[DOC] [TLE] Hermitage Museum - Wikipedia [PAR] The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, 
Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 
1764 ... The Western European Art collection includes European paintings, 
sculpture, and .... Catherine the Great started her art collection in 1764 by 
purchasing... [DOC] [TLE] The State Hermitage Museum :: The Saatchi Gallery [PAR] It began life as the private art collection of the imperial family and was 
nationalised ... The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg is Russia's premier 
art museum. ... Catherine, who reigned from 1762 to 1796, was a keen collector 
and her ... The famous silver dinner service that she ordered from Roettiers in 
Paris for her... [DOC] [TLE] From Ancient Coins to Koons, the Arts Expenditures of the World's ... [PAR] Mar 25, 2015 ... That the world's wealthiest people are tied not just to the art market .... Due to a 
donation by Walmart, her family's company, admission to museum is free. ... 
ARTnews named him and his wife, Hlne, in the top 10 art collectors of 2012. .... 
Founded the Blavatnik Archive, a private collection of documents,... [DOC] [TLE] Founding Benefactors of the National Gallery of Art [PAR] Each of these founders presented a private collection that could have constituted 
a museum in itself. Their combined donations established a precedent for... [DOC] [TLE] Patrons And Collectors, U.S. - Greenwood Press [PAR] In the United States, where republican government was established under ... to 
support concert halls, museums, and libraries originally established by private 
means. ... collectors?often later giving some or all of their collections to museums 
or ... After her return to America in late 1941 she established a gallery, Art of This
... [DOC] [TLE] 25th Anniversary - Montblanc [PAR] Montblanc Cultural Foundation is its Cutting-Edge Art Collection programme. 
Initiated ... de la Culture Arts Patronage Award was established, a visionary 
award that would .... In her time she was one of the most influential American 
collectors and ... After her death, the private palazzo was restructured into a 
public museum in. [DOC] [TLE] Self-guided tour of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg [PAR] Explore the State Hermitage Museum independently with our self-guided 
Hermitage walking tour. ... By the time of her death in 1796, she had amassed 
thousands of items ... retreat in which to peacefully admire her rapidly expanding 
art collection. .... War Gallery of 1812 at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, 
Russia. [DOC] [TLE] Meet the Team | Russian Art and Culture [PAR] Moving to London in 2001, she married James Butterwick, her husband and ... 
She is an avid art collector and is passionate about music, literature and 
psychology. ... the State Hermitage Museum and Garage Centre for 
Contemporary Culture, ... at the Wallace Collection and has volunteered at the 
Gallery for Russian Arts... [DOC] [TLE] From the Hermitage with love: Catherine the Great's treasures come ... [PAR] Jul 24, 2015 ... The illustrious Hermitage Museum is sending some of its greatest treasures ... 
She bought her art collection by remote control: with agents abroad to ... as a 
direct result of the purchasing standards she established in 1763. ... Photo gallery 
... is Catherine the Great herself: her legacy, begun with her own avid... [DOC] [TLE] newsletter - Hermitage Museum Foundation [PAR] Masha Tolstoy Sarandinaki and her ... The reception graciously hosted by the 
Ana Tzarev Gallery in ... dation received this collection in December 2008 from 
Mr. Torkom Demirjian, the ... He has been an avid collector of ancient art, 
particularly in areas that have been ... He firmly believes that the private 
ownership of art. [DOC] [TLE] Issue: The Global Art Industry The Global Art Industry - ArtSpecifier [PAR] Jul 4, 2016 ... He and other global gallery owners have set up shop in Hong Kong to ... modern 
art collection is housed in a Venice museum, or Charles Lang ..... has landed in 
private collections and art auctions. .... are back to the founders creating 
everything, she says. .... He was a dainty man and an avid

Question: An avid art collector, she founded the Hermitage Museum as a private gallery for her art collection
Answer: Catherine the Great