Guided tours of the exhibition “Glasstress. Window to the Future”

From 15 October 2021, the Hermitage is offering guided tours of the exhibition “Glasstress. Window to the Future”.

The cost of a ticket with guiding services for all categories of visitor is 1,000 roubles. Ticket-holders will also have the opportunity to independently view the displays in the General Staff building. The duration of the time slot, including the guided tour and independent viewing, is two hours. Tours take place on Fridays, beginning at 6 pm.

Tickets for the guided tours can be purchased through the museum website.

The exhibition “Glasstress. Window to the Future”, which has been organized by the State Hermitage in conjunction with the Berengo Studio of Venice, will run until 31 October.

This is one of the museum’s largest exhibitions of contemporary art, occupying more than ten halls, including the monumental expanses of the Grand Enfilade and White Hall, as well as the intimate spaces of the Courtyard Gallery and the Red Halls in the General Staff building. They will become the setting for miniature sculptures, large-scale installations, chandeliers several metres in size and even video art. The participants include such famous figures as Ai Weiwei, Renate Bertlmann, Koen Vanmechelen, Michael Joo, Joseph Kosuth, Petah Coyne, Mat Collishaw and Laure Prouvost.