Vestment and Flower Festival: The Play’s the Thing

Location

St Mary’s Church
30 Bourne Street
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8JJ

Description

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This exhibition runs from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Saturday 25th May 2024.

St Mary's church will explore the theme of "liturgy as theatre" as we host a Festival of Flowers and Vestments to celebrate its 150th anniversary.

The church will be cleared of pews and filled with spectacular flower displays alongside an exhibition of historic floral-themed vestments, which are worn by the clergy throughout the religious year. These include sumptuous brocades, silks, satins, gold-embroidered textiles and rare pre-Reformation garments from the 15th century.

The festival will examine how theatre, with its playful language of colour, costume and metaphor, informs our richly expressive Anglo-Catholic services.

It will also convey how flowers, from lily-of-the-valley to roses and hyssop, allude to Biblical teachings and express a profound sense of the sacred.

Prices

Free

Contact and Booking Details

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Upcoming Dates

This exhibition runs from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Saturday 25th May 2024.

Forthcoming dates:

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St Mary’s Church
30 Bourne Street
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8JJ

This exhibition runs from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Saturday 25th May 2024.

This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:

May 2024