Hermitage Museum Russia Cats. (cnn) — a generous french philanthropist has left a sum of money to some unusual beneficiaries in his will — a bunch of cats living in the basement of the state hermitage museum in russia. Russia’s hermitage museum is filled with cats by alanna martinez • 11/17/15 3:01pm this photo taken on october 14, 2015 shows a cat in front of the state hermitage museum in st.
Another shocking yet interesting fact about the hermitage is that there are about 50 cats employed in the state hermitage. Petersburg museum — (or should that be mewseum?) — which is home to 3 million works of art, artifacts and sculptures spread across buildings including the winter. Every cat has its own passport and a vet book.
As the director of the state museum in saint petersburg says, the cats are even as popular as rembrandt.
In 2007 the museum administration began adopting stray cats, and in 2011 they started the “catfest”, an annual celebration of the hermitage’s cat population. The hermitage museum is famous by its cats. In 2007 the museum administration began adopting stray cats, and in 2011 they started the “catfest”, an annual celebration of the hermitage’s cat population. — which is home to 3 million works of art, artifacts and sculptures spread across buildings including the.