Hermitage Museum Cats Website

Over the past decade the cats have become as popular as the museums collection the Hermitage staff said.

Hermitage museum cats website. Once a motley crew of frightened strays hiding half-starving in the palaces basement the Hermitages cats are now a well-loved well-fed part of the museums family. Some seventy former. Petersburg Russia from mice.

As of 2015 visitors may apply to adopt one of the Hermitage Cats. The Hermitage hosts an annual party for the cats and has a website where locals. The cats now numbering about 70 live in the Hermitage since its foundation in 1764 to protect the mice from the numerous works of art that house the galleries of the gallery.

The largest building of the State Hermitage Museum which was built to the design of architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-1762 was ordered by Empress Eliz. In 2007 the museum began obtaining cats through pet adoption programs. Russias hermitage museum is stuffed with cats by alanna martinez 111715 301pm this picture taken on october 14 2015 reveals a cat in entrance of the state hermitage museum in st.

Russia and St Petersburg Albums. The official site provides a virtual tour and history of the museum buildings. Well this was refreshing to watch this morning.

The cats of the Hermitage are according to their director Mikhail Piotrovski an important part of the life of the museum and one of its living legends. The cats first took up residence inside the Hermitage well before it was a museum in 1745 when Empress Elisabeth put out a call for the finest cats of Kazan to help catch mice in what was. A Hermitage cat.

There have been cats in the Hermitage museum ever since the days of the Elizabeth Petrovna. Every cat has its own dishes sleeping basket and a toilet. Also youll be glad to know that more than 35 of orders are done before The Hermitage Cats.