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Up Helly Aa, festival which takes place in Lerwick in January every year. Scotland
HURN David
(Photographer)
Full title: Up Helly Aa, festival which takes place in Lerwick in January every year. It is a tradition festival involving a series of marches and visitations, culminating in a torch-lit procession and the burning of a galley. Here the 'Guizer Jari' visits an inmate of the local hospital.
Image: © David Hurn / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 57161
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017
Material
Archival paper
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