The Dury Museum

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The Dury Museum

Description

"Buttle off and tell Baron Bruno that [...] we're here to view the tapestries." -Indiana Jones "This is a castle and we have many tapestries. But if you are a Scottish Lord then I am MICKEY MOUSE!" -Butler

Dury Museum... in pre-apocalypse Malton, the museum was a bustling little facility, hosting school children, tour groups and the public for a small fee. Guided tours were heard echoing throughout the chambers covered in aging tapestries from the great artists. A section of the museum was dedicated to modern tapestry artists, as well. The Middle Eastern tapestry collection was one of the most extensive in the world until the place was looted during the early days of the Outbreak.

Now a few forlorn tapestries hang in the gallery. Still, the Dury Museum Curator's Society board of directors managed to contact an old employee and convince her to return to work and prepare the museum to receive both living and undead guests.

Currently On Display

On display right now are a fire-damaged painting, a French tapestry, two Greek tapestries, a mouldering tapestry, a historical tapestry, a mediaeval tapestry, a torn tapestry, two European paintings, a dark tapestry and a faded tapestry.

The unfortunately fire-damaged Van Gogh is one of his lesser known works, the Lady in Waiting Room with Peacock. Note the bold coloration and his unique style of brush strokes throughout the work. Please ignore the water damage in the upper left-hand corner. Or maybe it's the lower right-hand corner. At least, we think it's water damage and not part of the work.

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A French Tapestry

The second work is a reproduction of a Grandes-Armories commissioned by the Dury Museum prior to the outbreak and just finished as the evacuation was beginning. Artist Jean-Claude Aristedale slaved night and day to finish it before catching the second to last train out, the so-called Train of the Living Dead. As that train departed, it was attacked by a mob of survivors trying to get on board, including some that carried the virus that caused the undeath that plagues Malton. When it was discovered that a few infected people may be on board, the government incinerated the entire train. Including the survivors aboard. If Jean-Claude Aristedale was actually on board that train, this was his last work while alive.

The Greek tapestries are by relatively unknown artists, although excellent examples of their craft. Enjoy the depictions of Grecian architecture and style!

Unfortunately, we were unable to save the mouldering tapestry, despite it being the crowning work of artist Reinhart Goldheim. What little you can see interspersed between the patches of green fuzz is still stunning, so we display it anyway in hopes that the discerning critic will realize the value of the work underneath.

The historical tapestry depicts the great naval battle of Trafalgar during the darkest moment, when Horatio Nelson received the wound that would end his life. The artist depicted the carnage in great detail, despite the crude nature of tapestry work. This is the largest piece in the museum, taking an entire wall by itself.

The depiction of a mediaeval marketplace is in the next gallery down on the right, next to the unfortunately torn and damaged Woman with Sucking Child tapestry. Two classic European paintings also share this gallery, both depictions of Victorian era dress and life.

In the final gallery, Edward Fisal's latest work, a Black Bear in the Black Forest at Night, sits beside his previous work, 'Final Moment: Fade to White'. Edward Fisal is an up-and-coming artist, and we look forward to seeing further displays dropped from military aircraft in the future.

Guest Registry

Please sign the guest registry below at the end of your tour of Dury Museum!

--BLusk 15:26, 23 July 2010 (BST) (via Sara Michaels, acting Museum Curator)

--Erica Gait 15:40, 24 July 2010 (BST) (via Sara Michaels, acting Museum Curator of the Dury Museum Curators Society)

   --Thanks for the wonderful tour!

Barricade Policy

Current Barricade Policy is VSB++ so that visitors without free running can enter.

There are rumors that a group may turn Dury Museum into something similar to the Quartly Library, a truce zone where there are no barricades and survivors and zambahz both can find safe haven. Whether it happens remains to be seen...

Current Status

EHB with a full suite of art and tapestries on display. The generator is humming along beautifully. Anyone interested in a tour is welcome to come in and peruse the tapestries! Side note: I'd welcome some conversation on whether this facility should be turned into a truce zone. --BLusk 16:48, 20 July 2010 (BST)

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