Category Archives: Issue 96
Messingham Church Restoration
A Lincolnshire church with an important collection of medieval stained glass has been awarded a £229,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out extensive repairs to the roof and tackle various other dampness-related problems. Although parts of Holy … Continue reading
Geoffrey Clarke Panels Installed at the Stained Glass Museum
In 2014, after a fund-raising appeal, the Stained Glass Museum successfully purchased four unique modern stained-glass panels from the studio of Geoffrey Clarke. Vidimus reported on the conservation of these panels, which was documented on the blog ‘Through the eyes … Continue reading
University of York Spring Master Class
The University of York MA in Stained-Glass Conservation and Heritage Management Spring Master Class will be held this year on Saturday 27 February 2016 and is entitled ‘The Nineteenth Century: Treasures, Problems, Solutions’. The speakers and lectures are as follows. … Continue reading
Call for Papers: The Rood
The Rood in Medieval Britain and Ireland c.900 – c.1500 2–3 September 2016 King’s Manor, University of York The rood – understood as the cross itself, and/or the image of Christ crucified – was central to the visual and devotional culture … Continue reading
ICOM-CC Interim Meeting and Student Forum, Wrocław, Poland
The next interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Glass and Ceramics Working Group will be held in Wrocław, Poland 25–29 May 2016. The conference, focusing on recent advances in glass and ceramics conservation, aims to present relevant case studies in the … Continue reading
Appeal for Information
In 1974, a church built in the nineteenth century by the British at Pontresina in the Engadine Valley (Switzerland) was demolished. The Museum Alpin (Natural History Museum) in Pontresina will be holding an exhibition from December 2016 to October 2017 … Continue reading
