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Hermitage Amsterdam is a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the banks of the Amstel river in Amsterdam. The museum is located in the former Amstelhof, a classical style building from 1681. The dependency displayed small exhibitions in the adjacent ''Neerlandia Building'' from 24 February 2004 until the main museum opened on 19 June 2009. It is currently the largest satellite of the Hermitage Museum, with a total area of 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://hermitage.nl/en/pers/algemeen/persberichten/persbericht_opening_hermitage_fase_2.htm )〕 and fits with the museum's plan to make its collections accessible to more people. The exhibition area covers and is contained within two large exhibition halls and smaller exhibition rooms. The remaining space holds lecture halls, offices and staff accommodations and a restaurant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/13/hm13_5_06.html )〕 ==History== The structure opened in 1682 as a retirement home for elderly women under the name Diaconie Oude Vrouwen Huys ((英語:Deanery Home for Old Women)) on the east bank of the river Amstel. Beginning in 1817, the facility housed both elderly men and women, and was renamed Diaconie Oude Vrouwen- en Mannenhuis (English: Deanery Home for Old Men and Women). The building was first named Amstelhof ((英語:Amstel Court)) in 1953.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.hermitage.nl/en/hermitage_amsterdam/geschiedenis_van_het_gebouw.htm )〕 From its opening, the building served as a retirement home however, in the 1990s operators of the facility determined it was inadequate to meet the modern needs of its residents and sought to build a new structure elsewhere. They offered the historic structure to the city of Amsterdam, who, in turn, leased it to the museum. The last inhabitants left the Amstelhof in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.hermitage.nl/en/hermitage_amsterdam/van_amstelhof_naar_hermitage_amsterdam.htm )〕 On 20 June 2009, the whole museum was opened by Dutch Queen Beatrix and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The museum was open to the public the following day. During the more than 300 years that residents were housed in the Amstelhof, several renovations took place on the building interior and wings were added to provide needed space. Thus, little of the original interior remained when work for the museum began. While some areas were restored to their original appearance, many existing walls were removed and spaces reconfigured to accommodate the museum's needs. The total cost of the renovations was 40 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.hermitage.nl/en/pers/algemeen/persberichten/geschiedenis_van_het_project.htm )〕 The temporary museum in the ''Neerlandia Building'' on the Nieuwe Keizersgracht closed in 2008 to become the Hermitage for Children. It opened along with the main museum on 20 June 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hermitage Amsterdam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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