Hermitage-Vyborg, Vyborg, Russia.

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Hermitage Vyborg

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Housed in a wing of a striking building designed by Finnish architect Uno Ulberg in 1930, this small museum hosts themed exhibitions that are curated from the Hermitage’s massive collection and change every six months. The functional white building, which sits in the middle of an old defensive bastion, is shared with Vyborg’s arts school, which also has a gallery with regularly changing exhibitions.


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