Something which has been closed to the public for almost 80 years and will probably never be open to the public again: The MUSEUM GARDEN.
Home to 100s of artefacts from all periods (does anyone really know what to find there?). Today, the garden is in a horrible state, having been used as a storage place since 1945. But originally it was part of the museum concept: both exhibition of objects, but also a quiet garden to admire the 11th-century St Andrews Church & Monastery and the medieval city wall... Indeed, an integral part of a 1928/1930 concept where museum visitors were meant to admire the architecture, enjoy the views... Among the artefacts, there are (or perhaps, were?!) Roman column bases and an old wine press from 1681. Nowadays, old tombstones seem to be virtually "piled up" in the garden (some of them, I fear, from the cloisters...?). It's a shame that this lovely garden hasn't been accessible since WW II. Google's satellite photo shows the size of the garden today. It would also have been ideal for an extension of the museum; instead, someone decided to rebuild the missing two wings of the cloisters (the sat.photo shows them during construction) - for a lot of money and without really providing any substantial increase in exhibition space. What a waste of money (and the reason why the museum is now closed!), and a shame for the beautiful cloisters that were a popular venue for concerts, but now too small... |
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