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Courses - Attingham Summer School
Attingham London House Course
Attingham
Study Programme
Attingham Summer School
Royal Collection Studies
The 59th SUMMER SCHOOL
Since its foundation in 1952, THE ATTINGAM
SUMMER SCHOOL has enjoyed outstanding
success and is highly regarded by museums,
universities and historic preservation societies
throughout the world for its careful selection of
members, and sustained academic standards.
The School has three main purposes:
To EXAMINE the architectural and social history of
the historic house in Britain and its gardens and
landscape setting.
To STUDY the contents of these buildings – their
paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, silver,
textiles and other applied arts – as well as the
planning, decorative treatment and use of the
interiors.
To STIMULATE debate on problems relating to the
conservation and presentation of the country
house and its contents.
The programme in 2010, based at three centres, will
give members a chance to study about twenty-five
historic houses – usually on specially arranged visits –
accompanied by specialist tutors and visiting
lecturers.
Seminars and lectures set the country house in a
broader artistic and social context, and time is given
for discussion and for developing contacts, a popular
and important ingredient of the course.
A specialism cannot always be studied in depth, but
there are excellent opportunities to broaden one’s
knowledge of architecture and the decorative arts.
The Attingham Summer School offers a unique, if
strenuous, approach to art education for museum
curators, architectural historians, conservationists and
teachers.
JULY 2nd - 8th WEST DEAN COLLEGE SUSSEX
THE SUMMER SCHOOL’ S opening days
are spent in the relaxed country-house
atmosphere of WEST DEAN, a house of
castellated splendour adapted by James Wyatt
and extended in 1893 for William James. It was
inherited by his son Edward, who added
Surrealist works of art to the collections before
establishing the property as an educational
trust.
Introductory lectures to the programme are
followed by visits to ARUNDEL CASTLE, the
home of the Dukes of Norfolk for over 700
years, which demonstrates the transformation
of a Norman fortified castle to a Victorian
mansion, with superb collections of works of
art. PETWORTH presents the School with the
chance to study the Baroque magnificence of the
6th Duke of Somerset, the creation of a
picturesque landscape in the park during the
18th century, and the patronage of British
artists, including Turner and Flaxman, by the
3rd Earl of Egremont in the early 19th century.
18th century collections from the Grand
Tour, and the restoration of a house following a
devastating fire in 1989, will be studied at
UPPARK and at the Prince Regent’s exuberant
BRIGHTON PAVILION detailed insight will be
given on its construction, furnishings and
conservation.
JULY 8th - 14th ANCASTER HALL UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
DURING the second part of the course, the
School will study some of the finest British
country houses in Derbyshire and
Nottinghamshire. A day is spent at HARDWICK
HALL, the Elizabethan house built for Elizabeth,
Countess of Shrewsbury, containing magnificent
plasterwork and one of the most important
collections of 16th and 17th-century textiles. At
BOLSOVER CASTLE, an extraordinary property
dating from the early 17th century, the problems
of conservation and restoration of semi-ruinous
buildings will be presented and discussed.
Two days of visits to CHATSWORTH provide
opportunities to study the immense and varied
collections of the Dukes of Devonshire from the
16th to the 21st century, and to discuss methods
of presentation and education in the historic
house. The refined 18th-century Neo-Classical
style of Robert Adam is analysed with expert
guidance at KEDLESTON HALL, while the
eclectic possessions of generations of the Harper-
Crewe family at CALKE ABBEY provide an
alternative perspective on the preservation of
country houses in the 20th century.
Throughout the course, lectures and seminars
will be held on aspects of historic country houses,
including their collections, the development of
gardens, parks and domestic services.
JULY 14th - 20th CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, BEDFORDSHIRE
During the final week of the course, the School
will study houses and gardens in Bedfordshire,
Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, counties
notable for their great estates and houses containing
impressive art collections.
Visits are planned to include a full study day at
BOUGHTON HOUSE, the 1st Duke of Montagu’s
response to Versailles with its distinguished
collections of furniture, textiles and ceramics. 17th
and 18th century studies will continue at
WOBURN ABBEY with the great collections of the
Dukes of Bedford and the grand architectural
concepts of Henry Flitcroft and Henry Holland,
and at CLAYDON HOUSE with its fanciful
Rococo interiors by Luke Lightfoot and others for
Ralph, Earl Verny.
The School will also study the history and
conservation of the great landscape park at
STOWE, and complete its tour by concentrating
on the Rothschilds’ 19th century ‘Renaissance
Revival’ palace, WADDESDON MANOR, with its
renowned collections of French fine and
decorative art.
The Summer School also gives the opportunity of
studying a number of private collections, particularly
in the last part of the course, details of which will be
given during the programme.
Enrolment and Course Fees
The cost of the 18-day residential course includes tuition, meals, accommodation, admission to houses and travel by private coach. Not included is the cost of lunch or dinner on two occasions, drinks, laundry, guide books and membership of the UK National Trust/US Royal Oak Foundation. The course will disperse at Cranfield on July 20th
Applications from North and South America
Application forms are available from the website or
from Mayuri Amuluru, Administrator, the Attingham
Summer School Inc., 144 East 39th Street, New York, NY
10016-0914. E-mail: Attingham@verizon.net. The
cost for general enrolment, which includes the US
handling fee, is $4,910.
Applications from Britain, Europe and all other countries
Application forms are available from the website or
from Jo Ballingal, Secretary, The Attingham Trust, 144a
Ashley Gardens, Thirleby Road, London, SW1P 1HN.
E-mail: attinghamtrust@btinternet.com. The cost for
general enrolment is £2,760.
To qualify for a scholarship
Several scholarships are offered to candidates on the
2010 Summer School in addition to general enrolment.
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants should be in
full-time employment in a museum or art gallery, or
with a conservation body, or equivalent organisation.
Alternatively they should be practising architects
concerned primarily with conservation or be teachers
of the fine and decorative arts. They are asked to
supply a statement of financial need with their
applications.
All candidates, other than those from America and
Canada, awarded scholarships from their institutions
or from The Attingham Trust are asked to make a
personal contribution of £200 to support the Trust’s
scholarship fund.
Closing dates for applications
The closing date is 31st January 2010. Completed
forms must be accompanied by a statement of how
attendance at the Attingham Summer School may
benefit the applicant’s career, together with letters of
reference in support of the application, and a statement
of financial need if scholarship assistance is required.
All applicants will be notified by mid-March whether
they have been accepted.To secure their places, course
members should make an immediate deposit of
$500/£350.
The balance of the fee is due without
further notice by April 30th 2010. Participants are
strongly advised to insure against cancellation as no
refunds will be made once a place has been confirmed.
The Council of the Attingham Trust reserves the right to adjust
fees if there is a substantial change in the exchange rate as these
were assessed on the basis of assumptions made in September
2009. Should this prove necessary, members will be informed by
April 1st 2010.
Director of the Summer School
Lisa White, MA, FSA
Assistant Director
Christopher Garibaldi, MA, MBA
Administrator
Rebecca Parker, MA
The Attingham Trust is registered as an educational charitable trust no.262819
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