Journey to Canterbury Cathedral to learn about ongoing conservation efforts to preserve the structure and its stained-glass windows, and hear a recitation from “The Canterbury Tales.”
Welcome and Introduction:
Timothy B. Husband, Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Speakers:
“Canterbury Pilgrims”
The Very Reverend Dr. Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury Cathedral
“Age-Old Splendor—Splendor’s Old Age: Preserving Canterbury Cathedral’s Medieval Stained Glass”
Léonie Seliger, Director of Stained Glass, Canterbury Cathedral
A Reading from “The Canterbury Tales”
Tom Lee, storyteller
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Radiant Light: Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral at The Cloisters.”
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/canterbury-stained-glass
Recorded March 2, 2014