Cats in the Museum (Russian: Коты Эрмитажа, romanized: Koty Ermitazha, lit. 'Cats of the Hermitage') is a 2023 Russian animated comedy film directed, written, produced, and edited by Vasiliy Rovenskiy. The film follows Vincent, a ginger cat, and Maurice, a mouse, team up with other cats to protect pieces of artwork in the Hermitage Museum.
The film was released in Russia on March 23, 2023.
A sequel Cats in the Museum 2: Treasures of Egypt was released on March 26, 2026.
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Synopsis
A shipwreck and chance lead Vincent the cat and Maurice the mouse to the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. There, Vincent meets a group of cats who protect works of art from rodents. He wants to be one of them, but Maurice is his friend.
Cast
Diomid Vinogradov as Maurice, a mouse
Roman Kurtsyn as Vincent, a ginger cat
Polina Gagarina as Cleopatra
Pavel Priluchnyy as Maks
Release
The film was released in Russia on March 23, 2023.
Reception
In two reviews for The Guardian, Leslie Felperin gave the film three out of five stars, and wrote "A group of culturally concerned felines band together to protect precious artworks in the Hermitage Museum in this family-geared Russian animation", while Wendy Ide on the other hand gave it one star, writing "This badly dubbed and randomly plotted tale of feline heroes protecting artworks in the Hermitage is a proper dog’s dinner".
