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A large collection of jewelry, dresses and costumes belonging to members of the imperial family in the 18th-19th centuries, as well as about a hundred paintings, have become exhibits of the State Hermitage Jewels: The Splendor of the Russian Courtyard exhibition in Amsterdam. Unique items are exhibited at the Hermitage branch, opened in the Dutch capital ten years ago, TASS reports.
The Hermitage deputy director Georgy Vilinbakhov called the Amsterdam Center the most successful among the museum branches. Vilinbakhov explained it by the high museum culture that have developed in the Dutch capital and the similarity of Amsterdam and St. Petersburg.
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The residents of the Netherlands have had the chance to see the unique collections of the Hermitage for the last ten years. The works of recognized geniuses of painting from the main collection of the St. Petersburg museum have been recently exhibited in Amsterdam. About 120 thousand people have visited the exhibition for six months. The Hermitage believes that the new exhibition will attract even more attention.
According to Vilinbakhov, the idea to show the Dutch art lovers and tourists the costumes of members of the Russian royal court came from the organizers during the preparation of the jewelry exhibition. Specialists decided to add other exhibits to the jewelry (for example, portraits of members of the royal family), which will help visitors better understand the era and life of the imperial family in different centuries.
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