The Hermitage starts tours for hearing impaired visitors

The Hermitage starts tours for hearing impaired visitors

Saint Petersburg

Image: The State Hermitage Museum  main building

 

The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg invites deaf and hearing-impaired visitors to excursions to the temporary the exhibition “The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection”, containing masterpieces from one of the world’s largest and most significant private collections of 17th-century Dutch paintings.

Guided tours will be held in Russian sign language by Alexander Isaeva and Vera Shamaeva.

Guided tours are free for deaf and hearing impaired visitors if they have documents (pension certificate or certificate). To take part in the excursion, you must register by writing the date of the excursion and your name on the mail inclusivehermitage@gmail.com.

 

Excursion Schedule

October

October 20 (Saturday, 12.00) - Alexander Isaeva;
October 20 (Saturday, 15.00) - excursion for deaf / hearing impaired students of 10-11 classes, Vera Shamaeva;
October 27 (Saturday, 12.00) - Alexander Isaeva.

November

November 2 (Friday, 19.00) - Alexandra Isaeva;
November 4 (Sunday, 13.00) - excursion for deaf / hearing impaired students of grades 8-9, Vera Shamaeva;
November 16 (Friday, 19.00) - Vera Shamaeva;
November 17 (Saturday, 13.00) - excursion for deaf / hearing impaired students of 10-11 classes, Vera Shamaeva;
November 24 (Saturday, 1 pm) - Alexandra Isaeva;
November 25 (Sunday, 13.00) - Alexandra Isaeva.


December

December 1 (Saturday, 15.00) - excursion for deaf / hearing impaired students of grades 8-9, Vera Shamaeva;
December 2 (Sunday, 12.00) - Isaeva Isaeva;
December 2 (Sunday, 15.00) - excursion for deaf / hearing impaired students of 10-11 cells, Vera Shamaeva;
December 8 (Saturday, 13.00) - Alexander Isaeva;
December 21 (Friday, 19.00) - Vera Shamaeva;
December 23 (Sunday, 13.00) - Vera Shamaeva.

January

January 3 (Thursday, 14.00) - Alexandra Isaeva;
January 6 (Sunday, 14.00) - Vera Shamaeva;
January 11 (Friday, 19.00) - Alexandra Isaeva.