Hermitage Museum Cats Website

There have been cats in the Hermitage museum ever since the days of the Elizabeth Petrovna.

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Around 70 cats guard the grounds of the Hermitage museum. The Hermitage hosts an annual party for the cats and has a website where locals. Over the past decade the cats have become as popular as the museums collection the Hermitage staff said.

The cats now numbering about 70 live in the Hermitage since its foundation in 1764 to protect the mice from the numerous works of art that house the galleries of the gallery. The cats of the Hermitage are according to their director Mikhail Piotrovski an important part of the life of the museum and one of its living legends. Several organizations work with the museum to sponsor the care of these cats by providing donations for food and medicine.

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Keeping the furry animals in the museum is supported by some charity funds both local and foreign. Aug 24 2019 - About the cats that live and guard the famous museum in St. Petersburg famous museum The Hermitage has a secret collection a tradition of allowing a herd of cats to roam over much of the grounds and live in the basement.

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