Rock crystal is an interesting pure materials, and over 200 items made with it are on present in a brand new exhibition on the Cluny Museum, just some minutes away from our inns!
The otherworldliness and translucency of rock crystal has fascinated for hundreds of years, with some individuals suggesting it has magical or protecting powers. Now you’ll be able to be taught all about this quartz marvel within the exhibition Voyage dans le cristal on the Cluny Museum, break up into six sections organized chonologically and by theme:
— Act I – Krystallos
Geology and construction
— Act II – Celestial Jerusalem
Crystal in mediaeval artwork and the Cologne workshop
— Act III – Past the fabric
Crystal on each continent – Video games of antiquity and the Center Ages
— Act IV – Crystalline sciences
The Renaissance, age of crystal
— Act V – Pop cristal
Crystal in twentieth century artwork
— Act VI – Our earth
Our earth, with a freshly-commissioned new work by Patrick Neu, an engraving of a Danse macabre on rock crystal.
With 200 or so works on present (100 of which date from the Center Ages), the exhibition is enriched by loans from prestigious museums together with London’s British Museum and Tate Britain, the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne, the Nation Museum of Denmark and quite a few Parisian museums together with the Pure Historical past Museum and the Louvre.
You’ll see relics that use crystal as magnifying glasses, an astonishing pitcher (or ‘ewer’) and scientific devices such because the twelfth century Visby lenses, typically discovered on Viking hillocks in Sweden.
Linked to the exhibition, there are 4 conferences, two live shows on 18th November and twenty first December, and guided visits can be found (particulars on the museum’s web site).
A list of the exhibition has additionally been revealed (288 pages, 250 illustrations, round 45€) right here at your native amazon.
The exhibition Voyage dans le cristal is on the Cluny MUseum, the nationwide museum of the Center Ages (right here) till 14th January 2024
Open daily besides Mondays from 9.30am-6.15pm (final ticket at 5.30pm)
Late night time opening the primary and third Thursday of the month from 6.15-9pm (final ticket at 8.30pm) on the particular worth of 10€
Admission: 12€ / 10€
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