Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage (2006)

Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage

HERMITAGE-NIKS--the five-part, in-depth series version of THE HERMITAGE DWELLERS-- is not necessarily about the art that resides in the world renowned museum, but about the people who work in the Hermitage. These "Hermitage-Niks" all have their own very personal reasons for considering the palace of Catharine the Great their "home." For them, it is a safe haven that quite literally has managed to keep the tumultuous Russian 20th century history outside its walls: from the Revolution, the terror of Stalin, WWII, the harsh post-Soviet years - all these events have left their mark on the museum. What starts out as a playful kaleidoscope of people and events in the museum gradually unfolds into a poignant account of how the dwellers' pain is transformed by their intimate relationship with a piece of art.

Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage

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Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    A glimmer in the eye

  • 1x2

    Guardian angels

  • 1x3

    Empty frames

  • 1x4

    Silent sabotage

  • 1x5

    The remains of an era

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