The Corbusier Exhibition in the Crypt finishes this weekend having run for almost three months. It has been the most high profile exhibition that we have had in the Crypt and the standard of the fit out, display and exhibits was of the highest quality. I’m not sure what the final official attendance count is but there will have been more than 20,000 people who visited this over the duration. As well the quality of the Exhibition the profile of the Crypt will have been raised and it has opened our eyes to potential further uses of parts of the Lutyens building. We have had a number of enquiries over the weeks referring to it as the ‘Courvoisier Exhibition’ and it seems to me they were probably more brandy enthusiasts rather than architectural buffs. Anyway the race will be on in the next few weeks to clear the Crypt Halls, complete the final elements of internal works and have everything ready for the Beer Festival in mid February.
This Sunday marks the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. As part of this we will share in a joint service of Choral Evensong at Liverpool Cathedral next Sunday at 3pm. Dean Justin will preside and Fr Andrew will preach with both choirs and other clergy from both Cathedrals taking part. Also related to this week of prayer I have been invited to preach at the 10.30am Sunday Service at Liverpool Cathedral on 1st February to share some thoughts on our ecumenical co-operation - the progress we have made thus far and the challenges that face us now.
This week the Historic Church Committee gave approval to the proposal for a number of glass columns to be erected on the Cathedral plateau at the Brownlow Hill and West Stairs as a gateway onto the Cathedral Precinct. This will be the final element of the Crypt Re-furbishment project and will link the remotest parts of the Cathedral site with the Cathedral building itself ; the abstract coloured glass announcing a major feature of the Cathedral and the works bringing life to what have in the past been rather barren and forgotten parts of the site. The artist who will design these is Rafael Seitz and he has considerable experience and expertise in abstract glass design with major commissions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The two new buildings to the West Side of the Cathedral are nearing completion. The John Moores University Art and Design Academy is now operational and all that remains is for the areas in front of the building, including the Cathedral land to be landscaped. The Phase 2 Science Park Building is due to be completed by the end of March. As part of their works they are due to provide us with a new road access to the back of the Crypt Concert Room and the former shelter area of the Cathedral Undercroft. It is good to see all this development taking shape but it will be even better to see it all completed!
The Corbusier Exhibition in the Crypt finishes this weekend having run for almost three months. It has been the most high profile exhibition that we have had in the Crypt and the standard of the fit out, display and exhibits was of the highest quality. I’m not sure what the final official attendance count is but there will have been more than 20,000 people who visited this over the duration. As well the quality of the Exhibition the profile of the Crypt will have been raised and it has opened our eyes to potential further uses of parts of the Lutyens building. We have had a number of enquiries over the weeks referring to it as the ‘Courvoisier Exhibition’ and it seems to me they were probably more brandy enthusiasts rather than architectural buffs. Anyway the race will be on in the next few weeks to clear the Crypt Halls, complete the final elements of internal works and have everything ready for the Beer Festival in mid February.
This Sunday marks the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. As part of this we will share in a joint service of Choral Evensong at Liverpool Cathedral next Sunday at 3pm. Dean Justin will preside and Fr Andrew will preach with both choirs and other clergy from both Cathedrals taking part. Also related to this week of prayer I have been invited to preach at the 10.30am Sunday Service at Liverpool Cathedral on 1st February to share some thoughts on our ecumenical co-operation - the progress we have made thus far and the challenges that face us now.