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First up in our gallery is a trio of cubist sculptures by various artists. Two of them are depictions of Elton John courtesy of [[The Elton Museum]]. You can see the artists' depictions of Sir Elton John's riveting career. The third depiction, courtesy of [[The Riggs Museum]], is artist Jean Dewey Brass' "Thinking Man in D Minus". Some still wonder why the teacher didn't give him an F. | First up in our gallery is a trio of cubist sculptures by various artists. Two of them are depictions of Elton John courtesy of [[The Elton Museum]]. You can see the artists' depictions of Sir Elton John's riveting career. The third depiction, courtesy of [[The Riggs Museum]], is artist Jean Dewey Brass' "Thinking Man in D Minus". Some still wonder why the teacher didn't give him an F. | ||
This French tapestry was lost during World War II then recovered by Jewish investment bankers who found it deep in a forgotten vault in Berlin. Originally, they sent it to the Louvre, who then put it on a travelling display shortly before the infection began to spread. Thankfully, we have once again put it on display, and it's in pristine condition! | This French tapestry was lost during World War II then recovered by Jewish investment bankers who found it deep in a forgotten vault in Berlin. Originally, they sent it to the Louvre, who then put it on a travelling display shortly before the infection began to spread. Thankfully, we have once again put it on display, and it's in pristine condition! | ||
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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
One room of the museum has been cleared, for the display of three cubist sculptures (The Elton Museum,The Riggs Museum), a French tapestry, a historical tapestry, an abstract painting (The Coy Museum), a glass table (The Poulet Museum), a print of a tapestry, a torn tapestry, two European paintings (The Summers Museum) and a cubist painting (The Zwanenburg Museum).
First up in our gallery is a trio of cubist sculptures by various artists. Two of them are depictions of Elton John courtesy of The Elton Museum. You can see the artists' depictions of Sir Elton John's riveting career. The third depiction, courtesy of The Riggs Museum, is artist Jean Dewey Brass' "Thinking Man in D Minus". Some still wonder why the teacher didn't give him an F.
This French tapestry was lost during World War II then recovered by Jewish investment bankers who found it deep in a forgotten vault in Berlin. Originally, they sent it to the Louvre, who then put it on a travelling display shortly before the infection began to spread. Thankfully, we have once again put it on display, and it's in pristine condition!
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.
This abstract painting from The Coy Museum is made mostly of items from the gift shop, including chocolate smears from candy bars, bits of candy corn, melted plastic toys for color, and a few dots of blood. It is rumored that Testla Coy himself created the work after the zombie rampage drove him even more insane.
We journeyed to The Poulet Museum specifically to acquire this fine piece of blown and shaped sculpture. The glass table is extremely fragile, so please keep your coffee mugs off the surface.
In gallery 3, we have a stunning reproduction tapestry. The original is in Austria, but we were still delighted to find this in a recent drop from private aircraft working in conjunction with the military. It is next to this torn Greek tapestry that was nearly destroyed during a recent zombie raid, but we managed to recover the piece and have our conservationist working on a way to restore it to prior glory.
European paintings are courtesy works provided by The Summers Museum through our cooperative exchange program. These are two lesser-known works by the late Roy Lichensteinberger, who was once quoted as saying "Rembrandt would puke if he saw my paintings!" "Urban Blight" depicts an early 20th century city and the occupants thereof living in squalor. The companion piece, "Urbane Blight" shows the plight of young twenty-somethings loitering outside a popular nightclub awaiting their chance to enter.
Finally, we have this cubist painting from The Zwanenburg Museum. Unfortunately, it came completely unsourced, so our research department is presently working overtime to get provenance for it.
Guest Registry
Please sign the guest registry below at the end of your tour of Dury Museum!
--BLusk 15:26, 23 July 2010 (BST)
--Erica Gait 15:40, 24 July 2010 (BST)
--Thanks for the wonderful tour!
--bob godfrey, 18 March 2011 I shall recommend this fine establishment to all at Rotters Relief. A wonderful collection.
Was a fine tour --Josh Clark 01:29, 17 April 2011 (BST)
History
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
A wash of zombies cleared the museum, and one tour was managed before the tour guide was killed. Presently ransacked, and all displays destroyed. It is a dark day, a dark day in art. --BLusk 13:31, 28 April 2011 (BST)
