Friday, 26 August 2011

Treasures of Heaven

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/treasures_of_heaven.aspx

We did not enjoy this as much as I thought.  Mostly various containers of all kinds, gaudily coloured and covered with jewels or shaped like the relic they contained. For example a carved head would contain the head of a saint. Too much of the same sort of thing. These items should be seen in the theatre of a church, with the drama of a service and music and ceremony around them. They just looked like a jewellers window in the museum. We went on Monday which has concessions on Monday afternoon for £6

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