Hermitage cats mark their professional holiday
 

Today .......

The holiday is dedicated to four-legged "employees" of the museum. Currently, the museum's basement is home to about 50 cats.

Indispensable attributes of St. Petersburg in early spring - the sun, drifting ice on the Neva River and, of course, heart-rending cries of the March cats. The Hermitage today the traditional feline day.

The Museum of striped and whiskered lot of them have already called four-legged members, and they did not forget. On the occasion of the famous artist Dmitry Shagin will paint together with young museum visitors plywood cats, which are put in the courtyard of the Winter Palace.

In the attic of the museum will host an exhibition, of course, she is also devoted to pets. And, perhaps most unusual - it's tour of the cellars. Visitors will learn how to live in the Hermitage cats.

Recall, when Catherine II came the tradition of keeping the cats in the galleries of the museum. Day of March Cat in the Hermitage began to celebrate 10 years ago. And the first time this year the holiday was included in the schedule of exhibitions. So for now, enjoy the famous cat can be equal to the Matisse and Van Gogh.

I have a terrible gore.Veroyatno - lose my sleep .
You see, soon in the RSFSR come spring .
Today and tomorrow, and Since the dawn of the ages
reeling room - sun drunkard .
Unable to work .
Definitely concerned .
But frankly - absolutely not because of what the worry .
If you get serious - so it is true.
The sun will shine - and pass by .
But try it - away from the window , pull the cat .
And if the animal is interested in street
That to me is - is necessary.
On the street came out and got lazy , I ,
can not ... not budge body .
There is no absolutely no idea
what now , actually , to do ?

Vladimir Mayakovsky .