TheWestminster Abbey Museum was located in the 11th-centuryvaultedundercroft beneath the former monks' dormitory inWestminster Abbey, London, England. This was located in one of the oldest areas of the abbey, dating back almost to the foundation of theRomanesque church byEdward the Confessor in 1065. This space had been used as amuseum since 1908.[1]
The exhibits included a unique collection of royal and other funeraleffigies (funeral saddle, helm and shield ofHenry V), together with other treasures, including some panels of medieval glass, 12th-century sculpture fragments,Mary II's coronation chair and replicas of thecoronation regalia. There also were effigies ofEdward III,Henry VII and his queen,Elizabeth of York,Charles II,William III,Mary II andQueen Anne.
A later addition to the display was the late 13th-centuryWestminster Retable, England's oldestaltarpiece, which was most probably designed for thehigh altar of the abbey. Although damaged in past centuries, the panel was expertly cleaned and conserved.
The museum was closed and replaced by theQueen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, in thetriforium of the main abbey building.[2][3]
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