August Updates 2024

Highlights from our August 2024 newsletter:

LEEDS ART FUND

Maurice de Sausmarez, a talk by Dr Rebecca Wade

10th September 2024

An invitation from Leeds Art Fund to join them for this talk by Rebecca Wade. More details and booking HERE.

In 2019 the Bridget Riley Art Foundation supported the acquisition of the archive of the artist and educator Maurice de Sausmarez (1915-69) for Special Collections at the University of Leeds. With further support from the Foundation, the collection has now been comprehensively catalogued to make the material accessible for research, teaching and broader public engagement. This event provides an opportunity to explore a selection of material from the archive related to de Sausmarez’s time in Leeds, led by Dr Rebecca Wade (Associate Curator: Special Collections).

FRIENDS OF LEEDS CITY MUSEUMS

The Auckland Project

25th September 2024

The Auckland Project was set up as a Trust over a decade ago by a local philanthropist for the regeneration of Bishop Auckland. It includes Auckland Castle; once a hunting lodge for the Prince Bishops of Durham, the first of whom was appointed by William the Conqueror to manage the English/Scottish border. These Prince Bishops were given huge powers to raise armies, mint coins and levy taxes. Castle attractions: the largest private chapel in the Kingdom; a magnificent Gothic Dining Room designed by James Wyatt (1746-1813) housing the Francisco de Zurbaran (Spanish 1587-1664) paintings of Jacob and his twelve sons; a set of rooms housing superb landscapes including a room devoted to John Constable; bedrooms which reflect the more recent bishops, one of whom played a role in the settlement of a miners’ strike. Details and booking form HERE.

BAROQUE MUSIC

Continuo Connect

Fan of Baroque Music on holiday? Find a concert near you on Continuo Connect's extensive national listings.