The State Hermitage Lectorium at the Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Centre - Музей-заповедник «Казанский Кремль»

The State Hermitage Lectorium at the Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Centre, 6+

Разнообразная тематика циклов и высокий уровень лекторов – неизменная основа этого образовательного проекта Государственного Эрмитажа.

Diverse thematic cycles and the high calibre of its lecturers form the enduring foundation of this State Hermitage educational project.

The Hermitage Lectorium offers lectures presented by leading specialists from the State Hermitage Museum, right here in Kazan. A diversity of thematic series and the high calibre of its lecturers form the foundation of this important educational project at the Hermitage-Kazan Exhibition Centre, part of the Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve.

LECTORIUM PROGRAMME FOR 2025–2026

Autumn 2025 

  • The Yusupovs. In Service to the Muses and the Empire*

October 17: The Grandee of the “Golden Age”. N.B. Yusupov the Elder and His Collection

October 18: The Last Prince of the Line. N.B. Yusupov the Younger.

October 19: The Yusupovs at a Turning Point in History. The Fate of Palaces and Collection.

Lecturer: A.A. Petrovskaya, Art Historian, Head of the Special Programs Sector, Scientific-Education Department, The State Hermitage Museum.

*As part of the “Hermitage Days 2025” programme, lectures will be held at 11:00 and 16:00.

  • From the History of 18th-Century French Art

November 11: The Soul’s Beauty. Antoine Watteau

November 12: The Beauty of Daily Life. Jean-Baptiste Chardin

November 13: The Beauty of Grand Endeavours. Jean-Antoine Houdon, Jacques-Louis David 

Lecturer: A.G. Burkovskaya, Art Historian, Staff Member of the Public Education Department, State Hermitage Museum.

Spring 2026

  • Elegance and Luxury. European and Russian Fashion and Jewellery in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.

17 February: From the ‘Antique Style’ to the Bustle. Women’s Costume in the 19th Century: The Evolution of Style

18 February: Trend setters of Imperial Russia: Empress Maria Feodorovna and Princess Zinaida Yusupova

19 February: Beautiful Pellegrina. The History of the Yusupov Family Collection of Jewellery and Rare Gemstones 

Lecturer: V.S. Petrova, Art Historian, Specialist in European and Russian Decorative Arts, Staff Member of the Public Education Department, State Hermitage Museum.

  • Italian Art of the 18th Century

17 March: Architecture from Turin to Sicily

18 March: From Monumental Painting to the Genre Scene

19 March: From Portraiture to the Veduta

Lecturer: O.G. Makho, Art Historian, Staff Member of the Public Education Department, State Hermitage Museum.

  • Impressionism. Genius Loci

April 14: Degas at the Opera

April 15: Renoir in Montmartre

April 16: Monet in Giverny

Lecturer: A.A. Petrovskaya, Art Historian, Head of the Special Programs Sector, Scientific-Education Department, The State Hermitage Museum.

Lectures begin at 11:00 and 18:30.

Price per single lecture ticket: 250 ₽

Subscription for a series of three lectures: 660 ₽

Tickets can be purchased at the museum ticket office, on-line, and with a Pushkin Card.

Pre-registration is necessary.

To register for lectures and for further information, please call: +7 (843) 567-80-32+7 (843) 567-80-34.

Places are limited.