3 may 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev and Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky

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The officials discussed the upcoming 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum, to be celebrated in 2014. The prime minister noted that the Hermitage Museum is a site of global cultural significance, and its anniversary should be celebrated accordingly. At the same time, he added, the goal is not only to celebrate but to strengthen the museum.