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Fabergé Exhibit at
DIA ends Jan. 21
There are only a few weeks
left to see the Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) popular
special exhibition Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, the
collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which
ends Monday, Jan. 21, 2013.
The exhibition offers a
rare opportunity to view more than 200 precious objects produced
by the House of Fabergé, including six Imperial Easter
Eggs, jewel-encrusted parasol and cane handles, an array of
enameled frames, animals carved from semi-precious stones and
miniature egg pendants. The exhibition is organized by the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with the Detroit
Institute of Arts. Educational programming is provided by the GM
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DIA-goers will have the chance to purchase Fabergé-inspired and
Russian-themed items in the shop located at the exit of the
exhibition. Among the bestselling pieces are exquisite Fabergé-style
egg pendants crafted by the Artel Collection. Owners Matthew and
Debbie Duffy will be at the DIA Jan. 18 through 21, along with
two of Artel’s Russian master jewelers who were trained in
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Israel. They will be demonstrating
techniques used in the process of making their pendants.
The DIA also offers innovative programming in conjunction with
Fabergé: The Rise and Fall, including:
_Sunday, January 6, 13, 20, noon–4 p.m.: Transform a variety of
egg-shaped materials into miniature works of art using beads,
baubles, and bling.
_Saturday, January 12, 2 p.m.: Alexander Caldwell, maker of the
replica Fabergé Coronation Egg used in the movie Ocean’s
Twelve, reflects on his various artistic responses to
Fabergé.
Caldwell has spent the past 25 years studying Karl Fabergé and
his methods. The lecture will be followed by a showing of 2004’s
/Ocean’s Twelve. Free with museum admission. The lecture is
sponsored by the Bernard J. Reilly Fund.
On the Internet:
www.dia.org
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Revised:
01/01/13 18:49:41 -0800.
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