The Hermitage Museum

 The Hermitage Museum is Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world and definitely the main tourist attraction of   St.  Petersburg.The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 225 paintings from Berlin. Nowadays, the Hermitage has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe. It includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian unique collection of Rembrandt, Rubens and Caravaggio.

(Closed Monday)