Airfix is one of those companies that is known for a wide range of various scale models of cars, airplanes and helicopters, ships, military equipment. Its founder was the Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove, who in 1938 moved with his family to London...

Astolat Castle is one of the most expensive dollhouses in the world. It is built in the form of a fortress, weighs more than 360 kg, its height exceeds 2.5 meters. The interior is divided into 29 rooms, furnished with high-quality miniatures. There are...

The miniature wonderland we wrote about earlier has several interesting features. First of all, it is a developed system for changing day and night. During a walk through the museum, miniature cities are plunged into darkness every 15 minutes. When...

A canoe - a boat with a narrow and long hull - is one of the oldest rowing vessels in the world. The canoe appeared during the late Paleolithic and is still used in everyday life in the tribes of America, Africa, Oceania. In addition, archaeologists...

Australian artist Kendal Murray creates miniature sculptures, which consist of several elements. Due to this, his creations can be called mixed type miniatures. And the most interesting, the master forms his mini-world on the back of women's powder boxes...

Since 2005, artists Lori Knicks and Kathleen Gerber have jointly produced detailed miniature dioramas in situations of natural or artificial chaos and destruction. The designer tandem has created a series called “The City”, which presents the...

Works are masters of difficult perception. They show a difficult period in the life of Syria. These are apartments, buildings and landscapes left by refugees that have not bypassed hostilities. Syrian artist and architect Mohamad Hafez decided to show...

For Kendal Murray, a platform for activities ranging in size from 11 to 21 cm has become a field for activity. She very skillfully builds real-life plots on wallets, powder compacts and even in teapots. The designer manages to create miniatures in the...

In Europe, the book miniatures originally decorated only religious texts. The images, as a rule, corresponded to the content. Religious miniatures were characteristic of almost all of Europe in the early Middle Ages. For example, the St. Gallen Gospel...

In Lyon there is an amazing museum - Museum of miniatures and scenery for movies. It is located in an old mansion of the 14th century. Its creator - Dan Olman, for many years traveled to different countries. He collected exhibits and photographic props...