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In 2003, 20 years ago, the Amber Room, which was completely lost during the Second World War, was recreated. The petrified tree resin, originating on the shores of the Baltic Sea, became a symbol of friendship and dimplomatic relations between two major nations. A hint of this phenomenon opens the exhibition in the pre-dawn Portrait Hall of the Catherine Palace.
A unique work of art in its essence, the 100 square meter casket room was recreated from scratch by a young team of restorers under the guidance of architect Alexander Kedrinsky.
It is hard for today's viewer to imagine that the reconstruction project was based on just a few black and white photographs, watercolors and a couple of dozen small fragments of the original decor. For the duration of the exhibition, the Amber Room is filled with hints and references to Kedrinsky's workshop to help the viewer plunge into the reconstruction process that took two hundred and seventy craftsmen almost 30 years to complete. An inseparable part of the Amber Room has always been the Tsarskoye Selo Amber Workshop, which maintains the panels of the fragile and capricious material in proper condition.
Today there are more than 300 unique pieces in the Museum's collection. The collection consists of diplomatic gifts of different times by Polish, German, Scandinavian and Russian masters. To emphasize the loyalty of different masters to the same traditions and original technologies in the amber craft, in the Picture Room there appeared a collective image of a jewelry workshop of different epochs and countries, allowing the viewer to compare the artistry of work of jewelers of both the 17th and 20th centuries.
Thus, the Amber Room, which appeared as a sign of warm relations between the emperors and was lost during the tragic events of the 20th century, became a unifying force for hundreds of people dedicated to the preservation of art.
2023
A unique work of art in its essence, the 100 square meter casket room was recreated from scratch by a young team of restorers under the guidance of architect Alexander Kedrinsky.
It is hard for today's viewer to imagine that the reconstruction project was based on just a few black and white photographs, watercolors and a couple of dozen small fragments of the original decor. For the duration of the exhibition, the Amber Room is filled with hints and references to Kedrinsky's workshop to help the viewer plunge into the reconstruction process that took two hundred and seventy craftsmen almost 30 years to complete. An inseparable part of the Amber Room has always been the Tsarskoye Selo Amber Workshop, which maintains the panels of the fragile and capricious material in proper condition.
Today there are more than 300 unique pieces in the Museum's collection. The collection consists of diplomatic gifts of different times by Polish, German, Scandinavian and Russian masters. To emphasize the loyalty of different masters to the same traditions and original technologies in the amber craft, in the Picture Room there appeared a collective image of a jewelry workshop of different epochs and countries, allowing the viewer to compare the artistry of work of jewelers of both the 17th and 20th centuries.
Thus, the Amber Room, which appeared as a sign of warm relations between the emperors and was lost during the tragic events of the 20th century, became a unifying force for hundreds of people dedicated to the preservation of art.
2023