3rd Annual International Conference dedicated to the 170th anniversary of the birth of Carl Fabergé, October 6–8, 2016, Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

May 30, 2016 will mark 170 years since the birth of the great Russian jeweler Carl Fabergé. Today, Fabergé is one of the best-known jewelers in the history of Decorative Arts. His works are displayed at high-profile museums worldwide and generate a huge interest. The Fabergé phenomenon continues by now to inspire scholars, collectors and jewelers around the world.

Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg http://fabergemuseum.ru/en owns the world's largest collection of works by Carl Fabergé, including nine of the famous Imperial Easter Eggs, and aims to become the main international platform for the study of the art and life of the famous jeweler. In this year marking the 170th anniversary of Carl Fabergé, the museum dedicated its annual academic conference to Carl Fabergé, his firm's activities in Russia and abroad, its place within Russian culture as well as to Fabergé's influence on modern and contemporary jeweler’s art.

Topics can include, but are not limited to:
- Unknown pages of Carl Fabergé’s biography
- Carl Fabergé and Russian Art at the end of the 19th century and
beginning of the 20th century
- Carl Fabergé’s legacy in Saint Petersburg: architectural landmarks,
archives and collections
- Carl Fabergé in Europe: teachers, partners and clients
- Carl Fabergé and the East
- Carl Fabergé’s works in American collections
- Carl Fabergé’s influence on jeweler’s art and design from the end of
19th century up to the present day

The conference languages are English and Russian.
Please submit a 300-word abstract, along with a 1-page max CV, to fabergemuseumconferencegmail.com, by 30 June 2016. A publication is planned. Participants will be asked to submit completed papers by September 1, 2016.