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Restoration Crew Discovers Stunning Gold Stencil Art Hidden for Decades Beneath Ceiling Paint at Minneapolis Basilica
Photo: Lauren Holding / Unsplash
While washing a high ceiling arch during renovations at St. Mary’s Basilica in Minneapolis, workers uncovered beautiful, gleaming gold stencil work hidden beneath layers of dull paint. The historic artwork, which had been obscured since at least the 1950s, restores a brilliant piece of craftsmanship to America's oldest basilica.
While washing a high ceiling arch during renovations at St. Mary’s Basilica in Minneapolis, workers uncovered beautiful, gleaming gold stencil work hidden beneath layers of dull paint. The historic artwork, which had been obscured since at least the 1950s, restores a brilliant piece of craftsmanship to America’s oldest basilica.