If you are in London before 1 June 2013 I would strongly recommend a visit to The Fleming Collection on Berkeley Street. The gallery is currently holding an exhibition, organised with West Dean Tapestry Studio and Historic Scotland, about the Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries that have been reinterpreted and rewoven for Historic Scotland's James V Royal Palace at Stirling. The original tapestries hang in The Cloisters, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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| The Unicorn is Found, 330x340 cm, woven by Caron Penney, Katharine Swailes and Jo Howard © Crown Copyright. Reproduced courtesy of Historic Scotland |
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| The Unicorn is Found, 1495-1505, 370 x 380 cm, Metropolitan Museum |
If you do not expect to visit Stirling Castle any time soon, this is your only chance to see The Unicorn is Found
outside of Stirling. The exhibition also includes contemporary
tapestries (including loans and new works for sale) woven by West Dean.
Further information on the exhibition and works for sale can be found here.
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