I really enjoyed the visit to the Gospels when they visited Durham. The staff were very knowledgeable and really made the visit for me. There were also demonstrations of how the parchment and inks were made. really enjoyed this visit and hopefully the Gospels may come again to the North East where they belong.
Wonderful manuscripts which are a work onf art in themselves and provide a glimpse of life in that period.
It's a shame they're gone as I enjoyed it very much. Such Masterpieces handmade!! and their story as well. Hope everyone gets the opportunity to see them and appreciate them. Very well done to everyone involved in the organisation of this event
The whole exhibit was very well organized and to see a book that old and with such history was breathe taking,
Very well designed exhibition that could easily have been badly done. The Gospels could be viewed as a very dry topic and the exhibition brought them to life. Organisation was well done, bookings had to be made in advance which confused some people but this was necessary to allow everyone the opportunity to view at a nice pace. Very well done.
Well organised...not rushed and beautiful displays. polite anf friendly guides...they did a great job. I was in awe of the artefacts and other exhibits. A really wonderful visit and user friendly for my 80+ year old parents too.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit it was great to see a part of local history my husband wasnt sure before we went but as I said if we were on holiday we would go and look so why not when at home well worth the bother
Terrible dull lighting. Dredful people. Once I finally got to see the Gospel it was on the must boring page. Was so upset. However, on my way out a security guard suggested that I pop upstairs to the Wolfson Gallery where I spent a very happy hour looking at children's work that had been inspired by the gospels and used a huge ipad to look at the lovely pages. This part of the experience was AMAZING.
These were great, as the story and artifacts built up to the grand finale of the book itself. For adults only, I would suggest, but a really good hour or two spent finding out about local history and history-makers.
We booked for a time on a Sunday afternoon and were not dissapointed. This was a rare event seeing the gospels back in the North East.