State Hermitage Museum

One of the best collections that you can discover with your State Hermitage Museum tickets is that of the Egyptian Antiquities, which date back to 1852 and include the famous Castiglione Collection. This collection is located inside a large hall on the ground floor in the eastern wing of the museum, and boasts of artefacts from ancient Mesopotamia, Babylon, Nimrud as well as Dur-Sharrukin.

The collection of classical antiquities can be found in the rooms on the ground floors of the Old as well as the New Hermitage buildings. These contain Greek artefacts from as early as the 5th century BC, in addition to Hellenistic sculpture and jewellery pieces, ancient Greek pottery, roman marble and bronze sculptures, as well as works of applied art from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, among other things.

The Prehistoric Art collection is one attraction that you must not miss out when you avail your State Hermitage Museum tickets. The collection is located on the ground floor of the western wing of the Winter Palace. It contains artefacts from the Palaeolithic to the Iron ages, all of which were excavated in Russia and parts of the former Russian empire and Soviet Union. You can also find a collection of artworks and items from the nomadic tribes of the Altai from Bashadar and Pazyryk sites, which includes the oldest surviving knotted-pile carpet and wooden chariot in the world, from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC.

There are four rooms located on the ground floor of the New Hermitage building which houses jewellery and decorative arts from the 4th century BC all the way to the early 20th century AD. You can also find jewellery pieces from Caucasus, Asia as well as Pontic steppes in the museum, such as the Sarmatian and Scythian gold. Other highlights of this collection include an 18th century golden Peacock Clock, a mosaic collection and applied arts from the 12th to 15th centuries.

When using your State Hermitage Museum Tickets, head over to the rooms on the first floor of the Old Hermitage, which is known for its collection of Italian Renaissance exhibits. The rooms were designed between 1851 and 1860, and feature works by famed Italian Renaissance artists, such as Giorgione, Titian, Veronese as well as Leonardo da Vinci. In the eastern wing of the New Hermitage, you can find sculptures as well as tapestries and paintings by Raphael from the 15th to 16th centuries.

Located on the first floor of the New Hermitage are three interior spaces, which boasts of some of the most spectacular works of Italian and Spanish fine art from the 16th to 18th centuries, in addition to Russian lapidary works of the 19th century. These also include works like Crouching Boy by Michelangelo and paintings by El Greco, among other artists.

Use your State Hermitage Museum tickets to explore the Knights’ Hall, located in the eastern wing of the New Hermitage. The room, which was designed to display a collection of coins, now houses a collection of arms and armours from western Europe, dating back to the 15th to 17th centuries.

Located in the southern and western wings of the New Hermitage are rooms and galleries that house artworks from the Dutch Golden Age as well as Flemish Baroque paintings from the 17th century. These include numerous artworks by artists like Rembrandt, Van Dyck as well as Rubens, in addition to paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Jan van Goyen, Ferdinand Bol and others.

With your State Hermitage Museum tickets, you can also marvel at the spectacular collections of German, Swiss, British and French fine art in the museum. These collections are located on the first floor rooms in the southern end of the Winter Palace. In addition to 16th century German fine art and French fine arts from the 15th to 18th centuries, you can also discover British applied and fine art from the 16th to 19th century in these rooms.

The Russian Art collection of the museum can be found in the eastern, northern and western ends of the first floor of the Winter Palace. The collection boasts of thousands of works of Russian arts from the 11th to the 19th centuries, and are a major attraction of the State Hermitage Museum.

Another major collection highlight that you can witness with the State Hermitage Museum tickets is that of the French Neoclassical, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. The collection boasts of many works by famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet as well as Renoir, and is housed on the fourth floor of the eastern wings of the General Staff Building.

Located in the General Staff Building of the museum is an extensive collection of Modern, German Romantic as well as other artworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. These include works by Matisse, Derain, Picasso, Petrocelli, Giacomo Manzu and other notable artists. You can also find German romantic art of the 19th century and oriental artworks from China, India, Mongolia, Central Asia, Tibet, and Byzantium in these galleries.