The Last Judgment Tapestry

Many long-time visitors to the WAM will remember this magnificent tapestry, which hung for more than fifty years in the Museum's Renaissance Court. Originally woven in Flanders, which today refers to the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium, the tapestry was part of an illustrious set representing the allegorical history of Christianity. There are few complete surviving tapestries depicting The Last Judgment, and the Worcester panel is among the best.

By 1990, the tapestry was soiled and tired looking. It was taken down and put in storage while efforts to raise funds for restoration took place. Now, thanks to the generosity of the Brussels-based King Baudouin Foundation, René and Karin Jonckheere Fund, this masterpiece has been conserved to the highest standards of preservation and can once again be shown in its full splendor.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.