WE APOLOGISE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Calling all students and young people! Join us for a Sunday afternoon tour of Westminster Cathedral led by director Laura Moffatt and Rey Conquer.
Close to Victoria station is Westminster Cathedral, which is filled with 20th-century artwork featuring Tom Phillips, Giacomo Manzu, and Leonard McComb.
Decorative scheme for St George's Chapel, Westminster Cathedral, 2016, by Tom Phillips. Photo: Mazur/Catholicnews.org.uk
Some of the works Laura and Rey will be guiding you to see are on Ecclesiart:
Gerontius Panels: marble panels by Tom Phillips dedicated to St John Henry Newman and mark the bicentennial anniversary of Sir Edwards Elgar's inspired musical performance of Dream of Gerontius Poem.
St Thérèse of Lisieux: A bronze panel commemorating St Thérèse of Lisieux by Giacomo Manzu.
The Bartlett Mosaics: Leonard McComb’s mosaic dome depicting St Francis preaching to the birds.
The tour (1hr) which is specially aimed at students and young people will end with drinks nearby and an opportunity to socialise.
About the tour series
Led by Laura Moffatt, these tours are a ‘director’s pick’ of unusual and often overlooked works of art in cathedrals. Most tours in cathedral focus – quite rightly! – on their architecture and on historic artefacts, but cathedrals are living buildings and the contributions of artists of recent generations comprise a treasure trove of delights.
We’re calling the series ‘Ecclesiart in Cathedrals’ as the tours are a direct result of many years’ work on a part of our website called Ecclesiart – an online resources that spotlights over 100 modern and contemporary works of art in churches and cathedrals.
Each of the tours will feature at least one work that appears on Ecclesiart. Sign up to our newsletter to be kept informed of further dates.
At each tour, we will be welcomed by a member of the clergy and there will be an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the role of modern art in cathedrals.
We also encourage you to visit the Cathedral’s café before or after the tour as this is a great way of supporting them financially.
Attendees will be asked to find their own way to and from the cathedral. A meeting point will be sent to you when you book your ticket.