Seems like I will be spending yet another day in Kolding
However, the website caption regarding the photo of the Khedive doesn't really make sense
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: In about 2 months time a very glittering
: exhibition will be opened by Queen Margrethe
: in Koldinghus.
: From May 6 until September 30 (2018) this
: exhibition showcases a selection of
: magnificent and unique Danish and European
: pieces to illustrate the ability of
: jewellery to capture our fascination and act
: as statements of shifting power structures
: over the past 750 years.
: Across the variations in fashion over the
: centuries, jewellery has always had a close
: relationship to the human body where it is
: worn for others to see. Apart from holding
: significant economic and emotional value,
: jewellery is also embedded in a historical
: iconography and act as a significant marker
: of status and personal identity.
:
: Insignia are a manifestation of the changes
: in power structures and society throughout
: the 750-year period covered by the
: exhibition. Hence, they represent an
: important and highly relevant category of
: exhibits well suited to illustrate the
: shifts and changes in power structures
: across the historical sections of the
: exhibition.
:
: The exhibition is framed by the notion that
: power structures are reflected historically
: in both jewellery design and architecture.
: Thus, in a contemporary museum context,
: exemplary jewellery holds the capacity to
: illustrate and convey the story of varying
: power relations, body and gender perceptions
: and stylistic expressions of power in a
: fascinating and eye-opening way.
:
:
: More info for our lucky Danish
: fellow-posters:
: http://www.koldinghus.dk/udstillinger-samlinger/udstillinger-2018/magtens-smykker.aspx
:
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