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Amber: Treasures from Poland on View at the Hunterian Art Gallery |
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| Written by Carter Bainbridge |
| Tuesday, 09 February 2010 01:24 |
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Most are from the famous Malbork Castle collection in Poland which has an important national collection of Baltic amber artefacts. Also included is the famous Gierłowska lizard from the Gdańsk Amber Museum, as well as a collection of insects trapped in amber and some historical amber artefacts from the Hunterian collection. Amber is found in many varieties of colours and forms and amber from the Baltic region of Europe is one of the most abundant in the world. It is used around the world for medical or spiritual wellbeing, for adornment or decoration, and for scientific reasons. This exhibition introduces amber from prehistory to natural history; it looks at how people related to amber from the Stone Age onwards and at the incredible techniques and skill of the amber craftsmen who created some of the finest examples of amber art ever seen. The launch of a new book ‘Amber: Tears of the Gods’ (Dunedin Academic Press) will coincide with the opening of the exhibition. It has been written by Dr Neil DL Clark, Curator of Palaeontology at the Hunterian. ‘Amber: Treasures from Poland’ is at the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, from 5 February until 17 April 2010. The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery provides an exciting and inspirational resource for a wide range of formal and informal learning opportunities. Visit : http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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