Category Archives: Issue 120
Stained Glass window by David Hockney installed at Westminster Abbey
On October 2nd, a new stained-glass window designed by the artist David Hockney was dedicated by the Dean of Westminster, having recently been installed in the Abbey’s north transept. The so-called Queen’s Window commemorates the 65th year of the reign … Continue reading
Birtsmorton Appeal: Restoration Begins
Previous issues Vidimus (issues 109 and 117) raised awareness, and reported on the success, of an urgent appeal to raise more than £25,000 needed to conserve and restore the beautiful late-medieval stained glass at Birtsmorton (Worcs.). On Sunday, 16th September, … Continue reading
Horace Walpole’s Art Collection returns to Strawberry Hill House
More than 170 years after it was dispersed in a 24-day ‘sale of the century’ in 1842, the art collection of Horace Walpole is returning home. Following years of detective work, underpinned by Walpole’s extensive descriptions of his house and … Continue reading
Stained Glass Museum, Ely: Upcoming Events
Thoughts are turning to Christmas at the Stained Glass Museum. Christmas Decorations: Copper Foiling Workshop Friday, 2nd November 2018, 10am – 5pm This workshop provides the perfect chance to create your own festive decorations, ready for the Christmas season. £90 … Continue reading
Worshipful Company of Glaziers announces The Stevens Competition 2019 in-cluding a new competition for young designers
The Glaziers’ Company is now inviting entrants to its prestigious annual Stevens Architectural Glass Competition. The competition, running since 1972, this year requires entrants to design a stained glass window to be installed in the patient reception and waiting area … Continue reading
The Great East Window of York Minster, a Decade of Discovery: 10th Anniversary Master Class Event at the University of York
This Autumn the University of York is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the launch, in collaboration with the York Glaziers Trust, of its MA in Stained Glass Conservation and Heritage Management; and, ten years on, it will revisit the subject … Continue reading
International Conference, “Le Verre à Tout Faire”: Château de Nyon, France
The University of Lausanne, the Château de Nyon and the Vitrocentre Romont will host an international conference on Friday, 2nd – Saturday 3rd, November. Hosted by the Château de Nyon, Switzerland, it will explore the themes of new glass technologies … Continue reading
Exhibition of Medieval Treasures from the Burrell Collection opens at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
A new exhibition, curated by Sir Paul Ruddock, former Chairman of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, has opended at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow. Burrell at Kelvingrove: Collecting Medieval Treasures draws on the outstanding collection of medieval … Continue reading
