ART BEAT\Museum's new digs.Byline: Lori Moody The Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. has added another ritzy ritz·y adj. ritz·i·er, ritz·i·est Informal Elegant; fancy. [After the Ritz hotels, established by César Ritz (1850-1918), Swiss hotelier. building to its holdings of diminutive things. The five-room, two-story structure, which took 3-1/2 years to build and was inspired by different European architectural styles, will be on view beginning Saturday. "It's my personal interpretation of a neoclassical ne·o·clas·si·cism also Ne·o·clas·si·cism n. A revival of classical aesthetics and forms, especially: a. A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, structure," said Ron Hubble, owner of the St. Louis, Mo.-based firm Hubble and Co., which designed and constructed the building. The 4-year-old firm has a line of retail miniature accessories and furniture sold at miniatures shows and dollhouse shops, and it makes custom room boxes and structures. The exterior of the miniature structure was inspired by the garden facade of the palace of Versailles in France before later alterations, Hubble said. Some of the walls are four inches thick in places. Throw in English-, French- and Italian-influenced designs in the interior. Floors and columns were painted to look like marble, and 24-karat gold leaf was applied on molding. One room has more than 2,000 pieces of wood in a parquetry floor, Hubble said. The goal was to achieve the feel of a real building, even in 1/12th scale, instead of a dollhouse look. The building is 9 feet, 7 inches long, 5 feet wide and 8 feet tall, including its base. "It required just an unbelievable amount of planning," Hubble said. "And it grew. It changed as we worked on it." Carole Kaye said the piece will be filled with furniture and art already in the museum's permanent collection, as well as commissioned works. It has yet to be named but may serve as a miniature museum The Miniature Museum was located at the AMC hospital in Amsterdam. It has since moved, and at the moment there are negotioations with a major Dutch museum to provide the new location. , she said. The building joins miniatures of Hampton Court and Fontainebleau Palace at the museum. A miniature Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace (bŭk`ĭng-əm), residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. is expected to be completed for display next year. For information, call (213) 937-6464. Devotional images The newest exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. Biography Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a family already in the petroleum business, he was one of the first people in the world with a Museum in Malibu looks at the artistic depiction of Christ's crucifixion in western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). from the 11th to the 16th century. "The Crucifixion in Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts," which opens Tuesday and runs through April 7, features church service books, prayer books and history books. For information, call (310) 230-7075. Advance parking reservations are required. Call (310) 458-2003. |
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