This is one of the large grand interiors of the Imperial Museum or the New Hermitage. Originally the room, richly decorated with ornamental painting in the Neo-Grecian style, was intended for the display of coins. Today it houses part of the Hermitage's extremely rich collection of arms and armour that numbers around 15,000 items. The display of Western European artistic arms of the 15th to 17th century presents a wide range of tournament, parade and hunting gear, as well as armour, edged weapons and firearms. They include works by famous craftsmen who worked in the finest armouries in Europe.
