The Saint Petersburg Museum of Bread was founded in 1988. Today it is one of the most visited historical museums in the city illustrating the history of grains as well as bread production, sales and consumption from ancient times to the beginning of the 21st century.
Initially, the museum was created for practical purposes — to attract young people into the profession of a baker. However, five years later the museum received the status of the state museum and joined the institutions supervised by the Committee for Culture and Tourism of the City Hall of St. Petersburg.
The exhibits and multimedia technologies enable the visitors to make a fascinating journey through time: to hear the voices of barge haulers and street vendors, to visit a St. Petersburg kitchen of the early 20th century and see unusual household items, to look inside a Soviet and a modern bakery and to take memorable photographs in the main halls of the mansion.
The permanent exhibition in the central hall — “Bread in Besieged Leningrad” — carefully preserves the evidence of that time. Visitors will learn how bread norms have changed by category, what additives were included in the dough, they will get acquainted with food cards and household items. And they will also see with their own eyes a piece of bread weighing 125 grams, baked according to the recipe of the besieged Leningrad, and read excerpts from the letters and diaries of the besieged Leningraders.
In total, the museum’s collection includes more than 20,000 exhibits. Exhibitions and cultural events are held on a regular basis.
Initially, the museum was created for practical purposes — to attract young people into the profession of a baker. However, five years later the museum received the status of the state museum and joined the institutions supervised by the Committee for Culture and Tourism of the City Hall of St. Petersburg.
The exhibits and multimedia technologies enable the visitors to make a fascinating journey through time: to hear the voices of barge haulers and street vendors, to visit a St. Petersburg kitchen of the early 20th century and see unusual household items, to look inside a Soviet and a modern bakery and to take memorable photographs in the main halls of the mansion.
The permanent exhibition in the central hall — “Bread in Besieged Leningrad” — carefully preserves the evidence of that time. Visitors will learn how bread norms have changed by category, what additives were included in the dough, they will get acquainted with food cards and household items. And they will also see with their own eyes a piece of bread weighing 125 grams, baked according to the recipe of the besieged Leningrad, and read excerpts from the letters and diaries of the besieged Leningraders.
In total, the museum’s collection includes more than 20,000 exhibits. Exhibitions and cultural events are held on a regular basis.
