page_title: Hermitage Amsterdam
section_title: Exhibitions
hierarchical_section_title: Hermitage Amsterdam / Exhibitions
caption_attribution_description: AMSTERDAM. With Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands while touring the exhibition of the State Hermitage branch in the Netherlands, Hermitage Amsterdam.
context_page_description: Hermitage Amsterdam is a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the banks of the Amstel river in Amsterdam. The museum is located in the former Amstelhof, a classical style building from 1681. The dependency displayed small exhibitions in the adjacent Neerlandia Building from 24 February 2004 until the main museum opened on 19 June 2009.
  It is currently the largest satellite of the Hermitage Museum, with a total area of 12,846 m² and fits with the museum's plan to make its collections accessible to more people. The exhibition area covers 2,172 m² and is contained within two large exhibition halls and smaller exhibition rooms. The remaining space holds lecture halls, offices and staff accommodations and a restaurant.
context_section_description: The museum houses two permanent presentations, one describes Netherlands–Russia relations and the other details the history of the Amstelhof building. Temporary exhibitions usually are scheduled for six-months.
caption: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Queen Beatrix at the official opening of Hermitage Amsterdam on 20 June 2009.
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