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Faberge Museum

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Faberge Museum
4.5
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#16 of 2,894 things to do in St. Petersburg
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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
About
The Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg was founded to preserve, study, and promote Russia's cultural heritage as well as to develop the city's extensive network of museums. The museum's collection contains the world's largest collection of works by Carl Faberge, including nine of the famous Imperial Easter Eggs, regarded not only as the finest jeweled works of art, but also as unique historical artifacts. The museum's collection also includes decorative and applied works made by the Russian masters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The museum is located in the Shuvalov Palace on the Fontanka River - one of the most beautiful palaces in St. Petersburg. The Museum is open 6 days a week from 10AM to 9PM and closed Fridays. Tickets for guided and unguided tours can be purchased at the Museum's ticket office only for the current day. The ticket office is open until 8.15PM. Museum hours: From 10AM to 6PM Guided Tours. The last tour starts at 4:50 PM. Tours last 1 hour. Ticket price is 600 RUB From 10AM to 8.45PM Unguided (Individual) Tours. Ticket price is 450 RUB Ticket may be purchased for individual (unguided) tours all day long. To explore the museum independently, visitors can rent audio guides for 150 rubles or use a free collection catalog. Refundable deposit for the audio guide is 2000 rubles in cash only. A digital version of the catalog is also available for smartphones and tablets by scanning the QR code at the Museum entrance. Tickets are available in advance at our site
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Address
Neighbourhood: Nevskiy
How to get there
  • Gostiny Dvor • 7 min walk
  • Nevsky Prospekt • 9 min walk
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Ibbee
Monnickendam, The Netherlands302 contributions
Bit small........
Feb. 2022
Beautiful, interesting and varied objects to view, within some beautiful rooms, and overall just all a bit small & limited?
Written 1 March 2022
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Lilya T
Los Angeles, CA12 contributions
Little Gem
Dec. 2021
The Faberge Museum is a little Gem that's a must while visiting St. Petersburg. It has the largest collection (to my knowledge) of Faberge Eggs and other masterpieces crafted by Karl Faberge.
Written 24 January 2022
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Torutoper
Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium635 contributions
Very beautiful
Sep. 2021
Very beautiful museum containing 9 original easter eggs. There are tours available in russian but also audioguide whcih is very good
Written 1 October 2021
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TandTSwitzerland
Zurich, Switzerland1,019 contributions
Excellent collection
Sep. 2021
The museum is relatively small but has an excellent collection - of course the famous faberge eggs, but also many small items like jewelry, boxes, silverware etc., really outstanding! I highly recommend to visit this gem!
Written 25 September 2021
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Gabriele v
Zurich, Switzerland18 contributions
Lovely collection of Faberge eggs
Aug. 2021
Small museum focused not only on eggs but other works by Faberge and similar jewellers. Very beautiful, well worth it!
Written 30 August 2021
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Elyssa W
Moscow, Russia11 contributions
Beautiful but not engaging
Aug. 2021 • Friends
Of course the exhibition and artefacts presented were beautiful. However, the audio guide provided rather flat information, basically just a list of facts, names and materials used. I would much preferred some insight into the stories behind the creations. As it stands I retained zero information, but came out with a lot of lovely photos. And I should mention the entry price was more than reasonable.
Written 29 August 2021
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B1714D
Belgrade, Serbia12,637 contributions
Eggs and much more
Apr. 2021
This is a world class museum set in the very center of St. Pet. When walking the main Nevsky prospekt turn left when you reach the Fontanka canal.
Mostly we came for the world famous eggs, but were overwhelmed with other art pieces.
There are only 9 eggs left and displayed that were made for the last two tsars (Alexander III and Nicholai II) - all others are in private collections. They occupy one room, while in all others are amazing art pieces (jewelry, silverware, paintings, etc...) made for aristocracy by Mr. Faberge and other eminent Russian artists.
The museum is open till late (9 and 10 PM) so it's very convenient as you can visit other attractions beforehand that have shorter working hours. Count on around 2 hrs for a visit.
Written 21 May 2021
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Casa62
6 contributions
Exquisite pieces on display
Sep. 2019
All on one level in a gorgeous mansion on a side street off nevsky, this is a great place to spend a few hours.
There are small tours going through but not the swamped feeling we had at other attractions.
The craftsmanship and the history behind the pieces is amazing, giving a glimpse of grand lives in a past era.
The is a good gift shop on the lower level with lots of books, jewellery etc to buy. A good place to buy some faberge jewellery or ornaments that are good quality and not rip offs.
Written 31 August 2020
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Alex J
Melbourne, Australia2,208 contributions
Great for history buffs, and photos freely allowed.
Sep. 2019
This is not just a jewellery tour. The Faberge museum is a lesson in Russian history. I missed seeing this on my first trip to the city in 2018, but on my second trip last year I was delighted to note that our group leader had budgeted two hours for this wonderful place. True, if you don't get excited by history, and by small historical objects, you should give this a miss, but you may not have a choice if you are on a group tour. If you do this on your own, PLEASE GET AN AUDIO GUIDE! It is an absolute must, well worth the extra cost. We had a wonderful guide, so we got great explanations of the important pieces. There are wonderful stories behind many of the pieces. Photos freely allowed, and some of the pieces are simply stunning. It is not all Faberge eggs, many of the pieces are small masterpieces of miniaturisation of everyday objects! One word of caution: it can be crowded, so those with a stroller may find negotiating the narrow spaces a bit difficult!
Written 28 August 2020
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victoroscar
Bristol150 contributions
Do this on your own, not part of a tour.
Sep. 2019
Visited on our second trip to this city as it wasn't open when we first came. We were in town for 2 days only on a cruise and had the option of a "St Petersburg On Your Own" trip which saved us from getting tourist visas and meant we could visit at our own pace as long as we made it back to the drop off point by a certain time. Easy to find and amazing exhibits, lots to see but a bit confusing upstairs getting from one room to the other across the landing- we almost missed a chunk of the museum and staff not always great with English. Very glad we came without a tour group as we saw them being whisked from one exhibit to another at whistle-stop pace, we were able to take our time, read all about the exhibits and listen to the audio guides which had loads of info about the pieces and were all numbered and easy to follow. We could also view pieces from all angles without a crowd blocking the view of the small items. Really enjoyed this, learnt a lot, and it wasn't expensive.
Written 6 July 2020
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  • Sun - Sat 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
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