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Treasures of Heaven
Opens: 23/06/2011 Closes: 09/10/2011
British Museum, London
With loans from over 40 institutions that include rare additions from the Vatican, expect to be dazzled by the sheer scope of this exceptional showcase of sacramental treasures from medieval Europe. Includes Christian relics, shrines and other objects of devotion, with manuscripts and other printed matter adding contextual depth.
For more information visit:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/news_and_press/press_releases/2011/treasures_…
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http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/news_and_press/press_releases/2011/treasures_…
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Financial Times“Some of the most astonishing craftsmanship you are likely to see...” We are dealing with something that is both fundamental and ancient in our culture: the notion of the relic, first as something of high value, and, second, as an item of mass popularity...
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The Telegraph“Make that leap of the imagination...” With some exceptions, what is missing from the show is any sense of connection between the viewer and the objects on display...
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Economist“These are jewels with soul as well as beauty...” Makes particularly good use of the BM’s grand, circular former Reading Room. Alan Fairlie, who designed the exhibition, has arranged the displays so that the soaring, pale blue dome is almost always visible...
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Guardian“Magnificent new exhibition...” Learn a thing or two about human dignity, and human hope, from the men and women who commissioned and made and prayed before the objects in this glorious exhibition...
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this is london“Imagine the turbulent emotion...” An astonishing accumulation of these things, beautifully displayed, the soaring dome of the Reading Room seeming suitably ecclesiastical...
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