In Kaluga will have a branch of the Hermitage
ARTinvestment.RU   08 сентября 2015

The centre, which is proposed to open in Kaluga will be culturally-просветительским and exhibition

In Kaluga will have a branch of the Hermitage. About it recently signed a Memorandum of intent between the State Hermitage and the government of the Kaluga oblast@

"the Ministry of culture creates the branches of the State Hermitage Museum and other major museums throughout the country, so you can see priceless exhibits at arm's length," said the Minister of culture Vladimir Medinsky after signing Memorandum@

Similar centers already operate in Hermitage Kazan and Vyborg, is planned to open branches in Omsk, Yekaterinburg and far Vostoke@

"signed Today is very important for the Hermitage agreement, — said General Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky. — We have a program “Great Hermitage” for 20 years, the first phase has been completed. Its main task is to make the collection of our Museum is available. We want the Hermitage was available. It is not only about art but also about the lectures, children's clubs. The centre, which is proposed to open in Kaluga will be cultural and educational, exhibition".

In the near future will be solved organizational questions relating to exhibitions at the Kaluga Museum of fine arts, composed of a whole programme of exhibitions. "One of the first exhibitions will be devoted to the Russian arms and the war of 1812," added the Director Armitage@

"of Course, we will do everything to fulfill the demands that accompany the implementation of such a landmark project that is associated with the movement and preservation of works of art, said at the signing of the Memorandum of the acting Governor of Kaluga region Anatoly Artamonov. — Today will start a new Chapter in the rich cultural life of the Kaluga region".

Source: mkrf.ru