Last year I raved about The Hermitage museum and gallery in St Petersburg, which is surely one of the most spectacular art experiences you can have in Europe – so I was pretty excited to learn that the Hermitage is about to open a “branch” in the Netherlands – the Hermitage Amsterdam.

It seems like a great idea, because the Russian version of the Hermitage, despite covering several large buildings, still only has the capacity to display a small proportion of the artworks they own at any one time. By “lending out” a few to the Amsterdam version, more people will get to see more art, and that’s got to be a good thing. Apparently there have been some temporary Hermitage exhibitions in Amsterdam for a while now but on June 20, the official Hermitage Amsterdam will open in a renovated 17th century building.

According to the website the entrance fee will be €15 and opening hours will be 10am to 5pm daily.