Culture as Scandal: The Hermitage Story by Norman, Geraldine

Culture as Scandal: The Hermitage Story

The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is one of the greatest museums in the world, with a...
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Author: Geraldine Norman
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Language: English
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Culture as Scandal: The Hermitage Story by Norman, Geraldine

Culture as Scandal: The Hermitage Story

$124.63

Culture as Scandal: The Hermitage Story

$124.63
Author: Geraldine Norman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is one of the greatest museums in the world, with a history stretching back over 300 years. Largely inaccessible to Western visitors during the Soviet period, the Museum's inner workings have remained hidden from view in the intervening years. Now, for the first time, the longstanding Director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky and journalist Geraldine Norman lift the lid on the scandals of different kinds which have beset the Hermitage during its fascinating history, from the era of the Museum's founder Catherine the Great to the present. Through the lens of scandal, the book seeks to draw parallels between the recent problems of the Museum and earlier periods of its rich history. Covering restitution issues, controversial sales and purchases, thefts, fluctuating attributions, the fight over new art, corruption associated with the construction of the Museum's buildings, politically motivated scandals, and the 'scandal' of the Covid-19 pandemic, the book provides unique insight into the challenges of managing a world-famous institution in a country which has undergone huge political upheavals in the modern period.

Author: Geraldine Norman, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Published: 05/25/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781848225633

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