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Russia’s major museum holds Tomcat day
Published: 27 March, 2010, 17:42
Edited: 27 March, 2010, 21:12
The cats of the world-famous Russian Hermitage Museum are to celebrate their “professional” holiday this Saturday.
The festivities will feature a number of events.
The guests will be invited to use their imagination and draw pictures of fantasy cats in the museum’s courtyard.
In the halls of the museum, the visitors will take part in a game and help the Hermitage cat to catch the mice, which will be hiding in the works of art.
The museum’s attic will exhibit paintings and photos by professional painters as well as schoolchildren and students, who were inspired by the image of the cat.
Cats have always been a significant part of the museum’s life. They first settled down in the halls of the Hermitage when the museum was founded by Catherine the Great in the 18th Century, and were immediately granted the status of “Hermitage guards”.
At present, the estimated 50 cats of the Hermitage, each of them having its own passport with a picture, help the staff to do away with rodents.
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