TO BE UNVEILED AT THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, ST PETERSBURG
Enamels of the World 1700-2000 from the Khalili Collections, to be exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, from 8 December 2009 to 14 March 2010, is the inaugural presentation of a remarkable new facet of the Khalili Collections, perhaps best known for the their unparalleled Islamic and Japanese art. The exhibition will feature some 320 pieces selected from approximately 1,200 works in the enamel collection.
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Museum details :
Address: The State Hermitage Museum, 2 Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Dvortsovaya Square)190000, St Petersburg, Russia
More Information: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/ also http://www.khalili.org/
Tickets: On-line booking is recommended http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
Enquiries tel. +7 (812) 710 90 79, visitorservices@hermitage.ru
Publications: Enamels of the World 1700-2000 by Haydn Williams with contributions by Julia Clarke, Tatiana Fabergé, Malcolm Fairley, Oliver Impey, Rose Kerr, Daniela Mascetti, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Jack Ogden and JM Rogers, is published by the Khalili Family Trust and is both a guide to the collection and an invaluable general introduction to the art of enamel. ISBN 1 874780 17 X, 450 pages, over 400 illustrations, includes CD Rom of the entire collection. Available from Oxbow Books/David Brown Book Co: http://www.oxbowbooks.com/ price £49, US$7
A catalogue in Russian to accompany the exhibition will also be available.
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