With only 2 days to go until the Grand Opening of The Amazing Chang Exhibition at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum at the Pump Rooms on Saturday 17th October 12 - 3.00pm, we have had a week of exciting updates!

From the confirmation of an amazing chinese dragon for the opening ceremony to the incredible radio testimonial by world famous illusionist DAVID COPPERFIELD!!!!!!!!

On Tuesday the 13th of October BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio host Annie Othen presented an update on the Amazing Chang Exhibition featuring interviews with Changs biographer Sandie Evans, Changs son film director David Wickes and world famous illusionist David Copperfield, please follow link to iplayer listen again facility on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Annie Othen, http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p004n981 you have 6 days left to listen!!

Today I have spent the day helping the team at the pump rooms assemble the exhibition, we have a huge amount of memorabillia to display and each has to be handle with absolute care as many have become fragile with age.  We have a giant willow pattern plate, several hand painted banners (by Chang himself), the bullet used in the bullet catching illusion, huge preston pans and lots more, objects of great craftmanship and history.  You can almost imagine Chang looking down on us as we handle the objects resulting from his incredible career!!! 

The most exciting word on everyones lips today was COPPERFIELD, his testimonial about Chang in Annie Othens interview was thoughful, reverent and above all insightful, he showed his true respect for the predecessors of his trade, without whom his dream career would not of been fulfilled!  Huge thanks goes to him for that, I am now his newest fan!!!!!!!!!

Find in the Chang picture folder updated images of the lobby stand, willow pattern segments and a few tantalising snipets of team assembling the exhibition!!!!!!!!

Remember Grand Opening 12 - 3.00pm Saturday 17th October We would love to see you there!!!!!!!!!!!

until then Lynseyx