Hermitage Museum Foundation

An independent nonprofit foundation, the Hermitage Museum Foundation promotes and preserves the Hermitage Museum's collections. Established in 1994, it works with individuals, institutions, and corporations on projects connecting people with the arts. Its work includes supporting acquisitions for the Hermitage's Contemporary Art Collection, including a gift of 21 photographs by five 20th-century American photographers. The foundation also secured a U.S. State Department grant for the restoration of Raphael frescoes as part of an international museum exhibition. It funded the 2008 republication of a volume on Cy Twombly's work at the Hermitage. The foundation supports restorations, exhibitions, and acquisitions, and is part of a global network of foundations, museums, and learning centers dedicated to the Hermitage Museum.