Micro miniature (also calledmicro art ormicro sculpture) is a fine art form. Microminiatures are made with the assistance ofmicroscopes, or eye surgeon tools.[1] It originated at the end of 20th century.[2]
TheNational Museum of Toys and Miniatures inKansas City, Missouri has micro-miniatures in their permanent collection and in their exhibit titledMicro Curiosities, a permanent exhibit displaying the work of several fine-scale miniature artists.
TheMetropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a micro-miniature basket made by aPomo Native American artist around 1910.[3]
TheMuseum of Jurassic Technology inCulver City, California has a collection of the microminiatures of the Armenian artist Hagop Sandaldjian in their permanent exhibition,The Eye of the Needle.[4][5]
TheMuseum of Miniatures located in Prague focuses on works of microminiature art. It features the work of Edward Ter Ghazarian, Anatoly Konenko, Nikolai Aldunin among others.[1]
TheMuseum of Microminiatures in St. Petersburg includes micro-miniature work by Vladimir Aniskin of Novosibirsk, Siberia, as well as Nikolai Aldunin of Moscow.[6]
Ermann, Lynn.They have jobs on the slide: Microscopic art, The Washington Post, February 14, 1999