TheHermitageMuseuminSaintPetersburg,Russiaisoneoftheworld'slargestartmuseums.ItsmagnificentbuildingsservedastheofficialresidenceoftheRussianEmperorsforalmosttwocenturies.Nowtheyareopentothepublicandovertwomillionartifactsandworksofartfromprehistorictimestothecontemporaryperiodareexhibitedinhundredsofgalleriesandrooms.TheHermitageMuseumhousesarichcollectionofGreekandRomansculptures,splendidjewelry,andmanyofthebestworksofRaphael,DaVinci,Titian,Giorgione,Velasquez,VanDyke,Rembrandt,manyotherDutchmasters,FrenchImpressionists,and20thCenturymasterssuchasMatisseandPicasso. Themoderndigitaltechnologiesmakemanytreasuresofworldartclosertous.TheimpressionoftheimagereproducedbytheBlu-Raydisccouldbecomparedtothepersonalvisittothemuseum.ThewealthoftheHermitagecollectionranksalongwiththoseoftheLouvreandPrado.ItwasbasedontheprivatecollectionofCatherineII,whichwasquicklyenlargedbyacquisitionsofworksofartfromthefamousEuropeancollectors.NowtheHermitagepossessesmorethan3millionexhibits–fromthepre-historiccultureuptothemodernart.Thecorrectcolorreproduction,thelargefragmentsofartworks,thepanoramicviewsoftheWinterPalace'sfacadesandthepassagethroughthemuseumroomsandhallswillhelpyoutomakeavirtualtriptotheworld-famousmuseum.