A team
in a communal flat
For teams and colleagues
All formats
The museum to yourselves, a play at a shared table or a dinner with wine — for your company only, up to 23 guests. A genuine communal flat on Rubinstein Street: people here learnt to get along together long before anyone called it team-building.
Guestsup to 23
Whenmorning · evening
Pricefrom 10 000 ₽
Private visit and dinner — no prepayment · organisations — payment by invoice · or call: +7 931 109-12-35
A guest’s voice
«We were allowed to look at and touch everything in the flats, even play the piano — and they wound up the gramophone for us too. A group of 10: everyone could see and hear, and it was not cramped».
from a review on Tripster · grand communal flats tour
Occasion
What people come here for
People come here when they are looking for somewhere to hold a corporate evening in St Petersburg with a small team, somewhere to celebrate a birthday with a group of grown-ups, or somewhere to bring partners — without a banquet hall, a master of ceremonies or a shared party. The flat seats up to 23 guests. If there are fifty of you, it is fairer to say straight away: it will be a squeeze.
A corporate evening. Instead of a shared party at a restaurant — a closed flat: the museum shuts for everyone but you, or the company plays a performance in the writer’s room. There is no need to look for the venue, the programme and the table separately: one request, one estimate. In the morning before opening or in the evening after closing.
A birthday with your own people. A grown-up birthday at a museum is not a children’s quest: a private visit for a company of up to six guests, an evening around the common table, or a dinner with a wine set for a small circle. Say in your request that the occasion is a birthday, and the keeper will allow for it in the programme.
A meeting with partners. The literary dinner: a private tour of flat no. 34, a short walk through the courtyards and three glasses with the chef’s snacks. The conversation you have been putting off goes more easily at a table than in a meeting room.
What to choose
One flat — four evenings and a telegram
01A tour for the team — the museum to yourselvesThe museum closes to everyone but you: apartment 34, a keeper and a programme built for your party — the classic tour or an evening focused on the texts. Daily at 10:00, before opening, or at 21:30, after closing. Two of you or six — the price is the same; for a party of six it costs no more than six tickets to the immersive.10 000 ₽ for a party of up to six guests, each additional guest +1 000 ₽ · payment at the meeting point, no prepayment · about the private visit →
02«What have I earned?» — for you aloneA play based on stories from «The Suitcase» in the writer’s room: 23 seats, actors from the Maly Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Drama Theatre and the Komissarzhevskaya Theatre, live music — accordion, trumpet, guitar. About an hour. Date and time by arrangement: a morning before opening, an evening after closing.45,885 ₽ — the whole room seating 23 · about the play →
03An evening at a shared table«Dovlatov’s Communal Salon» by the Lusores theatre: up to an hour and a half including tea, Leningrad sweets included. At a shared table for 23, colleagues end up closer than in a meeting room. A private performance of the promenade play «Catch Dovlatov If You Can» is arranged the same way — with a climb up the front stairwell to the third floor.35,595 ₽ — the whole room seating 21, tea included · about the salon → · about the promenade →
04Literary dinnerFor a small circle: partners, the people you have long been putting off a conversation with. A private tour of apartment 34, a short walk through the courtyard wells and a wine flight of three glasses with snacks by the chef; if you do not drink — a non-alcoholic pairing, the price is the same. About two hours, Tue–Sat from 15:00, strictly 18+.30 000 ₽ for a party of up to four guests, each additional guest +5 000 ₽ · payment on the day of the visit · about the dinner →
05A batch of telegrams for colleaguesThe gift certificate «A Telegram Invitation»: a summons in the guest’s name, with a number and a postmark — on screen in a messenger and on A5 paper, with a line from you. The format — from a tour to the dinner — you choose when ordering; each guest sets their own date. Valid for 12 months; for a batch for a department we will send a quote.denominations from 1986 ₽ (a tour for two) · a batch — quoted for a whole department · about the telegram →
Everything by request: first the date and the party, then confirmation by email · one address — 23 Rubinstein Street
Addressing the doubts
Why here and not a loft or a restaurant
Not a meeting roomA shared kitchen, one telephone for seven families, a narrow corridor — and real neighbours living behind the wall. Getting along together is something this place knows first-hand.
No strangersAt the appointed hour the flat holds only your company — no other groups, no passing public. The pace is yours, the questions are anything you like.
Everyone sees and hearsA room of 23 seats, actors half a metre away, a shared table instead of rows of chairs. There is no hiding in the back row here — and no need to.
One requestNo need to look for a venue, a theatre company and a kitchen separately: name the format, the date and the number of guests — we will put the programme together and send a quote. Private visit and dinner — no prepayment, booking is free.
A tour, a play or a table — you decide. The flat is the same.
As the keepers themselves describe it
How it goes
01RequestFormat, preferred date, number of guests — in the form below, by email to hello@dovlatovmuseum.ru or by phone on +7 931 109-12-35. This is a request, not a payment.
02ReplyWe reply during museum opening hours — daily 11:00–19:30. We agree the date with the keeper or the company, confirm the party and send a quote.
03ConfirmationThe booking counts as made once an email arrives from hello@dovlatovmuseum.ru — with the date, time and number of guests. Check the «Spam» folder too.
04MeetingAt the Dovlatov monument in front of 23 Rubinstein Street; the exact place and time are in the confirmation. There is no cloakroom — coats are left in the hallway.
Inventory
- Party
- the play — up to 23 guests, the salon and the promenade play — up to 23; private visit — priced for a party of up to six, then +1 000 ₽ per guest; dinner — from two, up to four at the base price, then +5 000 ₽ per guest
- When
- private visit — daily at 10:00 and 21:30; private performances — a morning before opening or an evening after closing, by arrangement; dinner — Tue–Sat from 15:00, book at least a day ahead
- Meeting point
- at the Dovlatov monument in front of 23 Rubinstein Street — for every format; Vladimirskaya / Dostoevskaya metro, a 7-minute walk
- Payment
- private visit and dinner — on the spot on the day of the visit, no prepayment; organisations — by invoice, with closing documents; telegrams — on the site, by SBP or Yandex Split
- Documents
- an invoice to the organisation and closing documents — send your details to hello@dovlatovmuseum.ru; the terms of a visit are in the public offer
- Rescheduling and cancellation
- private visit and dinner — free of charge, an email or a call is enough; prepaid formats — no later than 24 hours ahead, full refund
- Age
- private visit — any age; the play and the salon — adults and teenagers; «Catch Dovlatov» — 12+; dinner — strictly 18+
- Photography
- in the museum rooms and the shared corridor — yes; in the neighbours’ rooms and during the performance — no; commercial shoots — by arrangement
- Directions
- Get directions →
- Booking request
- Send a request →
Case No. 34An evening for a company
Enquiries
Frequently asked questions
There are fifteen of us. Will we fit?
Yes. The auditorium for the play is the writer’s room, 23 seats; the salon — up to 23 guests at a shared table; a private visit is priced for a party of up to six, then +1 000 ₽ per guest — for a larger team we will settle the details at confirmation. In a communal flat there is no «we’ll squeeze up»: when the places are gone, they are gone. But everyone can see and hear.
Can we celebrate a birthday with a group?
Yes. A private visit is counted for a company of up to six guests — 10,000 ₽, each further guest +1,000 ₽; up to 23 people gather around the common table of the salon, and up to four are seated at the literary dinner in the base price. Mention in your request that the occasion is a birthday, and the keeper will allow for it in the programme.
Would this work as team building?
If team building means a ropes course — no. The communal flat has one kitchen, one telephone for seven families and a narrow corridor; for an hour and a half the team shares one space and one table — without a host and without contests.
Is this a corporate evening at a museum or a private performance?
Whichever you prefer. The closed museum is a tour of the flat with no outsiders, daily at 10:00 and 21:30. A private performance is the play «What have I earned?» in the writer’s room, for your company only, by arrangement. If you need both — write to us, and we will tell you what the schedule allows.
How much does it cost?
A private visit — 10,000 ₽ for a company of up to six guests, each further guest +1,000 ₽: for fifteen people that comes to 19,000 ₽. The dinner — 30,000 ₽ for a company of up to four, each further guest +5,000 ₽. A private performance of «What have I earned?» — 45,885 ₽ for the whole room seating 23; the salon or the promenade play — 35,595 ₽ for the whole room seating 21, tea included. For a batch of telegrams we will send a quote for the department.
Can the company pay by invoice and receive the paperwork?
Yes. We will issue an invoice to your organisation and hand over the closing documents. Send your company details to hello@dovlatovmuseum.ru — together with the request or afterwards.
What about the immersive «No goodbyes — call me!» for a company?
It runs on Sundays at 18:15 as an open group of up to 15 guests: 1695 ₽ per person, 20 % prepayment. If it is this one you want, and for your party alone — write to us: we will tell you what is possible.
Cloakroom, lavatory, lift?
There is no cloakroom — in the cold season, coats are left in the hallway. There is no lavatory for guests in the flat: the cafés on Rubinstein Street help out; at the dinner, there is a lavatory in the restaurant in the same building. There is a lift in the stairwell, but the thresholds and narrow doorways of 1912 are still there: if any of your colleagues may find it hard, write to us in advance.
What if one of our colleagues is running late?
We start on time and can wait about five minutes. Walking into the play mid-scene is, unfortunately, not possible; in the closed museum we will wait — the flat is yours for that time. The meeting time will be in the confirmation.
Booking request
One evening. One flat. Yours alone.
Format, date, number of guests — we will put together and price the rest · 23 Rubinstein Street
We reply during museum opening hours · or call: +7 931 109-12-35 · about the museum