The Dutch Kitchen Museum is located in a building that was built in 1805 in Merchant Harbor. It is surrounded by water on three sides. The southern side is washed by the waters of the Gulf of Finland, and from the north there is an Italian pond of rectangular shape. From the sea side in front of the museum, the original stone pavement of the early 19th century has been preserved.
The Dutch kitchen building is built of red brick. In its halls there were 8 stone stoves for cooking hot food for the crews of ships. In ports, it was forbidden to light a fire on ships for cooking because of the danger of fires. This facility in the 19th century brought a lot of profit to the city.
After the construction of the canal to the port of St. Petersburg, Kronstadt lost its status as a transit point. A power plant was placed in the Dutch Kitchen building. After laying the cable from St. Petersburg along the bottom of the Gulf of Finland, the need for a power plant also disappeared. The building of the Dutch Kitchen has fallen into disrepair and has been preserved in an abandoned state to this day.
During the reconstruction of Kronstadt, the building was restored. Now it houses the expositions of the Museum of Dutch Kitchen, as well as the Museum of the models of the Kronstadt Forts. The Dutch Kitchen Museum consists of two halls. Dutch ovens have been restored in one hall, where hot food was prepared for the crews of ships. Nearby is the exhibition hall "Power Plant". It hosts exhibitions, a cafe and a souvenir shop.
