The V&A museum was so fascinating! I’m sad that we didn’t get to see the theatre exhibit but I still found myself with a lot to look at and absorb. The fashion exhibit was so cool and covered a lot of time periods and various styles of fashion. I saw Christmas Dior’s name mentioned a few times which made me smile because the Dior museum was one of the main highlights of my time in Paris, France.
I wandered into the next room and my attention was immediately fixed on the ginormous rug on display in the middle of the room. It was covered by a ginormous glass box and then there was rope around it so no one could stand too close. It’s so old and fragile too that they only put light on it every thirty minutes for ten minutes. It was apparently a shrine made out of love for Shah Tahsap’s ancestor.
A ginormous rug with this much wealth and importance behind it reminded me of King Lear. The king was very selfish and vain. And not only can I see him owning something lavish like this, but so can see him putting a damn glass box over it so no one can enjoy it but him.
The deep red of the carpet adorned with beige and yellow accents are colors that pop into my mind when I imagine King Lear on a stage. Those are colors I associate with royalty, and I back up that logic with what I’ve seen preserved in museums and places like Hampton Court Palace. I’ve seen a lot of deep reds and yellows throughout royal costumes and bedding and even paint colors on the walls.
I enjoyed my time there, it was a good way to end our time in London.
Cheers!
Theatre in London U of A 