Media coverage
"Should be seen by anyone curious about art, religion, history
or humanity"
The
Telegraph
"They are A4-sized scenes of calamity, need and gratitude that
have appeared in Mexican churches for hundreds of years. Now the
paintings, rarely seen outside their home towns, let alone their
mother country, will feature in an exhibition in the UK."
The Guardian
"Surely… answer[s] the questions: whatever happened to art with
soul?"
The Sunday Telegraph
"Faith, hope and transformation in the scientific age"
BBC
Online
"Art dedicated to Mexican saints is on display
in London" BBC World
News
"For anyone worried about nightmares, bronchitis, lightning,
cramps, sore eyes and the possibility of witches riding their
horses at night, help is at hand." The
Times (paywall)
"As lucky charms go, it's hard to better a mole in a bag."
The Independent
"A miraculous show of devotional objects"
The Arts Desk
"It’s impossible to convey the subtleties of these two shows
with words. So have faith in our recommendation; go be charmed
by the power of prayer, hope and chance."
Londonist
"Do you keep things which bring good luck?" BBC Newsround
"A bewitching array of shrivelled mole feet, glass acorns, and
tiny wooden shoes are set to conjure up a secret world of
superstition and magic at the Wellcome Collection this month"
Reuters
"Miracles and Charms teem with tiny revelations"
Culture 24
No. 1 in top 10 museum exhibitions this autumn. "The Wellcome
Collection has a knack for making the unlikeliest subjects
fascinating"
Time Out
Blogs
"I could easily have spent a whole day at the Wellcome
Collection. The trailer video gives a taster, but is no match for
the miracles and charms you will encounter"
Shop Curious
"The ever-great Wellcome Collection" and its "wonderful" new
shows with a 14 image gallery. It’s
Nice That
"A must to see"
Suite 101
"I am very very excited about the new exhibition Miracles &
Charms"
Morbid Anatomy
"Rather remarkable"
Icon magazine
"Miracles and Charms, fills a corner of London with
life-affirming energy during dreary times."
The beat that my heart skipped