Russian Gzhel Exhibition in Houston
Russian Gzhel Exhibition
Gzhel is the name of a major ceramics Center situated some fifty kilometers southeast of Moscow. The village of Gzhel is mentioned for the first time in the fourteenth century in the testament of Ivan Kalita the Moneybag, the Grand Prince of Muscovy.
The secrets of the craft were handed down from generation to generation long before, Gzhel really rose to fame as a large center of ceramics in the eighteenth century when local potters mastered the making of majolica or majolicasonbriguet to the island of Majorca, where these ceramic wares were made.
Admission is free. All works are available for sale
Our Center is Open:
Monday – Friday: 8:30a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
http://www.ourtx.org/bazaar_spring2010.html
Categories: Art Galleries & Exhibits | Museums & Attractions
This event repeats weekly Monday through Saturday until Mar 22, 2014: May 22, May 23, May 24
Added: Mar 21, 2011 at 2:58 PM // Last Modified: Mar 15, 2013 at 09:10 AM
