To celebrate its 250th anniversary, this documentary tells the story of one of the world’s greatest museums, from its foundation by Catherine the Great, though to its status today as a breathtakingly beautiful complex which includes the Winter Palace. Showcasing a vast collection of the world’s greatest artworks together with contemporary art galleries and exhibitions, it holds over 3 million treasures and world class masterpieces in stunning architectural settings. This is its journey from Imperial Palace to State Museum, encompassing a sometimes troubled past, surviving both the Revolution in 1916 and the siege of Leningrad by the Nazis in 1941-44.
| Production | Maureen Murray | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Woodward | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Gordon Mason | Editor |
| Camera | Maxim Tarasjugin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Margy Kinmonth | Writer |
| Production | Margy Kinmonth | Producer |
| Directing | Margy Kinmonth | Director |
| Sound | Edmund Jolliffe | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kate Davis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
