Showing posts with label Lewis chessmen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lewis chessmen. Show all posts

Monday, 20 January 2014

British Museum to loan six Lewis chessmen to Scotland


Six of the Lewis chessmen are to go on permanent display at Lews Castle, Stornoway, from 2014 as part of a loan agreement between the Western Isles Council and the British Museum

The medieval chess pieces will be displayed in a new museum funded by a £4.6m Heritage Lottery Fund grant and supported by National Museums Scotland (NMS) and the British Museum.