HERMITAGE REVEALED Hermitage Revealed brings together the oldest, the rarest, the most precious and the most closely guarded of Russias greatest treasures; items bought with great wealth or acquired by other means, items hoarded and saved from violent revolutionaries, items thought lost and later re-found - and all works and unique stories presented with an intimacy and immediacy that no museum or gallery experience can match. Session Times: Sat, 6th Sep: 11:30am Sun, 7th Sep: 11:30am Mon, 8th Sep: 11:30am From Rembrandt to Russian masterpieces, from prehistoric artefacts to the private gemstone collection of Catherine The Great, from Michelangelo to Matisse and much, much more, the exquisite treasures the Hermitage has to offer are seemingly endless. Hermitage Revealed puts you right there amongst it all - exploring the work and revealing the human stories behind this great institution. The Hermitage welcomes more than 2.8million visitors a year. Hermitage Revealed brings the museum to you, in all its glory, and reveals why the State Hermitage Museum is still so special after 250 years. Contributors to Hermitage Revealed include Hermitage Director Prof. Mikhail Piotrovsky, sculptor Sir Antony Gormley, architect Rem Koolhaas, Hermitages expert curators, personal stories from survivors of the Siege of Leningrad and a special cameo voice appearance by Tom Conti. Hermitage Revealed is directed by the award winning film & TV director Margy Kinmonth, whose many credits include Mariinsky Theatre with Maestro Valery Gergiev and Nutcracker Story; Outback Art – The Goldrush; and Rubens – A Master in the Making. Her series Naked Hollywood won BAFTA Best Documentary series. Tickets on sale now at orpheum.au/coming-soon?view=movie&movie=O-EXH-HER
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