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The State Hermitage Museum
4.5
26,694 reviews
#3 of 3,309 things to do in St. Petersburg
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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One of the most famous art museums in the world, this museum is housed in the Winter Palace, and contains over 2.7 million exhibits including some of the world's greatest works of art.
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More than 3 hours
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Neighbourhood: Admiralteisky
How to get there
  • Admiralteyskaya • 7 min walk
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Thanks sarovar for great experience
Mar 2023 • Business
I think this hotel is amazing and very good service i loved so much and everyone should visit here once a life to enjoy your life...........#loved sarovor
Written 26 March 2023
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Omid Zohournia
Iran45 contributions
Art and History
Jun 2022
The world famous museum.
The exhibitions are excellent .
A collection of the finest art .
Just loved this place-a must see.
Written 10 December 2022
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Triptopersia-Agent
Shiraz, Iran142 contributions
History and art (but no one knows English)
Nov 2022
I have no words to describe the place.
This museum is really a treasury, the building itself is very beautiful and magnificent.

We used Audioguide which is available to rent at the gate but unfortunately the 2nd and 3rd floors didn't have Audio guide support.

The staff of the museum does not know any English, I lost my way and none of them could help me,
this was strange for a well-known museum that has visitors from all over the world.
Written 20 November 2022
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MANsour ABDoli
Tehran, Iran89 contributions
We were the only people in many halls
Feb 2022
We had amazing experience in Saint Petersburg in Winter 2022.
That was cold winter without any big group or any sort of mass tourism there. we could walk easily in the museum. Visit our favorite halls and watch painting for long time without annoying from other people.
Believe or not, we stayed in front of da Vinci painting for some minutes and we were the only people in the hall.
All in all I highly recommend to visit Hermitage museum in winter time. You can experience same as walking in the private gallery, not one of the biggest and the most popular museum in the world
Written 1 October 2022
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Vicky Silve
Abbadia Lariana, Italy629 contributions
A casket of history and treasures
Sep 2022
Probably this is the only surviving residence of the Tsars in the city center. Nowadays it’s mainly known as the building in which the treasures of Hermitage Museum are guarded. In the architecture of the palace, you can easily recognize Bartolomeo Rastrelli’s style.
Written 28 September 2022
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Igor Alexeev
Moscow, Russia113,875 contributions
The State Hermitage Museum: summer walks...
Jun 2022
The world famous museum. Number 6 in the Top 10 most popular museums in the world, with 1.7 million visitors per year. What is undoubtedly great about the museum is the possibility to enter at any time and to stay as long as you like... And so we did, as we had 4 free hours before the Sapsan. In a week, of course, all the exhibits of the Hermitage cannot be seen, but in 4 hours it is quite possible to try. If you want to see new expositions (in our case, “Two Palmyras” and “Oman at the Hermitage”), and also make sure that all the old expositions are in their proper places. We generally succeeded. The ticket price, by the way, is 1000 ₽. Bought online from the museum website.
Written 23 September 2022
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Alexander_Kudrin
Samara, Russia9,221 contributions
The tour gives an opportunity to see the main halls and exhibits in an hour and a half.
Jul 2022 • Family
The last time I was in the Hermitage was when I was 14 years old. Nevertheless, I remember the main sights well. You can buy a ticket online for 700 rubles.
The tour gives an opportunity to see the main halls and exhibits in an hour and a half.
We did not like the first guide, so we joined another group with a lively woman who vividly told many interesting stories about the exhibits. We spent three and a half hours at the museum. We walked only 8 km, but fatigue apparently affected and by the end we could hardly move our legs.
Written 28 July 2022
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La Si
Prague, Czech Republic2 contributions
Lakhta tower
Oct 2021
Lakhta Tower with height of 462m is the highest building in Europe and 16th highest skyscraper in the world. Recommand to visit 🙂
Written 15 February 2022
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Lilya T
Los Angeles, CA12 contributions
Amazing Museum
Dec 2021
The State Hermitage Museum is the home of the world most famous art. It's a must while visiting St. Petersburg.
Written 24 January 2022
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Maxim
England, UK30 contributions
Excellent place, but a bit of grim attitude of some staff members towards kids
Dec 2021
Been several times. Excellent place. Now especially better when you can book a time slot for entering the museum, so no need to queue now, however there is miscommunication on the website about booking kids tickets and also the web site says that ticket office is shut there, but when we turned up there with kids, we were told off in a rude form that we should have gotten the free tickets for kids at the ticket office, that according to the web site is shut. So we were talked upon in a rude form for following their own instructions! Also the staff members in most of the rooms should be a bit friendlier towards kids in my opinion. However, there were only a handful that were very positive towards young kids, as this encourages visits to museums with young kids…
Written 15 January 2022
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THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM (St. Petersburg) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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The State Hermitage Museum is open:
  • Tue - Tue 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Wed - Wed 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
  • Thu - Thu 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Fri - Sun 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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