Faberge Museum
Faberge Museum
4.5
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
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Neighborhood: Nevskiy
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- Gostiny Dvor • 7 min walk
- Nevsky Prospekt • 9 min walk
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sheena e
La Crosse, WI2 contributions
Jan 2020
You will find this museum nice if you are fond of jewelry, silver/golden utensils, miniscule decorative pieces and precios materials. The exhibition is rather small and not entirely interesting. Overall condition of the museum halls is excellent.
Written April 2, 2020
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ZBH88
Stoke-on-Trent, UK1,168 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
Was a bit insure about visiting with 2 small children but the museum itself isn't huge and plenty of space to walk around and take photos. Some very interesting pieces and interesting info sheets if you don't want to buy an audio guide. Entrance is 450 rubles per adult.
Written February 28, 2020
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Alex J
Melbourne, Australia2,206 contributions
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 August 28, 2020
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101Fergie
Chelmsford, UK30 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
I took my 21 year old daughter and my son’s 20 year old girlfriend and they enjoyed this museum as much as me. This museum was my favourite. The eggs were exquisite and there was more to see. We had about an hour but I would have liked longer. It was relatively quiet with just 2 tour groups so we could take our time looking at the eggs. We used the audio guide (I got one audio for the 3 of us although she said it was one between 2). It’s very close to Nevsky Prospekt.
Written March 17, 2020
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Excursion18286133627
Portland, Australia2 contributions
May 2019
I do not normally comment on my travels but after the success of my Russia and Scandinavian trip I feel I should pass on some of my experiences . The highlight of my trip was with out doubt St Petersburg as I went with great expectations only to find that it was even better ,the hotel accommodation at the Helveisia waas good as any hotel that I have stayed in throughout my travels across a wide section of this world,the Russian people were engaging an d helpful and this city has some of the most amazing sites so I found plenty to see and do another pleasant surprise was the local cusiene so if anyone reading this is planning something similar let me advise you to apply early for a proper visa to allow enough time to see a very different culture. To finish of a trip to this part of the world one should then travel to Sweden ,Denmark and Norway for another outstanding experience as these countries offer some spectacular scenery along with a very professional and friendly attitude that I found endearing and topped my trip off in such a way that I was unforgettable.
Written December 31, 2019
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Casa62
6 contributions
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.
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 August 31, 2020
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,452 contributions
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.
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 May 21, 2021
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victoroscar
Bristol170 contributions
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 July 6, 2020
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Mark D
Melbourne, Australia693 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Have always seen these on tv but never up close truly amazing pieces of art. How times have changed if you remove all the cigarette cases from the displays the collection would be severely depleted but still wonderful works of art. If you have an interest in antiques definitely worth a look. We found the staff in the jewelry shop preoccupied with each other rather than the customers so gave up and left.
Written January 18, 2020
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Miriam Z
Schagen219 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
I was never impressed by the term “Fabergé Egg” so when my partner said he wanted to go visit the Fabergé museum on our Saint Petersburg trip, I was far from enthused.
Decided to tag along because of “staple” and “you’ll like it, I’m sure”.
I didn’t like it, I loved it. Such skill, such patience and craftsmanship! The objects are amazing and so is the museum itself. I consider myself a big fan as of now.
We were very lucky to find ourselves on a day with not so many tourists, off-season, and we got there early.
Highly recommended!
Decided to tag along because of “staple” and “you’ll like it, I’m sure”.
I didn’t like it, I loved it. Such skill, such patience and craftsmanship! The objects are amazing and so is the museum itself. I consider myself a big fan as of now.
We were very lucky to find ourselves on a day with not so many tourists, off-season, and we got there early.
Highly recommended!
Written March 5, 2020
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Экскурсии начинаются в какое-то определённое время? Во сколько придти, чтобы не ждать долго начало?
Written November 6, 2019
А мы взяли экскурсию только на свою группу из 4-х человек, по-моему, совсем не ждали) Надо отметить, что нашу оплаченную экскурсию прослушали все желающие в залах овершенно бесплатно((( экскурсовод никому замечаний не делала, никого не "отгоняла"
Written November 18, 2019
Hello, Could you tell me If it is possible to get earphones and listen to guidance in english? We have a group of 5 persons. The price of The tlckets to your museum?
Written September 5, 2019
Os Czares que oferta van o fabergé?ou recebiam de presente?
Written July 11, 2019
About two hours with audio guide. Could be longer if you read the info provided in the rooms.
Written June 1, 2019
Is the hourly tour in English or Russian? Thanks
Written May 8, 2019
There are some tours in English and some in Russian. I believe they alternate for example at noon in English and then 1 pm in Russian. But in my opinion the audioguides are better, the explanations are very thorough and you can linger as long as you want at each display.
Written May 24, 2019
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