Kensington Palace is staging a fairytale installation in the 16 rooms that are open to the public. It is unlike any museum I have ever been to before. The idea is to help you identify the 7 princesses that have been associated with the Palace from Mary onwards...
It is an arcadia, peopled by actors dressed in Vivienne Westwood who are out to identify and detect changes and secrets that emerge as a result of the reconstruction work that is currently going on. Some of the interior design is breath taking and the thought and originality of the elaborate display can be thrilling.
Over and above the actors the janitors are called "explainers" and they are astoundingly well informed.
Have a look at the wind dial in the long gallery, so beautifully decorated by William Kent in the late 17th Century. The wind dial has a map of England with a big and elegant arrow pointing to the direction of where the wind is coming from.....incredibly important information in those days
It is an arcadia, peopled by actors dressed in Vivienne Westwood who are out to identify and detect changes and secrets that emerge as a result of the reconstruction work that is currently going on. Some of the interior design is breath taking and the thought and originality of the elaborate display can be thrilling.
Over and above the actors the janitors are called "explainers" and they are astoundingly well informed.
Have a look at the wind dial in the long gallery, so beautifully decorated by William Kent in the late 17th Century. The wind dial has a map of England with a big and elegant arrow pointing to the direction of where the wind is coming from.....incredibly important information in those days