Andre Ruzhnikov accuses director Mikhail Piotrovsky of ‘destroying the authority of the museum’
A Russian museum has been asked to end a Fabergé exhibition, which contains items loaned from the personal collection of a billionaire, after a prominent expert said it contained more than a dozen fakes.
In a letter, the art dealer Andre Ruzhnikov accused the Hermitage Museum’s director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, of “destroying the authority of the museum” by hosting the Fabergé: Jeweller to the Imperial Court show, which runs until 14 March.
