Medieval History
- Islamic History Galleries To Reopen At The Met
New York?s Metropolitan Museum of Art will be reopening 15 new galleries dedicated to the history of Islamic art ? one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of this material in the world. The reopening will take place on November 1st and give...
- New Byzantine And Roman Galleries Open At The Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada will be opening a new set of permanent galleries tomorrow that will showcase its impressive collection of artifacts from the ancient civilizations of Rome, Byzantium and Nubia. Highlights of the collection...
- Google Art Project Brings Viritual Tours To World?s Museums
Earlier this month Google launched a new online service which will allow art lovers to virtually explore hundreds of famous works found in seventeen galleries from around the world. The Google Art Project brings together some of the company?s unique technology,...
- Bodleian Library Unveils Plans For Renovation Of New Bodleian
Oxford University?s world-famous Bodleian Library has unveiled its plans for the restoration and renovation of the New Bodleian library building. The long-awaited project has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects; planning permission and Listed Building...
- Hiaa Symposium, 21-23 October 2010
HIAA SYMPOSIUM, 21-23 October 2010 The Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA) is pleased to announce that its Second Biennial Symposium will be held at the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, D.C., 21-23 October 2010. The overall symposium...
Medieval History
V&A to begin work on £30m medieval and Renaissance galleries project
The Victoria and Albert Museum is to put its entire collection of medieval and Renaissance art into one continuous display for the first time, thanks to a £30 million project to improve its galleries.
One of the 10 new galleries will feature translucent onyx window screens, so the light falling on the religious artefacts shown will be just like that in medieval churches.
The galleries project is the biggest at the museum since 2001, when it launched a £31 million initiative to transform the British Galleries.
Over the next 12 months builders will get to work putting the plans by architects MUMA into practice.
The idea has been to utilise dead space on the South Kensington site and illuminate the vast collection with natural light where possible.
More than 1,800 objects, covering the period from 300 to 1,600, will be re-displayed.
Highlights from across the ages will include the Symmachi Panel, described by the V&A as "one of the finest surviving ivories from the Late Antique Period in Rome" dating from around 400AD; to "the largest and most splendid of the enamel caskets dedicated to St Thomas Becket", dating from about 1180; to the Boar and Bear Hunt tapestry, one of the only "great hunting tapestries to have survived from the 15th century."
There will also be an entire gallery dedicated to the work of the 15th century Italian sculptor, Donatello.
The Heritage Lottery Fund provided £9.75 million funding, while private donors funded much of the remainder.
Mark Jones, director of the V&A, said: "We hope that the new displays, featuring some of the most beautiful and historic objects from our collections, will inspire all our visitors."
From: Telegraph.co.uk
- Islamic History Galleries To Reopen At The Met
New York?s Metropolitan Museum of Art will be reopening 15 new galleries dedicated to the history of Islamic art ? one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of this material in the world. The reopening will take place on November 1st and give...
- New Byzantine And Roman Galleries Open At The Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada will be opening a new set of permanent galleries tomorrow that will showcase its impressive collection of artifacts from the ancient civilizations of Rome, Byzantium and Nubia. Highlights of the collection...
- Google Art Project Brings Viritual Tours To World?s Museums
Earlier this month Google launched a new online service which will allow art lovers to virtually explore hundreds of famous works found in seventeen galleries from around the world. The Google Art Project brings together some of the company?s unique technology,...
- Bodleian Library Unveils Plans For Renovation Of New Bodleian
Oxford University?s world-famous Bodleian Library has unveiled its plans for the restoration and renovation of the New Bodleian library building. The long-awaited project has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects; planning permission and Listed Building...
- Hiaa Symposium, 21-23 October 2010
HIAA SYMPOSIUM, 21-23 October 2010 The Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA) is pleased to announce that its Second Biennial Symposium will be held at the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, D.C., 21-23 October 2010. The overall symposium...