Participation of the State Hermitage in the International Exhibition Telecom -99 in Geneva.

10 - 17 October 1999 the International Exhibition Telecom - 99 took place in Geneva. In accordance with the agreement between the State Hermitage and Petersburg telephone network company a number of sessions of video conference between the Hermitage and Geneva were organised by the company. Five video cameras were installed in the Hermitage: four of them in St George's Hall, Nicholas Hall, Concert Hall of the Winter Palace and the Councillor's Staircase; the fifth camera was placed on the roof of the Hermitage Theatre. The cameras transmitted views of magnificent interiors of the Museum and the panorama of the Neva river on a big screen in the exhibition pavilion of Russia. Excursions from the Pavilion Room, Spanish Skylight Room, halls of Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Monet, Picasso, Matisse were transmitted to Geneva each lasting for about 15 - 20 minutes. 14 October at 13 - 00 director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky addressed the conference in the interactive regime.

The Spanish Skylight Hall

The Pavilion Hall