World History and Culture: Relics of Assyrian art from the British Museum go on display at the Hermitage

On December 10, 2019 the first exhibition of the art of ancient Assyria in Russia - “I founded therein my royal palace” opens in the Manege of the Small Hermitage. The exhibition is organized by the State Hermitage Museum in cooperation with the British Museum, which is home to one of the best collections of Assyrian art in the world.

The exhibition features relics from all major palaces of the Assyrian kings, including the palace of Ashurnasirpal II (reliefs from his palace can be found in the Hermitage collection, a line from his royal inscription gives this exhibition its name) and Ashurbanipal’s palace, the reliefs from which are considered the pinnacle of Assyrian art.