18 OCTOBER 1997, page 70

A Realist In Russia

Martin Gayford talks to the director of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg M aybe one day we'll be rich enough to buy them back, and they'll be poor enough to sell them. But......

Hidden Treasure

Felicity Owen on the outstanding National Museum and Gallery of Wales W hen Cardiff forswore the chance of building a world-class opera house as a key feature of the new Cardiff......