One of the world’s top ten miniature museums is located in Victoria Canada. There are eighty-five exhibits here covering world history, Canadian history, fantasy, fairy tales, and even future space exploration.
I loved the nostalgic look at the circus coming to town!
There are dioramas depicting castles in England,
Germany,
and Canadian cities in the past.
Many exhibits depict the frontier history and development of Canada.
The museum has the world’s smallest working saw-mill which took eleven years to make,
and one of the world’s longest model railways.
These miniature worlds were created by George Devlin over the course of his lifetime. The museum opened in 1971 and George continues to expand it to this day.
Cheers to you from Victoria’s fascinating Lilliputian World~
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Truly amazing! Thank you for sharing! There’s a museum here in New Zealand that’s very similar – I think it grew out of the owner’s modelling hobby. I’m struck by the stylistic similarities in many ways – I guess both Canada and NZ were part of the same ‘Pacific Frontier’.
Interesting both in terms of the parallel history and the hobbies that grow into lifetime achievements!
Now that’s an amazing diorama! Cindy, how do you manage to find these just about everywhere you go? Is there a guide to dioramas somewhere? I can tell that all these scenes took a lot of work but wow, that bustling urban city scene on top… that ambiance is just right!
There was so much more that I couldn’t include. Replicas of castles and houses with highly detailed interiors. I love miniatures, so I do keep my eyes open for them, but this one I just happened to walk by! Hope all is well with you Lynn~ <3
I love little villages like that. Other countries have some too, they are just so fascinating with all the tiniest details. A joy to visit. These look all so real. Beautiful!
Europe has a lot of them. It would be fascinating to visit them wouldn’t it.
This truly is a ‘life’s work’.. amazing! x
Interesting where this man’s passion and talent led him. He has created an ever expanding mini-universe replete with outer space!
Absolutely amazing and truly ‘out of this world’… x
A otherworldly mini-world! Glad you enjoyed~
Thanks – I did! x
<3
Beautiful mini world Cindy, thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you more for appreciating Irene & cheers to you~
I’m ‘Lilli’ fascinated with the Land of the ‘Purrrrfectians!’ ✿♬ﾟ+.(｡⍲‿⍲)♪.+ﾟ♬✿
I love that name! ✿♬ﾟ+.(｡⍲‿⍲)♪.+ﾟ♬✿
Those are AMAZING! :O)
The details in the replication are striking aren’t they~
so beautiful these mini world
thnak you so much for sharing
kisses
I am happy you enjoyed and hugs back 2UX2!
This is incredible artistry, Cindy. Thanks for sharing!
It is impressive work isn’t it. The artist created his own little world!
These are great, Cindy! I’d have loved seeing that working railroad, too (Domer was a BIG fan of railroads when he was a kid!). Must have required so much patience to put together these miniatures.
Yes, patience and a lifetime. The scope of the Lilliputian worlds are extensive. It takes up multiple rooms and there are 85 detailed exhibits.
That is so cool! I’d go crazy in a place like that…I love miniature things. The saw mill is incredible!
You and be both! I head there everytime I go to Victoria and there is always something new~
We went to the miniature railroad museum in Pt Richmond. It’s cute and detailed but not as perfect as the ones you’ve shown here.
I love seeing all of them. They all are exceedingly charming!
Wow, the details are impressive, so real. :0 This remind me the one I saw was the mini train stations in SD.
Ooops, reminds…
Yes, in Old Town. We both posted on it and marveled about it!
This is a unique and fascinating view of life! Great documentary, Cindy 🙂
That is it for the Canada series I’m afraid, but we just drove into Utah, so we’re sure to see something interesting!! There is always something around the corner after all~
Fascinating displays, especially the sawmill. Such craftsmanship.
I agree with you & thank you too!
You’re welcome.
You are showing such wonderful parts of Victoria, including our miniature world 🙂 GREAT to see it, Cindy! <3
Well it is a wonderful city on an amazing island so it is easy and fun to do!
veramente spettacolare! anche in Italia abbiamo riprodotti molti bdei nostri bellissimi monumenti in miniatura, ma qui sono spettacolari le riproduzioni anche dellpambiente
grazie mille
Che meraviglia! Ci torneremo in Italia nel mese di Aprile. Vi chiederò più presto al nostro data in cui potremmo vedere alcuni di questi.
Wow. I had no idea. My hands hurt thinking of all the teeny-tiny and painstaking details.
Fascinating to see, though. Thank you Superb photos.
Yes, more fun to browse than to actually make each tiny little detail!
Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing, Cindy. 🙂
<3
You do visit the most extraordinary places, Cindy. This is wonderful.
Thank you Mandy. I have visited several times because the artist keeps adding new exhibits~
Utterly fantastical!!!
So happy you enjoyed and cheers to you!
Loved all the photos Cindy – especially the circus coming to town. A working sawmill? Amazing. Thanks so much for the picturesque tour 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the amazing mini-worlds & cheers to you!
Cheers! 😀
This is fantastic. At first I even thought it were real cities and landscapes 🙂
I adore this post. The crafting to create this fabulous museum is impressive. Thank you for taking me on a trip to see the Lilliputians. <3
The dioramas are amazing… and the rest of course. 🙂
Amazing! Anyone can fell in love with it 🙂
Impressive displays tininess . If you ever need to kill some time in New Mexico, check out the Tinkertown Museum http://tinkertown.com
Hi Cindy, I remember seeing these a few years ago when we were out there and they are just so unbelievably detailed and accurate in their composition. Loved the pics. Hugs, Cuz. 🙂
Hugs back to you and so glad you have been here cuz! Hugs back to you~
fascinating.
Very pleased you enjoyed!
Fantastic, Cindy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you more for the kind appreciation~
You amaze me! Just ten minutes watching you take photos haha
Hugs to you and happy weekend~
xxx
amazing and awesome 🙂 thank you Cindy —— hugs and blessings
Back to you times two Tanveer with hugs too~ <3
peace and love Cindy dear for you
Sedning both back to you! Peace & love is what we both want for this world~ <3
yes Cindy that’s what needed most
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They make beautiful images
Thank you! Suprisingly they worked considering they were taken through glass in sub-optimal lighting.
But the lighting is good. It wasn’t midday was it? And it sure wasn’t cloudy either
It’s inside and a tad dark~
Wow! Those are amazing! He is so very talented! Thanks for sharing that 🙂
He is amazingly talented and he allows us to view our communal lives from quite a different perspective which I love!
Wow! Amazing effect of a stupendous effort. As a kid, I and my sister had a doll house that we would used to put sundry things in and pretend they were objects we imagined. This is definitely worth a visit. Some day…
It is definitely worth a visit, and yes all the grown up kids who used to play with dollhouses and model trains will be transported here back to those imaginative days of childhood~ <3