ART, MUSIC AND THEATRE TOURS IN ST. PETERSBURG
Private half-day and full-day tours for art and theatre lovers.
St. Petersburg possesses some of the most important art collections in the world - The Hermitage with Old Masters, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, The Russian Museum with masterpieces by Russian Artists and ancient icons, astonishing works of Karl Fabergé and his company in recently inaugurated Fabergé Museum. In addition to that, many interesting exhibitions on art and photography are held in the city regularly, and we are organising special visits to them followed by informal talks with art historians.
- Complete Hermitage Tours with Private Guide or Art ExpertdetailsSt. Petersburg is a mecca for art lovers. And the Hermitage is the main destination. We offer you a complete tour of all the Hermitage buildings, including recently inaugurated General Staff Building, with our professional guides and art experts. During the tour you will see the masterpieces from the Western European Art Collection (Da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Caravaggio, Murillo, El Greco and others), the interiors of the Winter Palace, the Collection of Antiquities, the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists (Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others) and Carl Fabergé Memorial Rooms. As the list of highlights is truly immense and the distance that we will need to cover to see it is no less impressive, we will make a break in the middle of the tour for you to recharge your mind and try delicious local food before continue exploring probably the largest collection of art in the world.
Duration 5 hours with lunch break
Rates from
5000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
3000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- Russian Museum: from Icons to Avant-Garde
detailsSurprisingly underrated by foreign guests, Russian Museum has the extraordinary collection of the Russian Art that spans for over 1000 years! The main collection of the museum is on display in the beautiful Grand Duke Michael's Palace and it gives us the thorough overview of the country's history, narrated by means of art. It is highly recommended to visit for all who want to learn more about the Russian culture and history and take a break from other crowded museums and palaces.
Duration 3 hours
Rates from
5000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
3000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- History of the House of FabergédetailsOn this tour you will see the impressive collection of Easter Eggs and other precious items created in the House of Fabergé for the Russian royal family and now returned to their motherland after almost a century of travelling across the world. The collection is housed in the lavish interiours of recently restored Shuvalov Palace, impressive by its own.
You will also have the option to get a one-hour panoramic ride to see the building where the headquarters of the House of Fabergé were situated and learn more about the life of Carl Fabergé and his family before the visit of the Fabergé Museum.
Duration 1,5 to 2,5 hours
Rates from
7500 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
4000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- St. Petersburg Ballet TourdetailsOn this tour we will see the buildings where the famous ballet dancers Matilda Kseshinskaya, the first love of Nicolas II, and Anna Pavlova lived and we will get to know more about Marius Petipa and the formation of the Russian Ballet School. You will learn more about impresario Sergei Diaghilev who made Russian ballet so famous abroad. You will visit the Theatre Museum with its collection of costumes and private items that used to belong to ballet legends.
Duration 3 hours
Rates
11000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
6000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- In the Footsteps of Russian ComposersdetailsTour for music lovers about the Five (Balakirev, Borodin, Ciu, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov), Anton Rubenstein and Pyotr Tchaikovsky with a visit of Rimsky-Korsakov Memorial Flat and Alexander Nevsky Necropolis. These composers created Russian classical music and made it so demanded all around the world.
The tour is led and designed by Alla Sokolova, a professional guide with the background in music, in English, French and Italian
Duration 3 hours
Rates
8000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
4000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- Flea Market Walk and Tea at Artist's Studio
detailsLet's visit the main flea market in the country situated in a picturesque neighbourhood in the northern St. Petersburg! We will get there by metro and we will head back to the city centre by private vehicle. At the market we will see numerous items from the everyday life of the Soviet households, as well as some pre-revolutionary antique objects. Some of these items might serve as perfect souvenirs from your trip. We will find out more about the area where the market is situated by visiting the beautiful wooden church and the workshops of artists in the old wooden house where we will enjoy afternoon tea talk with its residents.
If you visit Flea Market on your own and you don't speak Russian and look like a local, you are likely to pay higher prices and even end up with a forgery.
Rates
9000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
5000 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- Alexandrinsky Theatre Behind the Stage
detailsTheatre lovers will enjoy this visit to the Alexandrinsky Theatre, the oldest theatre in Russia, and a small talk about the art with the curators of its theatre museum where we will see original outfits, decorations, furniture and accessories from the productions of the past centuries. We will listen about the famous Russian writers who frequented this theatre and staged here the first productions of their plays, such as Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgenev or Anton Chekhov – the old furniture in the director's reception still keeps the memories of them.
Rates from
4000 RUB p/p for a private tour for 2 persons
2500 RUB p/p for a small group of 5 persons
- Art Talk in The Gallery
requestWe will meet the curator of a popular art gallery for coffee and a tour of the current exhibition. This is a perfect opportunity to talk about the art life in the city in the informal ambience and enjoy the curator's tour of an exhibition of Russian classics or modern artists.
*The choice of gallery depends on the dates of your visit and on current exhibitions
Rates upon request
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