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...
Treasure House Fair – Private Alumni Guided Tour & Breakfast
Treasure House Fair Private Alumni Guided Tour & Breakfast Thursday 25 June 2026, 10am Cost: £30 Join us for a special early-access guided tour on the opening day of the Treasure House Fair, London’s flagship summer art and design event. Set within the grounds of...
New Schroder Gallery at the Holburne Museum, Bath
New Schroder Gallery at the Holburne Museum, Bath, 24 April, 2.30pm Attingham alumnus, Tim Schroder, has kindly offered to lead a tour of this recently opened gallery. The stunning new space takes inspiration from the great treasury displays of the past, presenting...
New Gilbert Collection Galleries at the V&A
New Gilbert Collection Galleries at the V&A, 2 April, 9.00am Join us for an exclusive visit to the new galleries with senior curator Alice Minter and curator Jessica Insley (both alumnae). We will explore the stunning redisplay of the collection, with its...
The 2026 Annual Reunion & Lecture
Join us on Monday 2 February 2026 at 5.30pm at the Society of Antiquaries for our 2026 Annual Lecture, which next year will be given by Sir Jonathan Marsden: “The Royal Collection in Three Dimensions” For the 2026 Annual Alumni Reunion, our Guest Lecturer Sir Jonathan...
Paris Alumni Trip
Attingham alumni visit to Paris, 4th February 2026 The Grand Palais in Paris is mounting a short-run special exhibition about Louis XIV’s Grande Galerie Savonnerie carpets, entitled Le trésor retrouvé du Roi-Soleil. Curated by Emmanuelle Federspiel and Antonin Macé de...
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...
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...