The Lady and The Unicorn Exhibition February 2018 in Sydney, Australia
Best described by the Gallery:
“Only the third time The lady and the unicorn tapestry series has left France in 500 years, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see these magnificent artworks in Sydney.
Revered as a French national treasure The lady and the unicorn tapestry series, often referred to as the ‘Mona Lisa of the Middle Ages’, will be making its exclusive appearance in Sydney at the Art Gallery of NSW through a generous and exceptional loan from the collection of the Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris.
Designed in Paris about 1500, the tapestries are considered to be some of the greatest surviving masterpieces of medieval European art.”
This is such an incredibly rare opportunity for you to see the world-famous “Lady and the Unicorn” tapestries which will be making their Australian debut at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) for an exclusive exhibition.
These incredible tapestries are on loan from the collection of the Musée de Cluny (Cluny Museum) – Musée national du Moyen Âge (National Museum of the Middle Ages) in Paris, France.
There are six tapestries and they will be on view:
- from 10th February to 24th June, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
To find out the histories and stories of the tapestries:
If you get to visit The Lady and The Unicorn Exhibition
Please do let me know your thoughts — I’d love to hear about it!
Cheers
Teena Hughes