QUEEN'S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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QUEEN'S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Any info on the Queens Gallery at Buck Palace? Its included in my London Pass - just wanted to know if they display Royal Stuff lines Swords, Armour, Thrones etc and not just paintings of the Queen!
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There's a pretty good (though not quite exhaustive) catalogue on the Queen's Gallery website. The collection is mostly major works of art (few depicting this or any other monarch) but is exceptionally strong on Michelangelo drawings (though so are half the museums in the South-East) and Canalettos
The armaments are smallish, highly elaborate, things like engraved swords. Serious armour is mostly at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
There aren't any thrones, though you might find the Royal Mews interesting.
The armaments are smallish, highly elaborate, things like engraved swords. Serious armour is mostly at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
There aren't any thrones, though you might find the Royal Mews interesting.
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"not just paintings of the Queen"
You make me laugh with your notion that the Queen opens a gallery in which only portraits of herself are hanging. It's a space that has regular exhibitions in addition to the more permanent items that are on display. Recently (although maybe it was a couple of years ago now) there was a fantastic faberge exhibition there. I am not sure if your pass covers you for the temporary exhibits too. However, you've nothing to lose so just go there.
You make me laugh with your notion that the Queen opens a gallery in which only portraits of herself are hanging. It's a space that has regular exhibitions in addition to the more permanent items that are on display. Recently (although maybe it was a couple of years ago now) there was a fantastic faberge exhibition there. I am not sure if your pass covers you for the temporary exhibits too. However, you've nothing to lose so just go there.
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