Posts Tagged ‘Cathedral’
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives Bonhams is to auction a cache of Graham Sutherland’s papers in which he talks about the process of designing and manufacturing his world famous tapestry, Christ in Glory. The tapestry hangs over the high altar. It took 10 years to make and was woven by Piton [...]
by Bibliothèque de Toulouse A Japanese architect has designed a transitional cathedral for Christchurch, New Zealand, until a new permanent structure is built. Shigeru Ban’s $ 4.5 million structure will be built using cardboard and metal containers set into a concrete foundation. The original 131-year-old neo-Gothic cathedral has been earmarked for demolition following an [...]
by The Library of Congress Writer, gardener and historian Sir Roy Strong has donated a new set of vestments to Hereford Cathedral. The beautiful black vestments were made by Croft Design and will be worn for the first time in a service to remember departed loved ones on All Souls Day on November 2. [...]
by The Library of Congress The largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found has gone on display at Lichfield Cathedral and is already a sell-out success. Just under 15,000 people will come to the cathedral over the next three weeks to see the Staffordshire Hoard. The touring exhibition features more than 40 items from [...]
by Oregon State University Archives A series of exhibitions this summer is giving people the chance to see some of the dazzling artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard. The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silverwork found anywhere in the world. It was unearthed in a field near Lichfield in 2009 [...]
by Bibliothèque de Toulouse Eight intrepid cyclists will attempt to cycle 314 miles in a virtual bike ride to raise funds for Lichfield Cathedral. The cyclists, all Friends of Lichfield Cathedral, will start the sponsored cycle at the cathedral’s west front at 8am on June 18. The route planned by the cyclists takes them [...]
by Oregon State University Archives The choir of Hereford Cathedral will be throwing open the doors of the Song School to potential new recruits on April 2. The open rehearsal will give families with a boy between the ages of 6 and 9 the chance to observe the music-making that goes on in the [...]
by The Library of Congress St Paul’s Cathedral has been voted Visitor Attraction of the Year 2010 by members of UKinbound. UKinbound is one of the leading trade bodies in the UK tourism industry and the only association to focus exclusively on the inbound sector. St Paul’s Cathedral said it had received the [...]
by The Library of Congress The rare paintings were undertaken by Lambert Barnard (1485 – 1567) in the 16th century and feature an image of Henry VIII believed to be the only surviving secular image in Britain of the king. Work to restore the paintings is being undertaken by the Hamilton Kerr Institute and [...]
by Bibliothèque de Toulouse All the choirs associated with the cathedral are getting involved in the event, which will take place on February 14 from 6.16pm to 10.45pm and February 15 from 7am to 9pm. They will attempt to sing all 150 psalms over the two days in as many musical guises as they [...]
