A MECHANICAL BESTIARY !
This was to be the first exhibition ever devoted solely to automated clocks of the Renaissance. Also in a gallery which I did not know. The Kugel Gallery. Thank you Marielle as I certainly would not have gone but your description tempted me to! Over thirty automaton were on display.The largest collection ever assembled. A menagerie of exotic animals: lions, camels, elephants, bears, monkeys… animals dominate the automaton kingdom, but a few humans are there as well. A Turkish horseman swinging his sword, and lion and bear tamers pulling on leashes. Give you an idea of how small they are The young attendant saw me taken an interest in all the detail and whispered in my ear (yes really), that one of these little gems would chime any minute. It did, but so fast that I didn’t have time to catch the movement and sound with my iPhone. Unfortunately this was the only one that did strike the hour while I was there. A video displayed the movements of each one. It brought a smile t