Hermitage Amsterdam

The works of art exhibited in the Hermitage Amsterdam are all on loan from the bountiful collection of well over three million objects in the 'parent museum' State Museum Hermitage St. Petersburg. Since February 2004, over 500,000 visitors have enjoyed nine successful expositions. The Hermitage is currently located in the Neerlandia building on Nieuwe Herengracht, next to the Amstelhof building. From June 2009 the art from Russia will enjoy lots of space in the Amstelhof. The galleries in these monumental 17th-century premises are ten times the size of the current exhibition area.

 

Studios and study centre in the Hermitage Amsterdam

The Neerlandia building, in which the current museum is located, will house the Hermitage for Children. In five studios school groups as well as individual children can get to work. In addition, the 19th-century premises will house classrooms, a cafeteria and a shop for children. The Hermitage Amsterdam is more than just a museum. The building also boasts a study centre. Exhibition visitors and other interested people can look up information in this centre on various topics, for instance on the history of Russia and St. Petersburg.

 

History of Hermitage Amsterdam

In the early 1990s, The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg looked for suitable locations for satellite museums in the West. Amsterdam and St. Petersburg already shared three-hundred-year-old historical ties. Moreover, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Hermitage had previously worked well together during major exhibitions. In late February 2004 the first phase of the Hermitage Amsterdam started with small exhibitions and educational projects.

Read on about the Hermitage in Amsterdam or learn more about other Amsterdam museums, like:
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam