Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Thorne Miniature Rooms
A collection of 68 exquisite miniature scale model rooms depicting European and American interiors
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CaitFirst to rec“The detail in these miniature dioramas is psychedelic. If you love tiny things you should travel to Chicago just for this”
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Hannah Cassidy“Teeny tiny, beautifully designed rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago. I could spend hours there, and would during my years living in the city.”
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Janet Wallace“There's so much magic at the Art Institute of Chicago, but the Thorne Miniature Rooms seem like a secret. Don't sleep on this exhibit! The 68 rooms (scale of 1:12) are INCREDIBLE!”
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bria“possibly the best thing at the art institute — if you were a weird little girl with an antique Victorian dollhouse full of antique doll furniture or currently wish you were an inch tall, you will enjoy this.”
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