Westminster Abbey Museum

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The Westminster Abbey Museum was located in the 11th-century vaulted undercroft beneath the former monks' dormitory in Westminster Abbey, London, England. This was located in one of the oldest areas of the abbey, dating back almost to the foundation of the Romanesque church by Edward the Confessor in 1065. This space had been used as a museum since 1908.[1]

Exhibits

The exhibits included a unique collection of royal and other funeral

Mary II and Queen Anne
.

A later addition to the display was the late 13th-century

high altar
of the abbey. Although damaged in past centuries, the panel was expertly cleaned and conserved.

This museum has now closed, and has been replaced by the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, high up in the triforium of the main abbey building.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "The Queen opens The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries with the Prince of Wales". Royal.UK. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ Wainwright, Oliver (29 May 2018). "'A gothic space rocket to a secret realm' – Westminster Abbey's new £23m tower". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

Further reading

  • Nixon, Enid (1989). "Problems and Rewards of the Small Museum Complex at Westminster Abbey". International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship. 8 (3): 279–290. .

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