Chichester Museum to Conserve Amberley Panels
November 5 2025
Picture: The Novium Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Novium Museum in Chichester has announced its plans to conserve a notable set of 16th century panels known as The Worthy Women or The Amberley Panels. The set, created by Lambert Barnard for the Bishop of Chichester in around 1526, depicts nine famous heroines from antiquity and history.
According to the article above:
At a meeting on Tuesday (November 4), Chichester District Council approved plans to fund the project, setting aside £191,300 for vital conservation work* [undertaken by the Hamilton Kerr Institute in Cambridge] and an additional £57,250 to create a specially controlled display space at the museum.
* - This may sound like a lot, but, considering they measure roughly 115 x 86 cm each, the figure makes more sense.
