Category: Issue 119
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A Reader Asks…
A Reader Asks…The Purkinje Effect in Medieval Art A Vidimus reader, Richard Legault, poses the fascinating question of whether medieval art shows evidence that the optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect or Purkinje shift was exploited, deliberately or otherwise, in medieval art, and perhaps particularly so in stained glass, with its frequent deployment on…
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Heritage Lottery Funding Success for the Stained Glass Museum and All Saints North Street, York
The national significance of two stained glass institutions has been recognised in recent grants by the National Lottery. In Ely, the Stained Glass Museum, the only museum dedicated to stained glass in the UK, has received a grant of £88,000 from the HLF Resilient Heritage scheme to help it form a future plan for the…
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British Archaeological Association Annual Conference 2018: Cambridge: College, Church and City
Saturday, 1st September to Wednesday, 5th September This September, for the first time in 105 years, the British Archaeological Association will gather in Cambridge to celebrate, explore and debate the city’s medieval artistic, architectural and archaeological wealth. In addition to its famous university, the city was an important civic centre with thriving guilds and internationally…
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The Burrell Collection Database
The Burrell Collection is undergoing an ambitious refurbishment, which will upgrade the building into an energy efficient, modern museum. In addition to the existing galleries, two new floors of exhibition space will be created, and the museum’s stores will open to visitors for the first time. The redisplay of the Collection will provide a far…
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Icon Stained Glass Group Conference: Booking now open
Booking is now open for the ICON Stained Glass Group conference, which will be held on Tuesday 8 May 2018 at Glaziers Hall, London. Papers on the theme of ‘Conservation, Communication, and Collaboration’ have been drawn from a wide international stained glass community (see conference programme). This one-day conference will be based at Glaziers Hall, the…
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Study Day: Stained Glass in Huntingdonshire
Friday, 8th June 2018 Departing Ely Cathedral 10.30am, arriving back by 5.30pm This coach tour will be guided by Reverend Stephen Day (author of Stained Glass in Hun-tingdonshire), and visits will include Wistow, with its 15th century glass depicting the An-nunciation; the 19th-century glass at Huntingdon; Great Stukeley for an opportunity to see Don Drury’s…
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Celebration Event for Keith New monograph
An event to celebrate the recently published monograph about Keith New, a modernist stained glass artist, will be hosted by the authors Diana Coulter and Robert Smith and their publisher, Sansom & Co, on Tuesday 24 April 2018 in Bristol Cathedral at 3pm. All are welcome to attend; please meet near the east window of the…
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Last chance to book: The Stained Glass Museum Study Weekend 2018: Suffolk
Thursday, 19th April – Sunday, 22nd April 2018 Based in the historic market town of Bury St Edmunds, former home to one of the rich-est Benedictine abbeys in medieval England, the weekend will include tours of a number of churches and other buildings featuring stained glass in situ. Visits will include: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, the…
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Reminder: The Stained Glass Museum Annual Lecture 2018: Exhibiting Stained Glass in 19th Century London and Paris
Wednesday, 9th May, 6.30pm for 6.45pm Ely Cathedral, South Transept Travel back in time with the Stained Glass Museum’s Curator, Dr Jasmine Allen, to explore the fascinating, and often surprising, displays of stained glass at International Exhibitions in the 19th century. From London’s Crystal Palace to the grand displays along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, Dr…
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The Stained Glass Museum: Stained Glass Workshops 2018
Over the coming months, the Stained Glass Museum will run a series of specialist, hands-on workshops, focusing on various aspects of stained glass design and manufac-ture. The workshops are run by professional artists and craftsmen, and are suitable for individuals with widely ranging abilities and experience. All take place in Ely, and fees are inclusive…