Dovlatov Museum
What’s on · 23 Rubinstein Street

What’s on in Dovlatov’s flat

Every format at one address: from the morning tour of apartment 34 to a play with fewer spectators than the communal flat once had tenants. All of it in the original rooms and by booking only. Tours — no prepayment, the play — payment at booking, the immersive — 20 % prepayment. The building is residential: real neighbours live behind the wall.

Session 01The study in apartment 34: Dovlatov’s desk, a typewriter and a wall of photographs — a museum guest at the desk
Museum tour

Inside apartment 34

An unhurried visit to apartment 34: a short introduction outside the building — then an hour alone with the writer’s real home.
Daily · 11:00, from 1 September also 16:30
993 ₽1 hour
Daily · by appointment
Session 02A row of doorbells in a Leningrad communal flat — one bell per family
Grand tour

Secrets of Leningrad Communal Apartments

A grand tour of three authentic Leningrad communal flats, with Dovlatov’s as the finale: seven families to one kitchen, the lavatory at the end of the corridor.
Daily · 13:00–19:00
1295 ₽2 hours
Daily · by appointment
Session 03The play «What have I earned?» — three actors over an open suitcase
A play in a lived-in flat

«What have I earned?»

Russia’s only authentic writer’s flat that is still lived in — and a play about what is left of a person besides a suitcase.
Based on the stories of The Suitcase · 23 guests
2495 ₽1 hourHit of the season
23 guests · by appointment
Session 04Dovlatov’s Communal Salon: Dovlatov and the young Brodsky by the tiled stove in the writer’s room
Immersive performance · Lusores theatre

«Dovlatov’s Communal Salon»

The evening when Brodsky first read «Procession» and stormed out. You are at the same table.
Directed by Alexander Savchuk · tea included
1995 ₽1.5 hoursRare find
14 November · 23 guests
Session 05«Catch Dovlatov If You Can»: a neighbour in the communal corridor of apartment 34
Promenade play · based on «Ours»

«Catch Dovlatov If You Can»

The house committee leads the «responsible tenants» to a social parasite who never turns up. Soup in the kitchen, the stove, tea.
Lusores theatre, dir. Alexander Savchuk · tea included
1695 ₽1.5 hoursRare find
1 November, 20:00 · 23 guests
Session 06Immersive tour-performance «No goodbyes — call me!» — a character with a telephone receiver in the communal flat
Immersive performance

«No goodbyes — call me!»

One actor-guide leads the evening in a communal flat, the neighbours’ voices are recorded; you are not a spectator but a neighbour invited to the table.
Sundays · 18:15 · «a totally new format for St Petersburg» — Sobaka.ru
1695 ₽1.5 hours
Small group · by appointment
Session 07Literary dinner by candlelight: a copper samovar, strings of sushki bread rings and cups and saucers
Intimate evening

Literary dinner

A private tour of the communal flat, the courtyard wells and a wine flight in a hidden bar on Rubinstein Street.
Flat + courtyards + wine flight · Tue–Sat
from 30 000 ₽per party
On request · private, from 2 guests
PrivatePrivate visit — a guest throws open the curtains at the window: the flat is entirely yours for the visit
Your party only

Private visit «The flat to yourselves»

A tour or a play in the communal flat — the flat is entirely yours for the visit.
10:00 and 21:30 · daily
from 10 000 ₽for 1–6 guests
Private opening · by appointment
How to choose

Which Dovlatov tour to choose

Five formats in one apartment — the difference is not in the price but in what you want from the evening. A short hint if you are choosing for the first time. On the theatre side separately — an immersive performance in a communal flat: all four productions and how they differ.

29–30 August — the «D Day» festival: demand for the flat peaks, places go early

Enquiries

Tickets, schedule and booking

How much does a tour of Dovlatov’s flat cost?
The museum tour of apartment 34 — 993 ₽, about an hour. The grand tour «Secrets of Leningrad Communal Apartments» through three flats — 1295 ₽. The immersive «No goodbyes — call me!» — 1695 ₽, the play «What have I earned?» — 2495 ₽, a private visit for your party — from 10 000 ₽. Tours and the private visit need no prepayment: booking is free, payment at the meeting point. The play «What have I earned?» — full prepayment on the site, via SBP or Yandex Split; the immersive — 20 % prepayment, the rest at the meeting point. Cancel 24 hours before the start for a full refund.
What is the Dovlatov Museum’s schedule?
The museum is open daily from 11:00 to 19:30, by advance booking only. The museum tour runs every day at 11:00; from 1 September 2026 there is a second slot at 16:30. Dates for the play, the immersive tour and the literary dinner are set separately — see the calendar on the home page.
How do I book a tour of Dovlatov’s flat?
On the website: choose a format, date and time, leave your name, phone number and email — it takes a couple of minutes. No prepayment is needed for tours; confirmation comes by email. The play is paid in full at booking; the immersive tour takes a 20 % prepayment. You can also book by phone: +7 931 109-12-35. Rescheduling or cancelling a booking is free.
Where does the group meet?
For the museum tour, the meeting point is at the Dovlatov monument outside 23 Rubinstein Street. For the play and the immersive tour — the same spot, at the monument. The «Secrets of Leningrad Communal Apartments» tour starts from Zvenigorodskaya metro station. The exact meeting point comes with your booking confirmation.
Can I visit the Dovlatov museum without booking?
No. 23 Rubinstein Street is a residential building: people live behind the neighbouring doors inside apartment 34, so visits are by advance booking only and in small groups. There is no walk-in entry from the street.
Come

The door opens by booking only. But it does open.

Apartment 34, 23 Rubinstein Street · St Petersburg

Tours — 0 ₽ prepayment, pay at the meeting point · the play — paid at booking · immersive tour — 20 % prepayment · or call: +7 931 109-12-35