Going Medieval

Yesterday after class, Natalie and I went to the Musee du Moyen Age, a very fine museum built into an abbey and the frigidarium of a Roman bath. There is a ton of awesome stuff to see, from reliquaries for pieces of the true cross to fabulous textiles, most famously The Lady and the Unicorn.



I also found the Holy Grail!



While medieval stuff is AWESOME, you can probably all guess that my favorite part of the museum was the part dedicated to Roman baths. They had all kinds of mirrors, makeup pots, and busts of women who obviously took their hair very seriously.



One of the funnest aspects of the museum for me was comparing the later European images of saints with the Coptic icons I got used to in Egypt. Let me just say that St. George gets to kill MUCH more awesome dragons in Egypt. What is that thing? A slug?



The demons, however, were in fine form yesterday!



As was this guy's derriere, if you like the "very defined" look...



Overall this museum is completely awesome, and I recommend you go if you ever get a chance. The artifacts are great, the displays are nice, and there are informative little cards in each room that give you interesting factoids. It is, however, extremely crowded, so be ready to wait if you want to get a close look, especially at smaller objects.