Digital hermitage exhibition opens at Seoul's Oil tank culture park
by Han Jun-guPosted : May 19, 2026, 18:02Updated : May 19, 2026, 18:02
A diplomatic envoy to South Korea views the exhibition at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
SEOUL, May 19 (AJP) - A digital exhibition of Russia's Hermitage Museum, considered one of the world's three greatest museums, is being held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Sangam, Mapo-gu, Seoul.
On Monday, May 18, diplomatic envoys from 31 countries, including Russia, visited the exhibition featuring majestic masterpieces created over centuries.
Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev delivers welcoming remarks at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' exhibition held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev emphasized, "What I want to stress is that this project is the first attempt in the history of the Hermitage Museum and the first digital exhibition held overseas."
About 30 representative masterpieces selected by the Hermitage have been digitally reborn through cutting-edge technology, marking a significant milestone as the first case combining a world-class museum's curation with digital technology.
The exhibition employs ultra-precise scanning technology used in the aerospace industry. The digital works faithfully reproduce the original's materiality and three-dimensionality by precisely implementing brushstrokes, canvas texture, and even color layers.
Artworks are displayed at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' exhibition held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
An Artwork is displayed at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' exhibition held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
A media facade exhibition is presented at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' exhibition held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Artworks are displayed at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' exhibition held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Diplomatic envoys to South Korea view the exhibition at 'The Magnificent Hermitage' held at the Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
T5 tank of the Oil Tank Culture Park, the exhibition venue for 'The Magnificent Hermitage,' is seen in Mapo-gu, Seoul, May 18, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
