Category: Hermitage Museum

  • Developing VR experiences for cultural institutions

    Developing VR experiences for cultural institutions

       The Vive Studios program will fund and develop VR experiences for cultural institutions. Whether examining a priceless collection of ancient treasures or exploring an exhibit of historic war artifacts, museums have always provided an exceptional way to preserve and educate the public. But now institutions are aiming to make museum experiences more interactive and…

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  • Unlocking the stories behind the art

    Unlocking the stories behind the art

    Through the Smartify free app, users can unlock the stories behind art and create a digital personal art collection. Smartify has now partnered with some of the world’s most popular museums.   Love visiting art galleries but hate not knowing the stories behind the artworks? Wish you could carry your favourite art with you, and…

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  • Hermitage deputy director placed under house arrest

    Hermitage deputy director placed under house arrest

    Mikhail Novikov, the deputy director of Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum, has been put under house arrest after a Moscow court charged him with suspected fraud in connection with construction projects at the museum, Sophia Kishkovsky of the Art Newspaper reports. The case may be part of a larger scandal involving the embezzlement of roughly $2…

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