The State Hermitage Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)
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The State Hermitage Museum
4.5
#3 of 3,747 things to do in St. Petersburg
Art Museums
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.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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  • wally Cranflopp
    Dudley, United Kingdom75 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very large house.
    I am writing this review a little later than expected. 28 years ago I visited this lovely old house. The man on the door,Huji Nikabolokof,was very helpful and let me in for only £377.12 . This was a very kind gesture and I thanked him by giving him my sister.(he was visibly thrilled). When inside,I saw so many paintings by some very talented artists and a few rubbish ones. The house could easily house 200 people in great comfort and opulence. The toilets were so clean I attempted to eat my lunch off one but was told that I shouldn’t?? I’m glad they have a good cleaner who must work incredibly hard to keep all the sticky liquids off the statuettes. The restaurant is not that bad,I had a bowl of something that was either soup or funky porridge,either way,it was delicious. The feeling of history was very imposing and after 3 weeks,I had seen all that I could. Well done to the clever people who built this really, really big house. I hope they get a chance to build another one,maybe in Doncaster next time?????
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled solo
    Written June 26, 2023
  • Brenda S
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Hermitage 1975
    I saw this gorgeous museum in December of 1975. What I saw was splendor one only dreams about. I've been to the Louvre in Paris. The Hermitage makes theouvre look like a dump. They have more artwork by the masters than anywhere in the world. I saw the crown jewels in London, but the Hermitage has so much more from all the countries with royalty. Example....a solid gold peacock that is about 5 ft. tall and it unfurls it's tail. This is a must see. If you don't do anything else while in Russia, you have to see this. BTW, the Russian people were extremely friendly, helpful and enthusiatic about America, at least back then.
    Visited July 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 19, 2023
  • spaniel12
    Svalbard, Norway257 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    magnificent buildings, awesome collection of art works
    There are so much to see and learn here... about art, history and human civilization. The building is vast and magnificent. The floor artwork is gorgeous. There are good collections of Raphael's paintings. The collection of altay civilization is impressive (room25, 27).
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written April 30, 2024
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DrD
Sheffield, UK16 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
So Disappointing
Sep 2019
The grand entrance with the magnificent marble staircases leading up to the first level, the sparkling mirrors, red carpets, stupendous chandeliers - is no more. Now it is the exit with no lighting, dusty stairs, dull mirrors, greyness everywhere.
The art galleries are so overcrowded with tourists from a large Asian country that it is impossible to move, let alone see the pictures. There was no time when the overcrowding didn't exist, and the entrance queues were very lengthy. Not sure what the answer is - perhaps the museum opens from 5pm to 8pm especially for the massive groups of tourists and the rest of the day for everybody else. And reinstall the beautiful entrance. I'm very grateful that I have seen the Hermitage Museum previously in all its glory.
Written January 2, 2020
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DeeCeeDelux
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg314 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Nice museum, annoying queue
Feb 2020 • Couples
The State Hermitage Museum is without any doubt an amazing museum with a vast amount of European, Russian, Asian, and so forth, art.

What spoiled the experience however is the behavior of the visitors while queuing to get in. The waiting time is non negligible, beware of that. So people start getting nervous to get in and therefore try skipping the queue - which is rather annoying - or you realize that the one person in front of you was actually queuing for an entire group that shows up just before entering - which is even more annoying. Also, even if you are allowed to enter for free (like students) you have to pass by the main counter and cannot use the ticket vending machines (if they actually work, because they didn’t when we were there).
Written February 9, 2020
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Julia S
Shoreham-by-Sea, UK430 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Highlight of our trip
Mar 2020
One visit to the Hermitage is not enough - it is extensive and should not be missed. It was very busy in certain areas, the guide map details each of the exhibitions and buildings. This is a museum on the grandest scale. The Hermitage is a series of buildings (including the Winter Palace) along the Palace Embankment. Having a guide enabled us to see the highlights of the exhibitions with some of her History of Art Background knowledge. Again we were able to be on our own in the entrance hall as we had an early ticket for the day, Romanov family rooms in the Winter Palace seem like an 'add on' to the extensive historical artifacts. This is not to be missed on a visit to SP
Written April 30, 2020
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CATIWARIG
Noida, India480 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
HUUUUUUUGE museum.....Challenge you see it all.
Aug 2019
I think one the best attraction of St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum. I found it amazing. First, it size...unthought of. You need lots and lots of time to see it completely. An art and antique lover can spend as time here as he / she wants. The building has many halls each with different type of art, culture and history related items. Very diverse collection. Its so huge that we could hardly cover 10-15% of it in nearly 3 hours. But it has so many things to attract. If you have a passion for history and art, go early in morning and spend your full day. For a random traveler like me, going any time and spending 2-3 hours would be enough. But dont miss it.
Written May 6, 2020
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Hasmik M
Yerevan, Armenia2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Terrible cloakrooms and worst customer service ever!
Aug 2019 • Friends
Was very disappointed with the service. In the museum website it was mentioned that we can leave our carry on bagage in the cloakroom. However on site after buying tickets we were told that they meant a small bag by “carry on”. We were checked out at that time planning to spend the day in museum before our flight. Then we were told to approach Kempinski hotel in 100m were supposed to be a paid bagage store. We went there and been told that it’s onl for hotel guests. You can imagine how pissed off we were when we had to enter the museum in turns. Unorganized terrible service!
Written February 15, 2020
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PB1228
New York City, NY26 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Awesome Collection
Jan 2020 • Solo
I could not wait to see Catherine’s collection of art and it did not disappoint. Her collection was exquisite. I highly recommend a visit to this museum along with Catherine collection there are other arts if work and showcase that are phenomenal.
Written January 22, 2020
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dunoonargyll
dunoonargyll34 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
GetYourGuide 'Beat the queue' guided tour.
Jan 2020
The guided tour with Maria was superb. Maria's knowledge of History and the Arts was outstanding. The Hermitage Museum is an absolute must for anyone visiting St Petersburg and I would definitely recommend a tour with Maria at GetYourGuide. Her English is perfect and she explains everything in an interesting and clear way.
Written February 6, 2020
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laylapretoria
United Kingdom176 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Too busy. Rowded, worrying about being robbed
Aug 2019
On a cruise in Russia one has to take your passport out with you, then everyone’s warns how many tourists are robbed and have to somehow make the 700 mile journey to Moscow to the embassies. The Hermitage has the worst reputation. Yes it has some beautiful paintings if people actually let you see them and beautiful gold in the gold room, but the hassle and tension wasn’t worth it, go in January when it’s freezing and no tourists just pickpockets!
Written January 8, 2020
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Jeff Zorak
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Tour guide couldn't be more vague
Oct 2019
Overall I think the museum was okay, but as it was such a large one, my tour guide was incapable of explaining anything in detail to me. I asked him what the enormous statue was, and he responded saying that, "this is the main statue of Russia, no actually it's the Russian statue". Whereas the research I did when I got home said that it was the 'Russian Hermitage Statue'. He himself was not aware and this fact annoyed me. The museum may be good but it's too large to be explained by one guide. I learnt absolutely nothing out of it, and it wasted my $70, not to mention my time too.
Written August 18, 2020
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Narisaraporn P
Luang Prabang, Laos179 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Must to visit the second large museum in the world
Jan 2020 • Couples
Visiting this museum will take the whole day or at least half a day. The architecture and the interior of the building itself is amazingly beautiful. All the exhibitions are really interesting. We love the Egypt section and the painting section. It is worth to spend a day there.
Written January 3, 2020
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The State Hermitage Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

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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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