projects in the international branches of the museum.