Hermitage Museum Audio Guide

The Hermitage is huge, and it’s easy to walk past the highlights. An audio guide helps you plan a route and understand what you’re seeing. There are two options: the official app on your phone and a rental device at the museum.

The official app

The museum has a free audio-guide app. It includes:

• overview and themed voice tours;
• a room plan with search by room number, painting or artist;
• the ability to route yourself to a specific object.

Download it before you go and bring your own headphones — then the audio guide is always with you and there’s nothing to pay for the device.

Renting a device

If you’d rather not use your phone, you can rent a guide at the museum:

• a guide in Russian is cheaper, in other languages dearer;
• a deposit (a document or a sum of money) is required and returned with the device.

Pick-up points are inside the museum, after security and by the Jordan Staircase. Prices and the range of languages change — confirm them on the official website.

Free alternatives

• The free paper map at the entrance — find your way with the floor plan.
• The ready-made one-day itinerary — which rooms and works to see, in what order.
• Gallery attendants can point you to a particular work.

FAQ

Does the Hermitage have a free audio guide? Yes — a free official app with voice tours and a room plan; download it in advance and use your own headphones.

How much is it to rent an audio guide? A Russian-language device is cheaper, other languages dearer, and a deposit is required. Check the official site for current rates.

Where do I get the audio guide? At pick-up points inside the museum — after security and by the Jordan Staircase.

This is an unofficial, informational website. Rental prices, languages and conditions change — confirm them on the official museum website.