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The Beaney: St Thomas Becket – World Celebrity Healer

29/05/2021 - 04/07/2021

A banner poster that reads Thomas Becket - Saint Thomas Becket World Celebrity Healer - admission free - Saturday 29 May to Sunday 4 July 2021

A major exhibition in the context of Becket’s story, Canterbury pilgrimage and health & wellbeing. 2020 marked the 900th anniversary of Thomas Becket’s birth, 850th of his death, and 800th of moving Becket’s relics to a new tomb and chapel in Canterbury Cathedral.

Photographs, designs and cartoons will feature portrayals in theatre and film from Henry Irving to Richard Burton, and writers including Tennyson and Eliot creating Becket’s enduring legacy as a rebel.

The exhibition will be part of a programme of events developed by partners from across the UK and a platform to commemorate the remarkable life and death of Thomas Becket.

The exhibition showcases loans from The British Museum, The Arts Council Collection, University of Kent , Canterbury Cathedral and Canterbury Museums & Gallery.

Details

Start:
29/05/2021
End:
04/07/2021
Event Category:
Website:
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/events/saint-thomas-becket-world-celebrity-healer/