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Tour "History on the Table: New Year Tableware of the 20th Century"

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10.01.2026 · 14:00 · UTC+5
Where
Yekaterinburg
Музей Бориса Ельцина
Intent
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What do a porcelain butter dish shaped like an onion, Soviet glasses, and New Year’s mood have in common? The tour of the museum exhibition will tell how festive tableware reflects the era, everyday life, and family rituals-from the Empire to the 90s. This is a journey around the table where different generations celebrated the New Year. The New Year’s table is not just about dishes and drinks, but also the tableware that makes the holiday real. Many families have special sets that are carefully stored in the cupboard and appear on the table only once a year. Crystal salad bowls, porcelain cups, glasses with Soviet design-all these items connect generations, pass on traditions, and preserve memories. The tour at the Boris Yeltsin Museum offers a glimpse into the history of the 20th century through the form and decor of dining ware. Guests will learn how the New Year’s set evolved: what butter dishes were on tables in the Russian Empire, how the glasses of Stalin and Khrushchev differed, and what symbols became essential attributes of feasts in different decades. Special attention is paid to aesthetics and materials: glass, porcelain, crystal-all of this becomes a marker of the era, telling about tastes, technologies, and mentality. The tour goes not only through the main exhibition but also through the rotating exhibition "Crystal Holiday," where each item is accompanied by a historical commentary. The event is suitable for anyone interested in the history of everyday life, design, holiday culture, and simply loves to learn unusual facts. It is a lively narrative that awakens memories, brings smiles, and allows one to look at familiar things from a new angle. Visitors can expect a rich tour program where each exhibit is an opportunity for conversation about time, tastes, and symbols. Salad bowls and decanters, teapots and butter dishes-all of these are not just household items but testimonies to the changes the country has undergone. Much of what is presented may seem familiar: someone may have had a similar set at their grandmother's, and someone will recognize their childhood cup or glasses from a festive table.

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