Investuture of the Director of the State Hermitage
Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky with the award of the Italian Republic
The Italian Order of Merit is the only official order of the Italian
Republic. It is awarded by the President of the Italian Republic basing
on the thorough examination of the candidates. The Order is awarded to
the foreign citizens on condition they have achieved a great success in
their activities and contributed greatly to the development of relations
between their country and Italy. The Commendatore Cross awarded to the
Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky is the highest
class of this Order which only stresses that his activities enjoy respect
and high esteem of the Italian Republic.
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