State Hermitage Museum

State Hermitage Museum, Russia

Opened to the public in 1852, the State Hermitage Museum is one of the oldest museums in the world. The museum started with Catherine the Great’s own collection, beginning in 1764. Today, with about 3 million pieces, the collection housed at this museum complex is also one of the largest in the world, in ten buildings.

Collections at the Hermitage Museum include Western European art from over the 13th to 20th centuries, Egyptian artifacts, Classical works, and even prehistoric works of art. Famous works housed at the Hermitage Museum include some from Rembrandt, Leonardo, and Michelangelo.