Last week the Governor of the Primorsky Territory Vladimir Miklushevsky met with the director of the State Museum «Hermitage» Mikhail Piotrovsky.
Hermitage may appear in Primorye
The initiative to open a branch in the Maritime region of the world famous museum made by the head of the region. This idea was supported by the Government of Russia and the Ministry of Culture. It is possible that the branches of the museum will appear in other regions of Russia.
The idea to start this project in the Primorsky Territory Mikhail Piotrovsky liked. «We have an interest in the opening of a branch of the museum in Primorye. After all, this is the Russian gate to Asia «- said Michael Piotrowski.
In the near future director of «Hermitage» is planning to travel to the capital of Primorye to inspect the site for the future museum.
The first branch of the Hermitage appeared in 2005 in Kazan, and after five years in Vyborg. In addition, the effect of the Hermitage exhibition center in Amsterdam, and in 2015 plans to open a new branch in Barcelona — VestiRegion.ru reported the press service of the Governor of the Primorsky Territory.