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Доминиканский Янтарь Dominikanischer Bernstein Dominican Amber МИНИСТЕРСТВО КУЛЬТУРЫ КАЛИНИНГРАДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ MINISTERIUM FÜR KULTUR DES GEBIETS KALININGRAD MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE KALININGRAD REGION КАЛИНИНГРАДСКИЙ МУЗЕЙ ЯНТАРЯ KALININGRADER BERNSTEINMUSEUM KALININGRAD AMBER MUSEUM Доминиканский янтарь Dominikanischer Bernstein Dominican amBer 19.12.2008 – 26.02.2009 Калининград · Kaliningrad Выставка состоялась в рамках областной Die Ausstellung fand im Rahmen The exhibition was implemented within целевой программы «Развитие янтарной des Zielprogramms «Entwicklung the regional target program «Development отрасли в Калининградской области der Bernsteinbranche im Gebiet Kaliningrad of the amber industry in the Kaliningrad на 2007-2011 годы» (2007-2011)» statt region for 2007-2011» организационный комитет: organisationskomitee: organizing committee: руководители проекта Leiter des Projekts Project leaders Доктор Вольфганг Вайтшат – Dr. Wolfgang Weitschat – Leiter Dr. Wolfgang Weitschat – Head of the руководитель Объединения des Vereins zur Förderung des Geologisch- Association for the development по развитию Геолого- Paläontologischen Museums der Universität of the Geological Palaeontological Museum палеонтологического музея Hamburg, Deutschland of Hamburg University, Germany Гамбургского университета, Германия Tatiana Suworowa – Direktorin des Tatiana Suvorova – Director Татьяна Суворова – директор Kaliningrader Bernsteinmuseums, of the Kaliningrad Amber Museum, Калининградского музея янтаря, Mitglied des Künstlerverbandes Russlands Member of the Russian Artists’ Union член Союза художников России kuratoren der ausstellung: curators of the exhibition: кураторы выставки: Helga Weitschat – Verein zur Förderung Helga Weitschat – The Association Хельга Вайтшат – Объединение по des Geologisch-Paläontologischen for the development of the Geological развитию Геолого-палеонтологического Museums der Universität Hamburg, Palaeontological Museum музея Гамбургского университета, Deutschland of Hamburg University, Germany Германия Kazimeras Mizgiris – Direktor des Kazimeras Mizgiris – Director of the Казимерас Мизгирис – директор Музея Bernsteinmuseums in Vilnius, Litauen Amber Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania янтаря в г. Вильнюсе, Литва Andranik Manukyan – Kandidat Dr. Andranik Manukyan – Cand. Sc. Андраник Манукян – кандидат der biologischen Wissenschaften, (Biology), senior researcher of the биологических наук, старший научный Mitarbeiter des Kaliningrader Kaliningrad Amber Museum сотрудник Калининградского музея Bernsteinmuseums янтаря Working Group: arbeitsgruppe: Kaliningrad Amber Museum рабочая группа: Kaliningrader Bernsteinmuseum Zoya Kostyashova – Deputy Director Калининградский музей янтаря Soja Kostjaschowa – Stellvertreterin for Research Зоя Костяшова – заместитель für die wissenschaftliche Arbeit Tatiana Lysova – Deputy Director директора по научной работе Tatiana Lyssowa – Stellvertreterin for Exhibition and Projects Development Татьяна Лысова – заместитель für Förderung der Wechselausstellungen Marina Yadova – Deputy Director for PR директора по развитию проектно- und Projekte Irena Volova – head of the Exhibition выставочной работы Marina Jadowa – Stellvertreterin and Projects Department Марина Ядова – заместитель für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Olga Shalasa – head of the Advertising директора по связям с общественностью Irena Volowa – Leiterin der Abteilung and Information Department Ирена Волова – заведующая für Wechselausstellungen und Projekte Natalia Shevchuk – head of the Research отделом выставок и проектов Olga Schalassa – Leiterin der Abteilung and Education Department Ольга Шаласа – заведующая für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Vera Bagulina – researcher of the Research отделом рекламы и информации Natalia Schewtschuk – Leiterin der Abteilung and Education Department Наталия Шевчук – заведующая für Aufklärung Oksana Salieva – researcher научно-просветительным отделом Vera Bagulina – wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin of the Exhibition and Projects Department Вера Багулина – научный сотрудник der Abteilung für Aufklärung Maria Gaifutdinova – Artist-Designer научно-просветительного отдела Oxana Saliewa – wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin Оксана Салиева – научный сотрудник der Abteilung für Wechselausstellungen und Articles written by отдела выставок и проектов Projekte Wolfgang Weitschat Мария Гайфутдинова – художник- Maria Gaifutdinowa – Künstlerin und Andranik Manukyan дизайнер Designerin Translation by Авторы статей Autoren der Artikel Natalia Andreeva Вольфганг Вайтшат Wolfgang Weitschat Vera Bagulina Андраник Манукян Andranik Manukyan Photographs by Перевод Übersetzung Stanislav Pokrovskiy Наталья Андреева Natalia Andrejewa Wolfgang Weitschat Вера Багулина Vera Bagulina Production coordinator Фотограф Fotograf Tatiana Makeeva Станислав Покровский Stanislaw Pokrowsskij Вольфганг Вайтшат Wolfgang Weitschat Ответственная за выпуск Verantwortlich Татьяна Макеева für die Herausgabe des Katalogs Tatiana Makejewa мире немного разновидностей янтаря, которые ценились бы по декоративным свойствам и пригодности В для художественной обработки наряду с балтийским самоцветом. Одним из них является доминиканский янтарь. О нем, как о мифическом минерале, мы знали еще в далекие советские 1980-е. Информацию о конку- ренте калининградскому сукциниту (минералогическое название балтийского янтаря) черпали в литературе на иностранных языках. Особенно фантастическим представлялась способность доминиканского янтаря иметь насыщенный фиолетовый цвет. Мечтали увидеть его воочию. Такая возможность впервые была предоставлена калининградцам благодаря дружбе Калининградского музея янтаря с руководителем Объединения по развитию Геолого-палеонтологического музея Гамбургского универ- ситета (Германия) Вольфгангом Вайтшатом и основателем и директором частного Музея янтаря в г. Вильнюсе (Литва) Казимерасом Мизгирисом. Один из известнейших палеонтологов мира В. Вайтшат сам побывал в До- миниканской Республике, где собрал значительную коллекцию необычного янтаря для музея Гамбургского уни- верситета. Господин К. Мизгирис отснял фильм о процессе его добычи, который мы перевели на русский язык и демонстрировали в ходе работы выставки. Мы выражаем огромную благодарность г-ну В. Вайтшату и куратору выставки г-же Хельге Вайтшат, а так- же г-ну К. Мизгирису за благосклонное решение показать эту уникальную коллекцию в самом западном городе России, за доверительное партнерское сотрудничество, за новое знание о янтаре, принесенное на Калининградскую землю. Татьяна Суворова директор Калининградского музея янтаря n der Welt gibt es wenige Arten von Bernstein, die ihren dekorativen Eigenschaften nach so hoch wie Baltischer IBernstein geschätzt werden. Einer davon ist der Dominikanische Bernstein. Von ihm als mythischem Stein wussten wir noch in den sowjetischen 1980-er Jahren. Informationen über den Konkurrent des Kaliningrader Succinits (so ist der Terminus für «Baltischen Bernstein» in der Mineralogie) bekamen wir aus ausländischen Literaturquellen. Besonders fantastisch schien uns die satte violette Farbe des Dominikanischen Bernsteins. Und wir wollten ihn mit eigenen Augen sehen. Dank den freundschaftlichen Beziehungen zwischen dem Kaliningrader Bernsteinmuseum, dem Leiter des Geologisch- Paläontologischen Museums der Universität Hamburg (Deutschland) Wolfgang Weitschat und dem Gründer und Leiter des privaten Bernsteinmuseums in Vilnius (Litauen) Kazimiersa Mizgiris bekamen die Einwohner Kaliningrads zum ersten Mal diese Möglichkeit. Einer der bekanntesten Paläontologen der Welt Doktor Wolfgang Weitschat besuchte selbst die Dominikanische Republik und sammelte exotische Bernsteinbrocken für das Museum der Universität Hamburg. Herr Kazimieras Mizgiris drehte einen Film über den Prozess der Bernsteinförderung. Dieser Film wurde ins russische übersetzt und in der Ausstelung vorgeführt. Wir möchten uns beim Herrn W. Weitschat, bei der Kuratorin der Ausstellung Frau Helga Weitschat und beim Herrn Kazimieras Mizgiris für die Möglichkeit, diese einzigartige Sammlung in der westlichsten Stadt Russlands zu präsentieren, für erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit, für das neue Wissen über Bernstein herzlich bedanken. Tatjana Suworowa Leiterin des Bernsteinmuseums in Kaliningrad here are not many varieties of amber in the world that would be valued for their decorative properties and artistic Tprocessibility along with the Baltic amber. One of such varieties is the Dominican amber. We knew about it as of mythical mineral as early as in the distant Soviet 1980s. We used to acquire information about the competitor to the Kaliningrad succinite (the mineralogical name of the Baltic amber) from sources in foreign languages. The Dominican amber’s property of being of rich violet colour used to seem incredible. We dreamt of seeing it with our own eyes. Such a possibility was for the first time given to the Kaliningraders due to the friendship of the Kaliningrad Amber Museum with the head of the Association for the development of the Geological and Paleontological Museum of Hamburg University (Germany) Dr. Wolfgang Weitschat and the founder and director of the private Amber Museum in Vilnius (Lithuania) Mr Kazimeras Mizgiris. Dr. W. Weitschat, being one of the world famous paleontologists, personally visited the Dominican Republic where he gathered a considerable collection of unusual amber for the Museum of Hamburg University. Mr K. Mizgiris made a film about amber mining that we translated into Russian and showed during the work of the exhibition. We express our sincere gratitude to Dr. W. Weitschat and the exhibition curator Ms Helga Weitschat as well as to
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