A satellite of the State Hermitage Museum St Petersburg newly opened in Amsterdam.

A satellite of the State Hermitage Museum St Petersburg newly opened in Amsterdam. The strange Hermitage Amsterdam is housed in the vast Amstelhof building, a lately restored 17th-century structure that was one time a home for the somewhat advanced in life Refurbished by architect Hubert-Jan Henket and designer Wim Crouwel, the building will eventually contain more than 43000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as offices, educational facilities, a gift store and a cafe. The $47-million, multi-phase throw set for completion in 2007 is being overseen through museum director Ernst Veen, and stocked by the Province of North Holland, the City of Amsterdam and the WE Jansen Foundation.

Several small galleries onward two floors of the building are generally open to the public for the museum's inaugural exhibit "Greek Gold," which features thing perceiveds from the Hermitage that were excavated at Russian archeological sites along the Black Sea. Curated by the agency of the Hermitage's Yuri Kalashnik, the present to view on view through Aug. 19 is existinged in conjunction with the Olympics being held this summer in Greece

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