Баранова, Starlight 9. Учебник. Module 6. Russia

I know that it is in St Petersburg and that it has a huge collection of art from all over the world.
How many people visit it each year?
How many works of art it contains?
Who started the museum?
The text answered all of my questions.

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bought hoping it will become more valuable – invested
remarkable/amazing – awe-inspiring
necessary/very important – vital
latest/newest – state-of-the-art
mixes – blends
moves through quickly – sweeps
moved into something different – branched out
amazing – magnificent

Saint Petersburg – location of the museum
The Winter Palace – one of the buildings of the museum
Catherine the Great – started collecting art
1917 – The Hermitage renamed the State Hermitage
11 years – the time it would take to see all the exhibits for
1 minute each
Kandinsky – artist some of whose work is in the museum
Staraya Derevnya district – area where museums storage facilities are
Russian Ark – award-winning film that was filmed in the State Hermitage

The Art Restoration and Storage Centre of the State Hermitage is a very interesting place to visit and not just for the tour. There is a display of Russian furniture that has over 1,200 exhibits from the last two hundred years. There is also the Hall of Carriages that contains some incredible carriages that were actually used on some historic occasions. There is a separate area for sculpture, tapestries and a whole department dedicated to Oriental art.