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Digital catalog opens a window onto Coventry’s medieval glass
A cataloging project has opened digital access to Coventry Cathedral’s medieval stained glass in England. BBC News, The Guardian and Smithsonian describe the collection and public viewing through Bloomberg Connects. The preview is available during November; a permanent digital archive remains a future plan.
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Original source date: · Smithsonian Magazine
Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Editorial illustrationPhotographing and cataloging the surviving fragments lets people explore a collection that is difficult to display as complete windows. The development concerns access to cultural heritage, rather than a claim that the medieval windows have been physically reconstructed.
The sources describe public browsing through the Bloomberg Connects app. The Guardian specifies an initial November preview and says the cathedral intends to establish a permanent digital archive. Readers should check the current availability directly with the cathedral or app.
The reports include comments from cathedral staff and specialists. Their accounts support the documented cataloging and viewing project, while the long-term archive remains an ambition rather than a completed result.
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- Smithsonian Magazine · Dismantled to Survive the Nazi Blitz, Coventry Cathedral’s Stained Glass Is ‘a Medieval Jigsaw Puzzle.’ Its 12,000 Fragments Are Now Digitized for Public View
Published: Nov 10, 2026 · Accessed: Nov 11, 2026
“Now, an ambitious cataloging project has digitized roughly 12,000 fragments, making them publicly accessible for the first time in decades.”
- BBC News · Coventry Cathedral's 12,000 medieval glass fragments go digital
Published: Nov 10, 2026 · Accessed: Nov 11, 2026
“The digitisation of the 12,000 pieces is available to to see on the free Bloomberg Connects app .”
- The Guardian · A medieval jigsaw puzzle: rediscovering Coventry cathedral’s stained glass windows
Published: Nov 9, 2026 · Accessed: Nov 11, 2026
“will allow the scanned glass collections to be made available for public browsing via the Bloomberg Connects app.”
