Study Day
Miracles in Glass: The Study and Conservation of Canterbury’s Stained Glass Heritage
Monday 31 March 2025, 10:45-17:15 BST
Canterbury Cathedral, UK
Organised by the Stained Glass Studio and the Archives and Library of Canterbury Cathedral, in conjunction with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, University of Kent.
Canterbury Cathedral is a storehouse of some of Europe’s finest medieval stained glass, including the unique Thomas Becket ‘Miracle Windows’ portraying medieval men, women, and children experiencing the healing touch of the saint.
This study day takes advantage of the removal of one of the Miracle Windows for a day of lectures and guided tours, including the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for participants to see panels from the window up close in the Cathedral’s Stained Glass Conservation Studio.
Speakers will include Prof Rachel Koopmans of York University, Toronto; Léonie Seliger, Director of the Stained Glass Studio; Dr Emily Guerry of the University of Oxford; and Dr Tom Nickson of the Courtauld Institute.
Participants will become acquainted with the many twists and turns of the long history of the conservation and study of the Cathedral’s glass. Rare archival materials will be on display in the Cathedral Archives, alongside a newly acquired set of material relating to recent study of the glass.
Participants will also be provided with a guided tour of the Trinity Chapel, where the miracle windows were installed around Thomas Becket’s shrine in the early thirteenth century.
Booking essential. Spaces are limited.
On the day, please arrive promptly at 10:30 for registration.
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General admission: £60. Includes lunch and refreshments.
Bursaries available for unwaged/students. Please enquire, via email: email archives@canterbury-cathedral.org
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