Museum of the Imperial Porcelain Factory

The museum is dedicated to the history of the first domestic porcelain factory, founded in 1744. You will see the products of masters of the East - China and Japan - from here came to Europe fascination with porcelain, as well as porcelain objects made at famous manufactories of Western Europe in the XVIII-XX centuries.

The Imperial Porcelain Factory (originally Nevskaya Porcelain Manufactory) created unique artistic items for the interiors of palaces and ceremonies of the highest level, including the service of the XVIII-XIX centuries by order of the Highest Court, starting with products that were part of the Own Service of Elizabeth Petrovna (1756) to the grandiose “Raphael” service (1883-1903).

A separate hall is dedicated to Soviet porcelain: there are products of masters of the XX century, including propaganda porcelain, executed in the first years of Soviet power, and the famous service "Cobalt Grid" (1944), which became a symbol of Leningrad / St. Petersburg, the city in which the porcelain factory founded in the XVIII century continues to operate.

The Imperial Porcelain Factory with its museum is a unique place where the history and culture of Russia materialized in porcelain has been created and stored for almost three centuries. The museum is the only collection in the world, reflecting the 270-year history of the first porcelain factory in Russia. It has more than 30,000 exhibits. It presents historical and cultural values, which have no analogues in any museum in the world.