Fabergé Museum
Музей Фаберже
A private museum in the Shuvalov Palace holding nine Imperial Easter eggs by Fabergé, one of the largest Fabergé collections in the world.
The Fabergé Museum was founded by the Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg and opened in 2013 in the restored Shuvalov Palace on the Fontanka embankment. Its treasures are the nine Imperial Easter eggs commissioned for Alexander III and Nicholas II, including the first, the 1885 “Hen Egg”, and the Coronation Egg. Over 4,000 other items include Fabergé jewellery, silverware and enamelware. The palace's Knights' Hall and Golden Drawing Room are magnificent in their own right. Admission is about 650 roubles; buying tickets online in advance is recommended, and English-language guided tours can be booked. It is a five-minute walk from the Anichkov Bridge on Nevsky Prospect.
Opening hours
10:00–20:45 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- St. Michael's Castle
- State Russian Museum
- Summer Garden & Summer Palace
- Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
- Singer House (Dom Knigi)
- Kazan Cathedral
- Cruiser Aurora
- Palace Square & Alexander Column