ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art Announces Major Exhibition and Long-Term Loan Partnership with Wyvern Collection
Chalice (Liturgical Cup with Images of St. Peter and the Archangel Gabriel), 500–699, silver, parcel-gilt, 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm). Wyvern Collection, UK
This fall, the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Museum of Art (BCMA) presents “Medieval Art from the Wyvern Collection: Global Networks and Creative Connections,” the first in a series of rotating exhibitions based on the Museum’s new partnership with the prestigious, London-based Wyvern Collection. One of the most exceptional private collections of medieval art and objects, the collaboration will bring more than 57 artworks to ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ for study, teaching, and public exhibition.
The first exhibition in this collaboration, it will combine artworks on long-term loan from the Wyvern Collection with key objects from BCMA’s own holdings to explore how recent scholarship is dramatically expanding our understanding of the historical period known as “the Middle Ages.” The exhibition challenges traditional Eurocentric views of the Middle Ages by shedding light on the ways that cultures interacted and evolved in ways not previously appreciated.
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