THE Stone of Destiny is set to be the main attraction as Perth Museum prepares to open to the public this weekend – with tickets to see it selling…
THE Stone of Destiny is set to be the main attraction as Perth Museum prepares to open to the public this weekend – with tickets to see it selling out in around 13 minutes.
“The Stone of Destiny at the heart of that is the icing on the cake but it sits alongside a really rich heritage of around 10,000 years of history,” she said.Smout added that the museum is something “everybody can be proud of” and pointed out how valuable it is as a visitor attraction alongside the city’s art gallery, concert hall, and Black Watch Museum.
She recalled the moment the stone first arrived at the museum fondly, saying it was a “special moment”.“The weight of that history just landed and you just got it. It was incredibly moving. The first part of the experience, which lasts around 10 minutes or so, takes people through the history of the stone before into a viewing room to see the artefact itself.
The museum is to be housed within Perth City Hall and Laing said it’s fitting that a building that used to be so crucial to civic life will take on that role once again.
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