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The winner is Margaret Malloch!

Thank you to all those who took part in our recent competition. The entries were judged by Sonia Newman who trained at Liverpool School of Art and who is a member of Glasgow Women Artists. The first prize went to Margaret Malloch.

You can see all the entries in our` View from a Window` link at the top of the page or by clicking here:

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Let`s go to Russia!

On our visit to Russia, this week, we are going to two museums there; The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and The Armoury Chambers in Moscow.

The Hermitage has a huge, world famous collection and is usually thronged

with tourists but here we have the chance to wander through the empty rooms on a virtual tour. You may even see one of the many cats that have the right to live there!

In the Kremlin Armoury you might be interested in the exquisite costume collection from the Russian Court. In complete contrast there is an exhibition intoducing the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to the Russian people. On display are some very familiar pieces of furniture from the Hill House in Helensburgh.

The Hermitage Museum. St Petersburg

The interior of the Hermitage

To enter The Hermitage Museum, click on the link below,

then click on Begin the Tour (Floor Two) and go up the grand staircases to see the collection.

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/panorama/virtual_visit/panoramas-m-2/?lng=en

The Hermitage Cats

If you go to the Hermitage you may see a cat strolling around, lying on a chair or sunning itself in the courtyard outside. This cat is one of sixty cats living in the basement of the Hermitage and protected by the museum. Cats have been there since the 18th century and were originally used as mousers. These cats have their own press secretary and three people who act as caretakers as well as their own kitchen and even a small hospital!

As of 2007 the museum bagan adopting cats needing homes.

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

This portrait of Catherine the Great can be seen in the Hermitage Museum. She was the wife of Peter the Great who made reforms that had a lasting effect on Russia. Catherine the Great is seen as an outstanding politcal figure, a passionate art collector and one of the greatest women in world history. There are beautiful costumes, many belonging to Catherine the Great in the Kremlin Armoury. You can see these and more in the item below,

The Kremlin Museums, Moscow

The Kremlin Museums

Costumes in The Armoury Chambers at the Kremlin

During many centuries a unique collection of costumes and dresses, belonging to the Russian Tsars and Emperors, has been developed.

In this display, you can see dresses, headwear, footwear and accessories worn in the Russian Court.

To see the costumes, click on the link below.

https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/virtual-exhibitions/kostyum-rossiyskikh-imperatorov-i-imperatrits-iz-sobraniya-muzeev-kremlya/

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Exhibition at the Kremlin

In 2014, the Kremlin Museums held an exhibition of some of the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This was one of the Kremlin Museum`s cultural projects intended to introduce the Russian public to world art masterpieces of the 20th century. There was a display of furniture from Hill House as well as paintings, stencils and posters.

If you`d like to see the exhibits, click the link below.

https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/moscow-kremlin-exhibitions/charlz-renni-makintosh-manifest-novogo-stilya/#

The Great British Art Quiz: set by the National Trust of Scotland

Here is a different quiz. It tests your knowledge of paintings found in National Trust properties in Scotland. there`s also very interesting information given on each painting.