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2nd - 20th July 2010
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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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