Hermitage Amsterdam
Restoration of the building Amstelhof and refurbishment into exhibition building and Russian cultural centre for the Hermitage.
The Hermitage Museum has a collection of three million works of art, much more than can ever been shown in St. Petersburg. Pieces from the collection were first shown in the Nieuwe Kerk, a 16th century church in the heart of Amsterdam, and a venue for art from all over the world. After several successful exhibitions of Russian art, the idea was born to establish an annex of the Hermitage here in Amsterdam. Besides fine arts, this centre of Russian culture is to be home to concerts, symposiums, a library, a documentation centre and shops.
Amstelhof, the building that housed the Amsterdam elderly for more than 400 years, opened part of its premises in 2004 as Hermitage on the Amstel. This modest beginning is now being expanded to create a new accommodation that fills the entire building.
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