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Bursztyn w muzeum

Amber has been valued greatly for ages. Unfortunately, unlike diamond, it does not last forever. Succinite suffers greatly from exposure to sunlight, air, fluctuations in temperature and humidity. Modern museums attempt to maintain a moderate level of humidity and a low oxygen environment to preserve amber in their collections. The Malbork Castle Museum has built up an important collection of Baltic amber artifacts. Last Year this unique collection of exquisite amber artifacts was exhibited in Glasgow. The exhibition “Amber. Treasures from Poland” featured the amber collection from Malbork Castle supplemented with artifacts from the host institution, which is the oldest museum in Scotland. The impulse to show the exhibition in Malbork was “The Hunters Cup” made by Jacob Dobbermann from Gdańsk, and the artistic arrangement of the exhibition. Broken into several fragments, the vessel came to Poland to be conserved. Our exhibition include also contemporary works of art.