VADUZ, Lichtenstein,
March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
On 31 March a new museum unlike any other in the Alps will open
its doors to the public. The Liechtenstein Treasure Chamber will
focus primarily on exhibits belonging to the Princes of
Liechtenstein and other private
collectors.
Thanks to the generosity of the Princely Family, visitors will
have the chance to admire a number of items from the Princely
Collections. With over 800 years of tradition, the Princely Family
of Liechtenstein is not only one
of the oldest ruling families in the world but also the owner of
one of the world's oldest and continually expanding collections
dating back more than 400 years. Its paintings by the Old Masters
and array of arms are world-famous. The exhibition will display a
selection of valuable materials, paintings, weapons, hunting knives
and gifts presented by kings and emperors, such as Frederick the
Great and Emperor Joseph II, to the Princes of Liechtenstein.
The museum will also showcase exhibits belonging to the
Liechtenstein collector Adulf
Peter Goop (1921-2011), who donated his significant collection to
the Principality on 9 June 2010.
Highlights include his famous collection of Easter eggs - the most
diverse of its kind in the world - and in particular a selection of
Russian Easter eggs from tsarist times unparalleled outside
Russia. As well as the famous
Apple Blossom Egg by Karl Fabergé, the museum also features
bejewelled golden Easter eggs created by other famous goldsmiths
such as Pavel Akimovitch Ovtchinnikov and Alexander Edvard Tillander, gold and silver
Easter eggs with intricate enamel decoration, and eye-catching
porcelain and glass Easter eggs from the Imperial Manufactories.
Among the latter are a number of "Tsar and Tsarina Eggs", which
were commissioned each Easter by the ruling couple to present as
gifts to important people.
Also on display in the museum is a selection of the "Rhine
Journey" paintings completed by Johann
Ludwig (Louis) Bleuler (1792-1850) around 1820/1830. Taken
from the collection of Adulf Peter Goop, who during his lifetime
acquired 77 of the 80 original gouaches, they depict the entire
Rhine from its source to its estuary and served as inspiration for
the famous engravings that were highly popular among tourists in
the 19th century.
Further important objects include lunar rocks from the Apollo 11
and Apollo 17 missions as well as Liechtenstein national flags which were
carried on the first and last manned flights to the Moon. These
were given to the Principality as a token of gratitude for the help
provided to NASA by the Liechtenstein-based company Balzers AG, which
at the time specialised in vacuum technology and supplied
protective coatings for the space rockets.
Last but by no means least, the display also features the
original design of the first ever postage stamp issued by the
Principality of Liechtenstein,
created by the famous Austrian artist and co-founder of the Vienna
Secession and the Vienna Workshops, Koloman
Moser.
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Contact
Liechtenstein National Museum
Prof. Dr. Rainer Vollkommer
Director
Städtle 43, P.O. Box 1216
9490 Vaduz
Principality of Liechtenstein
Telephone: +423-239-68-20
E-Mail: info@landesmuseum.li
http://www.landesmuseum.li