Museum

A story you can taste with your tongue

Three halls, interactive exhibitions and an original audio guide turn a visit into a journey through millennia.

Tue — Sun: 11:00 — 21:00Closed on MondaysAverage visit: 1.5 hours

Museum

The halls

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The history of bread

From ancient grains to industrial mills

A journey through 10,000 years: the first sowings of the Fertile Crescent, Roman bakeries, medieval guilds, Ural flour mills and the bread of besieged Leningrad.

  • Original artefacts

    Sickles, millstones, moulds and tools of the 12th–20th c.

  • Author's audio guide

    Voiced by Sergey Chonishvili — 45 minutes of stories.

  • Tasting at the finale

    Bread from recipes of different eras — from flatbread to Borodinsky.

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The culture of grain

Grain in the art and culture of the peoples of the world

Observatory hall: icons and still lifes, Japanese ceramics, bread rituals of Slavs and Scandinavians, and video art about contemporary bakers from around the world.

  • Painting collection

    12 works from private collections of Russia and Europe.

  • Video installation

    Multi-channel video 'Bread of the World' — 7 bakeries from 5 continents.

  • Tactile exhibition

    You can touch everything — from wheat varieties to sourdough.

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The future of food

An interactive exhibition about the next 30 years

A lab where you can grow a miniature field, taste cell-cultivated meat and learn which grains will feed the planet in 2055.

  • VR tour

    A 10-minute flight over the farm of the future.

  • Tasting module

    Plant-based meat, algae, insect snacks.

  • Kids' zone

    An interactive map of world grains and a play garden.

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  • Tue — Sun: 11:00 — 21:00
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Average visit: 1.5 hours
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Guests
2

Price

1 200 ₽