Lord Mayor’s Blog 47
A display of the Anglo Saxon warrior gold returns to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday March 13th. Included in the display in Gallery 20 will be items not previously seen. The items on display will be there for at least five weeks but in all probability for the foreseeable future.
The fundraising is going well with £1.2m raised as of a few days ago of which some £500,000 is from public donations with the remainder from the Arts Fund, the two city councils and a couple of trusts. A substantial further sum is pending and the deadline is April 17th although an extension is probable should this be needed.
The latest intention is to establish a Mercian Trail including Birmingham, Stoke, Lichfield and Tamworth as well as the discovery site off Watling Street (the A5) near Brownhills. The intention is that the principal displays will be in Birmingham and Stoke with loaned displays at Tamworth Castle and Lichfield.
A number of TV programmes are in preparation including one on Channel Four over the Easter Weekend. National Geographic are producing three programmes: a one hour documentary on the finding of the Hoard (this is the one to be shown on Channel 4), a two hour programme on the study of the Hoard (this will not be seen for two years) and a one hour programme in three years time bringing it all together. A substantial, well illustrated book by Kevin Leahy is due out in October.
Tentative agreement on the division of the items between Birmingham and Stoke appears to have been reached and Stoke will retain agreed elements so not all the items previously on display in Birmingham will return on March 13th. However there will be new ones and it is intended to show a partially reconstructed helmet (displayed flat at this stage). Experts take the view that the 1800 pieces contain two helmets, the assembly of which will be an exciting prospect in the months and years ahead.
A display of the Anglo Saxon warrior gold returns to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday March 13th. Included in the display in Gallery 20 will be items not previously seen. The items on display will be there for at least five weeks but in all probability for the foreseeable future.
The fundraising is going well with £1.2m raised as of a few days ago of which some £500,000 is from public donations with the remainder from the Arts Fund, the two city councils and a couple of trusts. A substantial further sum is pending and the deadline is April 17th although an extension is probable should this be needed.The latest intention is to establish a Mercian Trail including Birmingham, Stoke, Lichfield and Tamworth as well as the discovery site off Watling Street (the A5) near Brownhills. The intention is that the principal displays will be in Birmingham and Stoke with loaned displays at Tamworth Castle and Lichfield.
A number of TV programmes are in preparation including one on Channel Four over the Easter Weekend. National Geographic are producing three programmes: a one hour documentary on the finding of the Hoard (this is the one to be shown on Channel 4), a two hour programme on the study of the Hoard (this will not be seen for two years) and a one hour programme in three years time bringing it all together. A substantial, well illustrated book by Kevin Leahy is due out in October.
Tentative agreement on the division of the items between Birmingham and Stoke appears to have been reached and Stoke will retain agreed elements so not all the items previously on display in Birmingham will return on March 13th. However there will be new ones and it is intended to show a partially reconstructed helmet (displayed flat at this stage). Experts take the view that the 1800 pieces contain two helmets, the assembly of which will be an exciting prospect in the months and years ahead.
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