CALL FOR PAPERS – European Gilt Bronze: From the Renaissance to the Present Day
CALL FOR PAPERS - European Gilt Bronze: From the Renaissance to the Present Day Third Annual International Conference on European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Hôtel de la Roche, Mons, Belgium | Friday 9 – Monday 12 July 2027 The Centre de Recherches Historiques sur...
Job Opportunity: Attingham Summer School Coordinator 2027
Summer School Coordinator 2027 Part-time | Freelance | Primarily home-based | UK-wide The Attingham Trust is seeking an organised, proactive and highly responsive Coordinator for the 2027 Attingham Summer School. Working closely with the Summer School’s two...
2026 Annual Reunion & Lecture – Recording Now Available
Our guest lecturer for the 2026 Attingham Annual Alumni Reunion on 2 February, at the Society of Antiquaries of London, was Sir Jonathan Marsden, who gave a special lecture, “The Royal Collection in Three Dimensions”. Jonathan spoke about his newly published...
BURLINGTON MAGAZINE – AUGUST ALUMNI OFFER
Get 50% off the August issue of The Burlington Magazine The August 2026 issue of The Burlington Magazine celebrates scholarship in the decorative arts, including an article by Attingham alumnus James Rothwell on the silver of Christiaen van Vianen for the 10th Earl of...
Attingham Alumni Visit: Norwich Castle, A Palace Reborn – Thursday 5 November
Attingham Alumni Visit: Norwich Castle – A Palace Reborn Thursday 5 November | 11.00am–4.00pm We are delighted to invite Attingham alumni to a special curator-led visit to Norwich Castle, hosted by Dr Andrew Moore. Following the completion of the landmark Norwich...
Attingham Alumni Visit: Wentworth Woodhouse – Monday 21 September
Attingham Alumni Visit: Wentworth Woodhouse Monday 21 September | 10.30am - 4.30pm We are delighted to invite Attingham alumni to a special private visit to Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, one of the largest Palladian mansion houses in England. With thanks to...
SAVE THE DATE: 2027 COURSES
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2027 COURSE DATES! 5 - 11 June The Attingham Study Programme: The Historic House in Wales 26 June - 11 July The Attingham Summer School 5 - 14 September Royal Collection Studies Full programme details will be available in October, so be...
European Ceramics Online Conference 2026 – Recordings Now Available
Sculpture and Trompe l’œil in European Ceramics, from Bernard Palissy to the Present Day - RECORDINGS NOW AVAILABLESecond Annual International Conference on European Sculpture and Decorative ArtsHôtel de la Roche, Mons (Belgium) | 10–13 July 2026 JOIN HERE via YouTube...
Rosemary Lomax-Simpson – Service of Thanksgiving
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Rosemary Lomax-Simpson, a longstanding friend, supporter and Patron of the Attingham Trust, who also served as the Summer School Administrator and the Treasurer in the 1970s, and then as a Trustee....
Last-Minute Scholarship Opportunity: The Decorative Arts Trust – Scotland Study Trip 2026
Last-Minute Scholarship Opportunity: The Decorative Arts Trust - Scotland Study Trip 2026 Two last-minute scholarship places have become available for The Decorative Arts Trust Study Trip - Scotland: Country Houses, Craftsmanship, and Collections, taking place from...