President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Director General of State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky at Tatarstan Government House.

Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, Director of State historical and architectural museum-reserve “Kazan Kremlin” Zilya Valeeva participated in the event.

Rustam Minnikhanov and Mikhail Piotrovsky discussed further development of culture and history, significance of “Hermitage-Kazan” centre and programme of hermitage exhibitions.

On April 16 corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences, member of Russian Academy of Arts, honourable member of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Director of State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky delivered a lecture in assembly hall of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.