The Stained Glass Museum has announced its 2013 annual lecture. This will be given by Sarah Brown, FSA, on ‘The conservation of a medieval master-piece: John Thorntonʼs stained glass Apocalypse in York Minster’.
Fig. 1. Detail from panel 5f, Great East Window, York Minster, prior to conservation.
Sarah Brown is Director of the York Glaziers Trust and Chairman of the CVMA. She will speak about the conservation of the east window at York Minster, which is now more than half-way to completion. The lecture will take place on Wednesday 24 July at 6pm, and will be held at the Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AT. The nearest tube station is Russell Square.
Tickets are available in advance for £6.50 from The Stained Glass Museum, The South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambs CB7 4DL. To book tickets by post, please make cheques payable to ‘The Stained Glass Museum’ and send email address or enclose SAE for confirmation of booking. For more information, or to pay by card, please phone 01353 660347, or email friends@stainedglassmuseum.com. Tickets are also available on the door at a cost of £8.00.
