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Article: New European museums and permanent displays: important new museums in Amsterdam, Athens, and Berlin; substantial new presentations of permanent collections in London and Prague; a reopening in Oxford; and renovations in Venice notably open their doors to the public this year.(Directory)
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- The Magazine Antiques
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- June 1, 2009
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Hermitage Amsterdam
On June 19 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and President Dimitri Medevev of Russia are scheduled to preside over the opening ceremonies for the ambitiously expanded Hermitage Amsterdam. The museum, housed in the Amstelhof, built between 1681 and 1683 as a charitable home for the elderly, will reopen to the public on June 20. A satellite of the Russian State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Hermitage Amsterdam is independently managed by the Stichting Hermitage aan de Amstel, and, under an agreement with the Russian government, presents exhibitions featuring works from the flagship institution's permanent collection. ...