Today's edition of the Audio Stories column is dedicated to the lapidary art masters and artisans. The museum Collection section  "Lapidary Works of Art"  features unique works of the leading contemporary lapidary art artisans from Europe, Asia and Latin America. You will learn which of the modern masters continues the centuries-old traditions and is happy to be called the "second Faberge", and who creates their own artistic style, keeping in step with the times, learn about the particularity and hardships of their work, and get acquainted with the secrets of creating wildlife objects from rock.