In conversation with the Collections Care team
The Collections Care Team at Harewood House Trust is truly a behind the scenes team, ensuring that the museum-accredited collection is maintained to the highest quality of standards, with conservation and preservation at the top of the list.
Archiving the collection of linen at Harewood
Over the past three months, a project to document and re-house Harewood's collection of linen, humble to highly decorative, has taken place.
In conversation with Dr Adam Bowett
Professor Ann Sumner shares her experience of the 42nd Annual Symposium of the Furniture History Society which was held on…
Thomas Chippendale’s Tercentenary
The Chippendale tercentenary this year has successfully marked the birth of this famous influential Yorkshire cabinet maker and Harewood House Trust has played a key role in the celebrations.
In conversation with artist Geraldine Pilgrim
One of the most exciting aspects of the Chippendale exhibition this year was the contemporary response of the artist Geraldine…
Harewood acquires Thomas Chippendale’s famous Director
Harewood House Trust has marked the tercentenary of Thomas Chippendale with the acquisition of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director.
Professor Ann Sumner on Chippendale’s largest commission
To mark the Baptism Day of Thomas Chippendale on 5th June 2018, we are publishing a recording of the paper delivered by Ann Sumner at the 42nd Annual Symposium of the Furniture History Society.
Preparing Harewood for ITV’s Victoria
Harewood House was recently used as a major set for ITV’s new series, Victoria. The crew filmed across Yorkshire for…
Harewood’s Electricity Story
Harewood House Trust and University of Leeds have been awarded £5,000 from The Culture Capital Exchange to research the electrification at Harewood House.
Notes for an Axminster Carpet by Rommi Smith
Acclaimed poet Rommi Smith has written a new poem in response to Harewood House Trust’s on-going reassessment of its historic Axminster carpets.