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Småting (1972) 

Tiny worlds in Andorra and Ukraine 

EUROVISION COUNTRY: Andorra
KYIV DESTINATION: Museum of Microminiature
The Museum of Microminiature is one of the world's oddest exhibitions. It contains around 20 microscopes, under each of which lies a tiny piece of art work.
The tiny art was made by Ukrainian Nikolai Syadristy during the Soviet Union, and the museum reflects a space age design of the late 1970s.

The displays are explained in English next to each object. They tell you what the object is, and what it was made from, and sometimes how many microns log it is. The combinations are odd. A portrait of a popular singer in the 1960s is made out of a cherry stone and fixed on a piece of meteorite. A 3mmx 4mm portrait of spaceman Yury Gagarin is made out of sloe thorn stone.
Entrance fee is 50 Hrivna (under €2) and it takes about 10 minutes to complete. The museum is open 09.00-19.00 daily (except Tuesdays). The museum says it's closed during rain showers.
The exhibition has toured the world, and has a sister museum in Andorra's capital, Andorra La Vella. The reason seems to be that Andorra is a small country, and the  museum celebrates the small.
Do you know of any other Ukrainian links to Andorra?
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