Hermitage

Massive Russian museum

The Hermitage is the name of several notable places.

Most famously, it's the vast art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the world's largest and oldest collections.

In the United States, The Hermitage is Andrew Jackson's plantation home near Nashville, Tennessee.

The name also appears for various estates, retreats, and wine estates worldwide. (Lowercase hermitage is a secluded dwelling.)

museum

Russia

Eurasian federation, largest country

RomanovImperial Russian ruling family
RembrandtSeventeenth-century Dutch painter
MatisseFrench fauvism founder

Catherine · Impressionism · Renaissance · collection · masterpieces · galleries · exhibits · curator · artifacts · palace

jackson

Andrew Jackson

Seventh U.S. president

NashvilleTennessee's largest city
TennesseeSixteenth state admitted
plantationLarge-scale farming operation

estate · president · antebellum · historical · landmark

winery

vineyard

Grape-growing estate

wineFermented grape beverage
tastingSampling for flavor
cellarUnderground storage room

vintage · terroir · grapes · estate · bottling · barrels · fermentation · caves · aging · cru

Categories

Russian EntitiesAeroflot, Yandex, Kremlin, RT, Pravda
Russian landmarksKremlin, Red Square, Winter Palace, Gorky Park
Northwest RussiaSaint Petersburg, Murmansk, Winter Palace
St. Petersburg RegionSaint Petersburg, Pushkin, Amber Room, Gulf of Finland
museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia

Opposites

social engagement vs. isolation

Hermitagecommune

Shared-living community

community center · town square · marketplace · agora · social club

dwelling scale and publicity

Hermitagepalace

Monarch's official residence

mansion · castle · grand estate · royal court · manor house

museum/cultural institution rivalry

HermitageLouvre

Paris art museum

British Museum · Prado · Uffizi · National Gallery · Rijksmuseum

Family

hermit, hermits, anchorite, hermitic, eremite, hermitically

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G