Mikhail Piotrovsky said that will not prevent the catching of Pokémon in the Hermitage

The State Hermitage has no plans to ban catch Pokémon in the area of ​​the museum complex, told reporters on Tuesday the general director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky.

"While the look with Pokemon", - he said, responding to a question.

He suggested instead to release Pokemon in the museum halls of the famous "Hermitage" cats.

Pokemon GO - is a free application based on the technology of "augmented reality" - the digital and real worlds are connected, since the picture is displayed on the smartphone screen, projected on real-world locations. One of the main objectives of the game - to catch Pokémon (Pocket Monster - "Pocket Monster") - forced to the streets, parks, beaches many people, completely absorbed by this process.

Experts with the warning that the game can lead to injury or robbery in the real world. Russian banks even offered to insure against injuries during the game. In addition, one of the Russian special services veterans did not rule out that the application can be used for spying. Assistant to the Russian prime minister, Gennady Onishchenko expressed concern that the game might seriously affect the psyche.