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A new tactile exhibit has appeared at the Hermitage


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In the Twelve-Column Hall a new element has appeared in the display that visitors are allowed to touch – a tactile copy of a black-glazed hydria from the 4th century BC. The model was introduced as part of the continuation of the inclusive programme “Art in Feelings, Antiquity”.

The exhibit is located close to the original hydria (a water jar) that is also known as the “Queen of Vases” on account of its outstanding artistic characteristics and rare subject mattter. The relief composition on the vessel depicts ten deities of the Eleusinian circle, including Demeter, the goddess of fertility, and her daughter Persephone, Dionysus, the god of wine, as well as Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite and others. The ancient vessel retains traces of having been decorated with white, blue and purple paints and gilding.

This Hermitage is giving its guests the opportunity to literally make contact with masterpieces of world culture by placing tactile copies of them in the permanent display. The tactile model of the hydria, which reproduces the relief, shape and colour characteristics of the original was created using digital modelling technology, printed with a 3D printer, finished and painted by hand. It stands on a historical stone pedestal, allowing it to fit unobtrusively into the display of the art of Classical Antiquity.

We remind readers that currently visitors to the Main Museum Complex also have access to other tactile models of ancient vessels: a lekane from the second quarter of the 4th century BC (Hall 130), a figured lekythos made in Attica in the 4th century BC for the storage of aromatic oil (Hall 115) and a panel with reliefs presenting the various shapes of Greek vessels (Hall 117).

As part of the inclusive project tactile copies have previously been presented of the famous Gonzaga Cameo (Hall 120); a sculptural group depicting Hercules battling with the lion (Hall 114); a bust of the goddess Athena (Hall 112); a statue of the god Serapis (Hall 121) and a sculpture of a young ram (Hall 108), as well as 3D models of the Atlantes from the portico of the New Hermitage building. All these exhibits are now in the permanent display and are accompanied by explanations in Braille.

The ”Art in Feelings” programme in the halls of the Main Museum Complex’s permanent display is being implemented with the support of Sberbank.

In 2025, the following stage, devoted to the art of China, will be presented.


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