The Russian Lefty Museum is an interactive museum of miracles in St. Petersburg, the main exhibits of which can only be viewed under a microscope.
Full name: Museum of microminiature "Russian Lefty" of the International Guild of Masters.
Entering the museum, you can not believe your eyes, because the main part of the exhibits in the museum is so small that you can see them only with the help of complex magnifying devices mounted in the exhibition forms.
Collections of the museum " Russian Lefty»
A collection of micro-miniatures, some of the exhibits of which are smaller than a millimeter in size.
The microminiatures were made by master Vladimir Aniskin (Novosibirsk). From the works, for example:
- a real flea, shod on two hind legs, whose horseshoes are 6 million times smaller than those of a horse;
- the smallest book in the world on a slice of a poppy seed;
- Chizhik-Pyzhik, located on the end of the hair and made of pure gold. The height is only about 200 microns - 0.2 millimeters. The work is included in the Book of Records of Russia;
- microcopies of orders and medals, which include: a microminiature copy of Chernivtsi "Sower" (listed in the Guinness Book of Records) and three Orders of Glory on a slice of a rice grain;
- the hero of the cartoon "Smeshariki" on the end of the hair. Diameter - 0.1 mm.;
- walnut shell chess table. Height-2 mm.;
- image of a squirrel and an arrow on a slice of an apple bone;
- composition "Pinocchio" on a slice of a grape seed;
- icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker with dimensions of 6,8x8 mm.;
- also: a caravan of camels in the eye of a needle; a rose inside a hair; text written on a grain of rice; figures of famous cartoon characters standing on poppy seeds and apple seeds; the UEFA cup with a height of 2 mm. and the Wolf Zabivaka height of 1.5 mm.
In addition, the Museum exhibition: works by modern blacksmiths; paintings oil works of Vitaly Kasatkin (Saint-Petersburg); the pattern on the feathers of birds Ulyana Roshupkina (Evpatoria); sculpture in the genre of scrapie-art Olga Orlovskoy (Saint-Petersburg); miniature weapons forged from Damascus steel; sculptures of girls easy pencil Salavat Fedayi (Republic of Bashkortostan), and much more.
Oil painting " Trinity Cathedral»
Work in the style of clip art " Lion»
Work in the style of scrapart " Bull»
Work "Blue House", by Valeria Gaishun (Minsk)
Forged icon "St. George the Victorious", Alexander Chizh (St. Petersburg)
Model of the Church of the Nativity of Christ on Shipka (Bulgaria), Sergey Kaznacheyev (Cheboksary)
Painting on the feathers of birds " Sakura blooms»
Sculptures made from a pencil lead
Practical information
Regularly (approximately every month), various rotating exhibitions are held within the walls of the museum.
The museum was founded under the auspices of the "International Guild of Masters" (MGM), established in 2004 as an association of creative workshops, artists, designers, sculptors and artisans.
The cost of tickets to the museum, opening hours, visiting conditions, information about exhibitions, etc., we recommend that you check on the official website immediately before visiting.
Website of the museum "Russian Lefty": chudomuzey.
The museum "Russian Lefty" is located in a historic building at the intersection with Karavannaya Street, which is part of the so - called "Golden Triangle" of St. Petersburg-the most expensive district of the city.
Address of the museum "Russian Lefty": 35 Italianskaya Street. Near the famous Italian courtyard.
Nearest metro stations: "Nevsky Prospekt", "Gostiny Dvor" and "Mayakovskaya".
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