To commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt there will be a Royal Armouries’ special exhibition in the White Tower at the Tower of London.
Category: Medieval Exhibitions
Azincourt and Marignan 1415 – 1515
This year France remembers the defeat at Agincourt in 1415 and the victory at Marignano in 1515. A important exhibition at Musée de l’Armee in Paris tells the story
Celts – Art and Identity
Celts, art and identity is a major exhibition at the British Museum 2015. Trying very hard to deconstruct the Celtic myth, it is nevertheless a fest for the eyes.
Empire of the Sea and King Cnut 1016-2016
Empire of the Sea and King Cnut 1016-2016 is an international conference marking the millennium of Cnut's conquest of England
Francis I and his Library at Château de Blois
This year France commemorates the 500-year anniversary of one of its more significant kings, Francis I. Together with Bibliothèque national de France the Château de Blois has mounted an exhibition of his library in its original surroundings
Francis I – Warrior King and Patron of Art
This year France celebrates the cultural and artistic heritage from the reign of Francis I. After an exhibition in Paris has ended, Chantilly offers insights into the life of the king and his reign.
Gold Thread and Silk in Catharijnenconvent in Utrecht
A sumptuous exhibition of medieval embroidered art made of gold and silk in the Museum Catharijneconvent shows some of the best preserved medieval liturgical garments preserved in Europe.
Jan Hus was Executed 600 years ago
Events marking the anniversary of the martyr death of Czech church reformer, Jan Hus, will culminate on Monday, July 6, when 600 years have passed since his burning at the stake.
Franciscan Art in Florence
Franciscan art flourished in the Late Middle Ages as the religious movement spread all over Europe as well as Asia. This summer the Accademia in Florence shows a spectacular selection
Late Medieval Swabian Sculpture in Paris at Musée de Cluny
Sweet, delicate, gentle and just some of the epithets clinging to the current exhibition of late medieval Swabian sculpture at Musée de Cluny in Paris this summer
Gold and Ivory from Paris, Pisa, Firenze and Siena 1250-1320
The summer exhibition at Louvre-Lens - Gold and Ivory - highlights the wealth of artistic exchanges between Paris and what is now Tuscany 1250 -1320
Clairvaux 1115 – 2015
Aube en Champagne celebrates the 900th anniversary of the Cistercian foundation, the Abbey of Clairvaux in 2015
Travelling in the Middle Ages
Exciting exhibition at the Bargello in Firenze tells the story of medieval travellers and their journeys
Visigoths in Barcelona
The City Museum in Barcelona has remodeled its exhibition devoted to the period from Late Antiquity and into the 8th century: the Visigothic period
Joan of Arc Museum opens in Rouen in March
Next month a Joan of Arc Installation opens in Rouen. It appears she is set up to surpass Madame Tusseauds and turn her into a digitized saint
Marks-Thomée Collection of Renaissance and Medieval Art on Show
For the first time in a hundred years the private Thomée Collection, containing priceless medieval and renaissance art, is on show in Aachen