Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace

The summer opening at Buckingham Palace for 2011 sees the State Rooms spread out in a glorious display once again. With the 19 enormous state rooms usually reserved for entertaining dignitaries from around the world open to the public in August and September, you really will be able to see how the other half live during the summer opening.

Summer Opening at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is usually associated with vibrant displays of wealth and grandeur, and this summer opening will be no different. For 2011, a special exhibition will accompany the opening of the State Rooms, which takes a look at the collection of Royal Faberge ornaments. Truly a sight for sore eyes, this summer opening of Buckingham Palace demonstrates sheer splendour the likes of which you will never have seen before.

Pomp and ceremony
With the annual opening of the State Rooms, this year's show gives you the chance to get up close and personal with a very impressive collection of exquisitely designed eggs, boxes and ornaments, which have all been collected by various royal family members, including the current monarch. Entitled Royal Faberge, the exhibition at Buckingham Palace reveals the extraordinary talents of the Russian goldsmith, Carl Faberge and how his name became synonymous with the finest royal collection of in the world.

Much more to see
Keen to see exactly how the Queen entertains official visitors? Besides the Royal Faberge exhibition, the State Rooms are the home to some of the rare works of art in the Royal Collection. Cast your eyes about the place during the summer opening at Buckingham Palace and you may well come across paintings by Rembrandt and Rubens, set amongst sculptures by Canova and fine English and French furniture.

Treasures from around the world
This year there are plenty of stunning objet d'art and cultural artifacts from Russia on display at the palace, including gifts, models, Easter eggs and jewellery, as well as archive photography from over the past hundred or so years. Along with pieces owned by various members of the British royal family long gone, you can also see Faberge items owned by the current royals, on show to the public for the very first time. So you can expect plenty of items of historical interest to see over the summer opening at Buckingham Palace for 2011.

The summer opening at Buckingham Palace takes place from the Saturday 23rd July - Monday 3rd October 2011. Standard adult tickets cost £17.00: children aged 5 - 17 cost £10.00, and the those under 5 go free. For more information and to book advance tickets for the opening, click on the link below.

Royal Collection Official Site

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