April 2007 opens a new chapter in the centuries-long story of the Hermitage cats.
With the opening of an exhibition by the State Hermitage Museum and the simultaneous launching of a new book,
an audience of children, cat lovers and art lovers is introduced to a young girl named Anna,
a kitten named Amber and an adventure in the famous museum's galleries and basement storage rooms.
Did you know that 50 cats live in the basement of the famous museum in St. Petersburg,
Russia? Read about Anna's discovery of the Hermitage cats in a limited edition hard cover book,
vividly illustrated by the father-daughter team of Anatoly Belkin and Maryana Sokolinskaya.
Appropriate for young readers from ages 5 to 10, the book includes illustrations
of cat art from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum.
Book authors Mary Ann Allin and Maria Haltunen will give profits from the sale of books
to support the veterinary care and feeding of the Hermitage cats.
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