The Politics of the Punch Bowl: Political Iconography on Eighteenth-Century Ceramic Punch Bowls
English Ceramic Circle Zoom lecture by Francesca John Thursday, 24 July at 6:00pm (BST) (via Zoom) We are delighted to invite you to the ECC’s next zoom lecture, scheduled for 24 July at 6pm (UK). Focusing on a number of case study punch bowls, this paper will explore...
Curator, Collections – Kensington Palace (maternity cover)
Historic Royal Palaces is advertising for a position as full-time curator, 36 hours per week, Monday - Friday. This is maternity cover from mid-September 2025 (with the possibility of an extension beyond 9 months subject to funding). Click here for full details.
Job Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic, proactive and enthusiastic communicator to join the small team at Attingham and take responsibility for both the administration of the Trust and stakeholder communications.
Alumni Visits to Paris and Chantilly: Two Exhibitions
ALUMNI VISITS PARIS & CHANTILLY: Two exhibitions LE DERNIER SACRE AND LES TRÈS RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY Friday 13 June, 2025 Le Mobilier national, 10.00 – 11.30am Château de Chantilly, 2.00pm Curator-led tours of these acclaimed exhibitions have been arranged for...
London’s Lost Interiors: Alumni Reunion Lecture
Our guest lecturer for the 2025 Attingham alumni reunion on 31 March (hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London) was Steven Brindle. Steven is well known to many Attingham alumni from his inspirational lecturing at Windsor Castle on Royal Collection Studies but...
The Edwardians: Age of Elegance, 12 June 2025
PRIVATE MORNING TALK & VIEW The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Thursday, 12 June 2025 from 09.00 – 10.00 A special private visit for the Attingham alumni has been arranged with the Royal Collection Trust to see The Edwardians: Age of Elegance. The talk and private...
The Dame Rosalind Savill Scholarship – Fundraising Appeal
As a tribute to her fifty years’ commitment to The Attingham Trust, one of the causes closest to her heart, and in celebration of the love and respect that so many of us feel towards her, we are setting up a scholarship fund selected by her daughter Isabella to be the...
Alumni visit to the acclaimed exhibition at the Science Museum, London: Versailles: Science and Splendour 4th March at 4.30-6.00pm
The Palace of Versailles is famous around the world for its opulent architecture and rich history but in the 17th and 18th centuries it also became a major site of scientific thinking. Versailles: Science and Splendour explores the important role science played at the...
The Low Countries Sculpture Society
Carpentry and sculpture from Gothic to Art Nouveau First Edition of the new Annual Seminar on European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Hôtel de la Roche, Mons, Belgium, Saturday 19th – Monday 21st July 2024 A combined effort of the Centre de Recherches Historiques sur...
2025 Attingham Alumni Reunion
Save the Date! For the 2025 Annual Alumni Reunion with Guest Lecturer Steven Brindle who will talk to us about the subject of his new book, LONDON, LOST INTERIORS Monday 31 March, 5.15pm-8pm (Lecture commences promptly at 5.30pm, followed by drinks) at the Society of...