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Nvmagpie
September 18, 2016

Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle

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At the MSI 1974. The set of 3 pics in the middle I took - not great as behind glass and not the best camera. The other 2 are from the museum's website.

Old stash - MME Sweetest Thing - paper & brads; flowers - prima.

Journaling:
This elaborate miniature house was created in the 1930s by silent film star Colleen Moore with help from Horace Jackson, an architect and set designer who worked for First National Studios, creating the floor plan and layout of the castle and of art director and interior designer, Harold Grieve. She shared it during the Great Depression, touring the country to raise funds for children's charities. It became a permanent exhibit when it was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry in 1949. The Fairy Castle is displayed behind glass, and the light, temperature and humidity in its environment are carefully controlled to ensure that the artifacts will be preserved for generations to come.

From the chapel's floor-to-ceiling stained glass to the flickering of the tiniest lights, every inch on display is a study in artistry and craftsmanship. The Fairy Castle is virtually a museum within the Museum, a collection of miniature treasures in every room, from inch-square books signed by the world's greatest authors to statues nearly two thousand years old. . The Fairy Castle, filled with remarkable miniatures and artifacts, is a timeless reminder of the imagination, ingenuity and craftsmanship of cultures and artisans all over the world.

The 9-square-foot castle features about 1,500 miniatures and cost nearly $500,000 at the time it was created. Its tiny treasures include:
• A painting of Mickey and Minnie Mouse donated by Walt Disney, along with a dozen other pieces of original artwork from various artists
• The tiniest Bible ever to be written, dating back to 1840, as well as a library of other amazing tiny volumes signed by famous authors like John Steinbeck and Agatha Christie.
• Tapestries created by a master needle worker from Vienna
• Three statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis—more than 4,000 years old

All the hard work and expense of creating the Fairy Castle becomes even more impressive when one realizes that the entire structure can be broken down into 200 individual pieces. All of the rooms are modular units that can be packed into the drawers of specially designed shipping crates


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