State Hermitage, Russia

The State Hermitage Museum is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The second-largest art museum in the world, it was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from the Berlin merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky.
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Stretching over 700,000 square feet, The State Hermitage museum, located in St. Petersburg, is one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre in sheer size. Boasting around 4.1 million visitors, it is not only the main tourist attraction in St. Petersburg, but also the 8th most visited museum in the world. Established in 1764, the museum houses over three million pieces making it the largest display of paintings in the world. The museum exhibits pieces from world famous artists such as Picasso, Da Vinci and Rembrandt.
The State Hermitage Museum, places highly in the global reputation rankings, with a score of 81.4%. It also ranks 2nd for the quality of its collection. However, The State Hermitage has the largest gap in its reputation score between its home country and abroad, with a stellar reputation of 93% in Russia, compared to only 80% abroad. This could be because St Petersburg has the lowest city image of all the locations in the rankings.

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