At first glance, it may seem thatnarrow-thematic expositions devoted to some ordinary subjects, do not represent a special interest. But it is worth at least once to visit a similar museum, and you change your mind. In fact, about the most simple and familiar objects, you can learn many incredible facts that will amaze your imagination. Still do not believe it? Visit, for example, the Museum of Bread, and draw your own conclusions.
Is there a permanent grain exhibition in Russia?
To date, there areless than 20 major museums dedicated to bread and other pastries. Residents of Russia are doubly fortunate, because in our country there are just two unique collections dedicated to this food. Where are these unusual exposures? One museum of bread is located in St. Petersburg, near the metro station "Ploshad Vosstaniya", the second - in Moscow, in the historic complex "Kremlin Izmailovo." Remarkable is the fact that the expositions are not interrelated, but have much in common. They tell the story of flour baking, old documents and recipes are given, and you can see an impressive collection of samples of bakery products of different periods and traditions.
The first museum of bread in Russia (St. Petersburg)
The exposition devoted to baking was opened incity on the Neva in 1988. Already in 1993, the branch museum received the status of state, and therefore, a significant stimulus to development. Bread products were present in the culture of many civilizations from time immemorial. Even today, in an age of abundance and technological progress, the most honorable and important guests are met with a delicious loaf and salt shaker (bread and salt). And this is not without reason: how many proverbs are composed about bakery products, many signs and rites are associated with them. Even in Orthodox traditions, "our daily bread" is mentioned.
The exhibition tells the full and detailedhistory of this product. In the collection you can see the bread norm, issued in besieged Leningrad, a variety of old recipes, utensils and appliances used for baking. The exact address on which the museum of bread is located: St. Petersburg, Ligovsky Proezd, house 73. The exposition is open for visits on weekdays (from Monday to Friday), from 10.00 to 16.00.
Museum dedicated to bread, in Moscow
The Moscow Bread Museum also talks abouttraditions of baking the main product from antiquity to our days. The museum complex offers several different excursion programs: these are lessons for children, and family trips to the world of bread, and even master classes. Having visited this unique exposition, you can try to cook your own cakes according to various recipes, beautifully decorate it and take it with you as a memorable souvenir. If during the cultural program the guests have an appetite, after the excursion you can visit the buffet. The Museum of Bread offers its visitors a real tea from a samovar and fresh pastries. In the buffet you can organize a festive tea-party on request. The Moscow bread museum is located in an interior stylized as an old Russian cottage. The organization works without days off, from Monday to Sunday, from 10.00 to 20.00. Attention: preliminary recording is required for participation in master classes.
Other cereal collections and exhibitions
Many tourists who visited the museum of bread, getsuch vivid impressions that they want to know even more about such an important food product. Is there any other collection in Russia dedicated to the history and modern variety of bakery products? There are no large state expositions of this subject in our country anymore. However, any large bakery has its own mini-museum of products. It is not uncommon for such expositions to be received by guests, and sometimes excursions take place even in real production workshops.
You can also visit the mini-museum of bread in manyestablishments of preschool and secondary education. The tradition of creating their own exhibitions and collecting thematic collections is supported by many schools and kindergartens. And very often such exhibitions are dedicated to bakery products as one of the main products in the diet of mankind for centuries. What is especially nice, many mini-museums can be visited completely free of charge during open days.
