"The Hermitage Cookbook" is a hymn to the unity of material world seen through the prism of art, literature, ethnographic observations and historical documents. The book covers a wide range of culinary recipes – ancient, national, family and royal. A...

This book is dedicated to humanity's oldest and most loyal friend, our companion since time immemorial – the DOG. Dogs have devotedly served poor shepherds and mighty kings, and even the gods. Their hidden talents and capabilities are spoken of in th...

This elegant gift edition pays tribute to the symbolic and allegorical language of flowers by placing flower portraits , manuscripts and botanical atlases alongside myths, legends and poetry from around the world. Devoted to flowers, the book is beau...

The symbolism surrounding the bird is unequalled by any other creature. Godlike, mysterious, benevolent or evil, they can be associated with fire, with freedom, with fragility and have been a recurrent symbol in mythology, literature and art through...

This book is part of a series developed to introduce young readers to the world of art. Children are invited to search for how many of a certain object they can find in a single piece of art. Then, they turn the page to discover four different works...

Indeed, a visit to a museum resembles a journey. Walking along its galleries and seeing the masterpieces of bygone ages we get acquainted with different epochs, countries, their customs and traditions. This may become even more fascinating if we take...

Every letter in this unusual ABC book opens a door into the treasure-stores of one of the world's great museums. the book is aimed not only at children who start learning their letters, but also at a slightly older age group and at parents who want t...

Miniature souvenir version of the large-format ABC book. Enlarged details of paintings, sculpture, jewellery, netsuke, Scythian gold-all these masterpieces of world culture created by human hands across many centuries can be found here.

A delightful way to encourage children to learn using masterpieces of the HERMITAGE Museum!

They were there for different reasons: Vanya was hiding in the museum crowds to escape from fatigue and a sour mood, while Tasya had wandered away from her parents and gotten lost while collecting ideas for her album. The kids find that they have som...