Bread Museum in St. Petersburg is the only Museum of its kind in Russia. It was formed in 1988.

The essence of the Museum is reflected in its name. Interest in the bread, as to the greatest invention of mankind is not accidental. In an age of scientific and technological progress, the bread still symbolizes the harmonious relationship of man with nature. Human history is intertwined with the history of bread. In his honor, and perform the ritual songs were composed hymns, feast associated with sowing time and harvest. Bread and salt were met with a bride and groom on their front door, newborn, dear guests. All that shows human wisdom, reverent attitude to bread, passed on from generation to generation and instill kid from the first days of his life. Bread as a cultural phenomenon, this in an interesting and unusual way to see the life of the company and its domestic side. In addition, the exposition of the Museum shows the history of the bakery business in St. Petersburg.

Variety of pastries is evidence of the high skill workers bread, bakery and confectionery shops of the capital in the nineteenth century. The Museum also has a small city bakery, equipped. It is usually served the poor of the capital. A special place in the exposition are devoted to the tragic events in the history of Petrograd-Leningrad. In the section that tells about the great Patriotic war and the blockade, are 125 grams of bread, consisting of oat flour, oil cake, hydrocellulose and flour dust. In our day it was baked according to the recipe in time of war, developed in the main laboratories of the trust baking.

Until the beginning of XX century bakery tradition and custom fixtures for baking dough products, used for centuries, have not undergone major changes. Shovels, scoops, hand mill, the jars were widely used in rural areas and in the city. Rapidly developing urban culture and contributed to the rapid change of life of its residents. In addition to traditional wooden and clay utensils in everyday life has firmly entered the utensils and shape of metal for making cakes, muffins, gingerbread and many other products. Many recipes of Russian and European cuisine seamlessly into the way of life of St. Petersburg and was the basis for the publication of a great number of cooking and recipe books. Appeared in St. Petersburg bakeries and restaurants competed in the skill of cooking, proposed attendees in colorful and originally designed menus.

The Museum presents a collection of samovars, the symbol of bright and original Russian tradition of tea drinking. They appeared in the eighteenth century and gradually occupied the main place in homes, restaurants and tip. Unique flavor to the Russian tradition of tea drinking created sweet tea, candy and caramel, pretzels and gingerbread figure, painted ceramic and porcelain tableware, and, of course, a gleaming samovar.

A kind of business manufacturers of confectionery products was spectacular boxes for packaging, which also represented an excellent advertising product. They were executed on sketches by famous artists, and therefore was a true work of art.

In the first five years of baking activity is slowly starting to acquire industrial features. Open bakeries, all of whose main operations were mechanized. In addition to the traditional range, they have produced a custom-made product with the emblem of the Soviet times: 5-ikonechno star, hammer and sickle, etc.

The Museum is actively collecting, exhibition, research and educational work. The Museum collection includes about 14,000 exhibits. Nowadays, the Museum became a complete collection of paintings on the theme "Food and world of painting.