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Hermitage Friends' Club opening hours for the period of December 31st to January 10th.

Published 28 December 2021

Dear Friends,

We wish you a happy holiday season and look forward to welcoming you to the State Hermitage Museum in the New Year 2022!

Please be informed of the museum's opening hours for the period of January 1st to 10th.

  • The Hermitage is closed on January 1st, 2022. From January 2nd on, the opening hours are as usual: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 11.00 AM – 6.00 PM (last admission at 4.00 PM); Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 11.00 AM – 8.00 PM (last admission at 6.00 PM). Monday is a day off.
  • The Hermitage Friends' Club is closed from December 31st , 2021 till January 9th, 2022. Processing memberships or issuing of Friends' cards will not be possible.

  • Obliatory advance registartion for Hermitage Friends to visit the Musem still remains.
  • We kindly ask you to schedule your holiday visits to the Hermitage in advance, and sign in not later than December 31, 2021 until 4.00 pm. You are welcome to sign in for each day of holidays, better to have booked reservation and not visit than to come without notice and not be allowed in!
  • On January 2nd – 9th, Hermitage Friends' Club will be answering your calls only from 12.00 PM to 5.00 PM. We will resume our work as usual from January 10th, 2022.
  • Important! Russian citizens over the age of 18 can only enter the museum on presentation of a Russian-issued QR code. Foreign citizens can present either a Russian-issued QR code or a negative PCR test result obtained no more than 24 hours prior to visiting the museum. More about changes to the museum’s opening hours and operations.

We look forward to seeing you again in 2022!