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Amazing Exhibits of the Amber Museum in Kaliningrad
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The Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum was opened in Kaliningrad in 1969. The reason for creating a museum of this type in Kaliningrad was the proximity of the largest explored amber deposit, in the village of Yantarny – more than 90% of the world’s reserves.
The museum exposition is located in 28 halls with a total area of over 1,000 square meters. The Amber Museum in Kaliningrad has unique pieces of amber and more than 2,000 artistic items made from it. Here are just several examples. Photos by: Vladimir Lipetskikh.
The Amber Museum in Kaliningrad has several sections:
- Origin of amber, its properties
- Historical and archaeological knowledge about amber
- Amber in the art of the 17th-18th centuries
- Königsberg State Amber Manufactory
- Kaliningrad Amber Factory
- Amber in the works of modern artists
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