Staffordshire Saxon: New Staffordshire Hoard Gallery

Friday, 17 October 2014

New Staffordshire Hoard Gallery

The current Staffordshire Hoard exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery closed in August 2014,in preparation for the opening of the new Staffordshire Hoard Gallery. This is due to open in mid-October 2014. This exciting new gallery is principally funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Visitors can learn more about this incredible treasure, from its Anglo-Saxon warrior history, to the ongoing conservation techniques used to unlock its secrets today. Objects from the Staffordshire Hoard first went on temporary display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in September 2009, two months after the Hoard was first discovered in a Staffordshire field. Objects from the Hoard have been on continuous display at the venue since March 2010 and have attracted more than 600,000 visitors from all over the world since then.

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The purpose of this blogsite prepared by public art consultant Ian Banks was originally to augment his impartial critique and feasibility report funded by stakeholders (and issued March 2012) that evaluated the pre-existing proposal for a major public art work by artist-sculptor Andy Edwards for Stoke-on-Trent. This report was issued in the spirit of a critical friend, and as constructive criticism to help inform major project stakeholders, challenge all pre-determined concepts, whilst simultaneously advocating for best practice. A pdf download can be accessed here, and flip book version with extracted Executive Summary is also viewable in the blog post dated 27th April 2016.

Called the Staffordshire Saxon. This public art proposal references the world famous Staffordshire Hoard. The concept was first supported in a story on The Sentinel website on March 29th 2010 and this support has been attempting to gather pace (and funding pledges) ever since.

Several years on, although this support is still ongoing, the realisation of this highly contentious large-scale sculpture of the Saxon has still to happen, but of course a 9' version of it has. A first scale model was unveiled at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent on the 18th May 2012 before an audience of politicians, business leaders, civic dignitaries and Sentinel readers.

The smaller statue was funded by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Terry Follows, and Anthony Jones, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Wedgwood, who sponsored the exhibition detailing the making of the statue.

The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found, anywhere in the world. Discovered in a field near Hammerwich in Staffordshire in July 2009, it consists of more than 3,500 items, that are nearly all military. This contains certain 'star' items such as crosses, zoomorphic mounts and biblical inscriptions.

The Staffordshire Hoard is owned and cared for by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, on behalf of the nation.

Click to access Stoke-on-Trent Museums Hoard Podcasts and blog.

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Friday, 17 October 2014

New Staffordshire Hoard Gallery

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