Strawberry Hill House & Garden - Seasonal Highlights at Strawberry Hill House

 

Seasonal Highlights at Strawberry Hill House This Winter, explore our double exhibition The Devil is in the Detail: Dürer’s Great Passion and Early Woodcuts from the Schroder Collection and Christiane Baumgartner. There Goes the Sun. From the rich history of the German Renaissance to the modern innovations of today, witness the evolution of this intricate art form that was much admired by Horace Walpole. Runs until 10 April 2024. Entry included in general admission. Our next curator talk There Goes the Sun; an introduction to the work of Christiane Baumgartner takes place next Friday, 24 November at 11am with Jonathan Watkins. Previously the Director of Ikon and curator of the Serpentine Gallery, Jonathan has curated a number of large international exhibitions and written extensively on contemporary art. Also coming up, join Anne Desmet RA, who will be running a talk on wood engravings and the celebrated artists who made them, on Wednesday 6 December at 10am. And finally, don’t miss our popular Christmas Concert with our very own Strawberry Hill House Choir on Tuesday 5 December - tickets are selling fast, so don’t miss out! Strawberry Hill House & Garden The House is now open Saturday - Wednesday, 11am - 4pm.  Visit the House Talk: There Goes the Sun; an introduction to the work of Christiane Baumgartner  Friday 24 November 2023 at 11am  Jonathan Watkins will talk through a selection of Christiane Baumgartner’s works for her exhibition at Strawberry Hill House. He will discuss the medium of woodcut printing, and the artist’s awareness of the tradition within which she is working, stretching back to Albrecht Dürer.  Book Now Christmas Concert Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 7.45pm We are delighted to welcome back the wonderful Soprano Kirsty Taylor Stokes and our very own Erica Peplowski supported by the Strawberry Hill House Community Choir to present an entertaining evening of classical Christmas music and poetry.  The programme will feature extracts from Handel’s Messiah and traditional carols for all to join in. Book Now Talk: Setting the Scene Anne Desmet RA on the historic and contemporary art of wood engraving and the legacy of Dürer Wednesday 6  December  2023 at 10am.  Anne Desmet's talk will offer a visual feast of wood engravings and will celebrate the artists who made them, including Thomas Bewick, William Blake and Henry Moore, while reflecting on the ongoing legacy owed by all these artists to Albrecht Dürer.  Book Now