July 22nd, 2020
Kronleuchter & Licht am Anfang des 18. Jahrhundert in Sachsen, Hinweise zu Publikation von Käthe Klappenbach im Jahrbuch 2018 der Denkmalpflege Sachsen. Ungefähr zeitgleich mit ihrem zweiten Bestandskatalog „Kronleuchter…“ erschien im letzten Jahr ein Artikel zu Kronleuchtern und Licht am Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts in Sachsen: Käthe Klappenbach, Unentdeckte Schätze – Kronleuchter und Licht […] Read the whole article »
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January 19th, 2020
Furniture in the Air / Möbel der Lüfte A new book recommendation – from the pen of one of our founding Members, Mr. Peter Rath. Mr. Rath is now taking pre-orders for his book. The expected delivery date is scheduled for late February/early March. A look inside the book can be made here: Book […] Read the whole article »
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January 18th, 2020
“In dieser Reihe stellen wir Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem In- und Ausland vor, die in den Museen der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden zu Gast sind, um vor Ort zu forschen. Dr. Käthe Klappenbach aus Potsdam ist Kustodin der Sammlungen Leuchter/Mineraliensammlung und Fachbereichsleiterin Inventarisierung in der Stiftung Preußischen Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg im Ruhestand.” Der gesamte Artikel ist […] Read the whole article »
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January 18th, 2020
Vytautas Magnus University’s scholarly journal (Lithuania, Kaunas) Art History & Criticism, Vol. 15, 2019, p. 5-20 Alantė VALTAITĖ-GAGAČ Cultural Heritage Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania ORIGIN, TYPES, AND FUNCTIONING OF CHANDELIERS WITH SERPENT ARMS: FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO LITHUANIA Chandeliers with serpent arms held at the National Museum of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Art Museum are among […] Read the whole article »
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January 17th, 2020
THE CHANDELIERS OF THE CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES: RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND RE-ELECTRIFICATION Introduction The Versailles chandelier project involves the examination, restoration and rewiring of lights in the Palace collection that were restored previously in the 1960’s. Several factors played a role in making […] Read the whole article »
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January 17th, 2020
This lecture explains clearly the differences between Murano (slow glass) and Czech Glass from our Glass Fusing expert, Jaroslav Svacha. Mr. Svacha promised to keep it simple, so that the lay-person can understand the differences without requiring a degree in chemistry, and he was very successful in doing this. To read the entire lecture and […] Read the whole article »
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