Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts
Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts, Art museum at Solyanoy Pereulok, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Description
The Stieglitz Museum of Applied Arts occupies an ornately designed building with numerous exhibition halls, each dedicated to specific art collections. The rooms combine Italian Renaissance architecture with elaborate decorations and display furniture, glass, ceramics, and metal objects.
History
An art collector founded this museum in 1878 to make his valuable objects accessible to the public while creating a learning center for decorative arts. The building itself was designed with this purpose in mind and reflects the art collections housed within it.
Culture
The museum is named after its founder and displays works that were once held in private hands. Visitors can see how decorative arts and design were valued and shown to the public during the 1800s.
Practical
Visitors can enter through the main entrance on Solyanoy Pereulok Street and must navigate through several staircases and corridors. It helps to take time and explore the layout gradually, as the building has a maze-like structure.
Did you know?
The building's center features two-story arcades with Italian design, and one room recreates Terem Palace architecture with detailed ornaments. These spaces show how the founder combined different international building styles for his museum.
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