What happened in the year 2019
A lot of things happened!
I'm recalling Faberge museum. I happened to come to Faberge museum on the birthday of Karl Faberge and came on Mr. Faberge! How it comes if Mr. Faberge lived one hundred years ago! A lot of things are possible in Faberge museum! By the way Mr. Faberge told me some secrets and a lot of interesting stories! Now I’m eager to tell you the stories! Also, there was a quiz connected with the museum and jewelries, and I become the winner and got a prize.
Karl Faberge was a jewelry maker, who were not making the things by himself, he had his father’s company and people working for him he was really a genius and a perfect businessman. He knew how to organize people – designers, jewelry makers, how to advertise. The most famous his production is Jewelry Easter eggs for the mother and for the wife of our last Emperor Nicolas the Second.
They let us take photos in The Amber room of Catherine Palace in Pushkin town. I took selfie! Before it was strictly prohibited. They were afraid that accident flash or anti red eye, or autofocusing light might damage the Amber. It is really so fragile. There was an old amber box standing its back to the window in the palace for quite a long time – it finished so that the back side of the box didn’t look so fresh and polished it was like sunlight was gradually damaging it.
Peterhof museum finished restauration of Chinese palace in Oranienbaum town. This is the only rococo style palace in Russia! It was made for Catherine the great and especially famous with its beautiful Spangle-work cabinet. I am especially proud because my guest and me were one of the first to enter this museum. You should be careful – if you want to go to this museum – it is not open in winter and if it rains in summer. The only possibility to have guarantee that you will get inside is to have prepaid ticket with a guide. For sure I just want to hint that you can go there with me and it will be a guarantee that you will get inside notwithstanding the weather. By the way it is better not to risk. According to statistics we have just 40 sunny days per year. It might rain anytime.