Hermitage Rooms At Somerset House

A Russian Winter In London

Address:

South Building, Somerset House - Strand
WC2 R1LA - Westminster/St James
London

Nearest Bus or Train:

Knightsbridge

Open Hours:

10a-6p M-Su

The Hermitage Rooms were opened to the public in 2001 and are located in the restored South Building of Somerset House. It consists of five furnished rooms with changing exhibitions from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The splendour of the former Winter Palace has been recreated in miniature, using smoked-glass chandeliers, rich curtaining and marquetry floors. Previous exhibitions have included, 'Treasures of Catherine the Great'and 'French Drawings and Paintings: Poussin to Picasso'. Currently on display is the exhibition titled, 'Avant-garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia', showing till July 2005.

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