Duncan Fallowell

Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky knows all the secrets of his museum, and he’s keeping them

This committee-ridden tome by the director of the Hermitage doesn’t reveal the beautiful, chaotic place I remember

issue 10 October 2015
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  • My Hermitage: How the Hermitage Survived Tsars, Wars, and Revolution to Become the Greatest Museum in the World

    Mikhail Piotrovsky

    Skira Rizzoli, pp. 384

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