On this blog, you’ll find everything about dollhouses and miniatures. Op dit blog vind je alles over poppenhuizen en miniaturen.
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Beautiful exhibition “XXSmall and More in Miniature” at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / Prachtige tentoonstelling "XXSmall en meer in miniatuur" in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
If you love dollhouses and miniatures, I definitely recommend
visiting the exhibition “XXSmall: Dollhouses and More in Miniature”
at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague
It’s open until March 25, 2012
I enjoyed all the dollhouses and miniatures
from both the Netherlands and abroad
If you watch my video, you’ll get a sense of the exhibition
Photography was allowed, as long as you didn’t use a
flash or tripod and I took full advantage of that
Dollhouses were a serious matter in the 17th and 18th centuries
The wealthy sometimes spent as much money
on this expensive hobby as on their own homes
At XXSmall, the history of interior design can be seen
in elaborate dollhouses from the 17th century up
to contemporary miniature homes
fully furnished in modern design
The fascination with the miniature world spans all ages
Even in ancient China and Greece,
miniature objects were created
Nothing sparks wonder like a perfectly crafted little
set of gold dishes that fits inside a cherry pit
And nothing captures the imagination like an old dollhouse,
fully furnished, bringing life to
how people lived in earlier times
Dollhouses
The exhibition doesn’t focus solely
on Dutch domestic culture
For example, there’s also a German, an English,
and an Italian dollhouse on display, as well
as a Japanese kitchen and a Chinese temple
What’s interesting about the typical 18th-century
British house is that it’s an exact copy of a
building that still exists today—namely,
27 King Street in King’s Lynn
The small city palace Palazzina Giocattolo from Bologna
is a feast for the eyes, with its flamboyant ceiling
and the elegant furniture of typical Italian allure
Another highlight is the fully furnished farm that Princess Juliana
received from her parents for her second birthday
This allowed her to learn about farm life through play













