Strawberry Hill Conference

Strawberry Hill House is the masterpiece of Horace Walpole. Here in Twickenham, he created a manifesto for the celebration of British genius in ‘Gothick’ domestic architecture. His ‘little castle’ was deliberately contrived to seem to have evolved over long centuries, and inspired the artful asymmetry of the Picturesque movement. Walpole’s visitors witnessed an extraordinary array of antiquities and furniture, lost in an 1842 auction. We present this unique programme as the V&A hosts an exhibition of Walpole’s collection and the part-WMF-funded refurbishment of Strawberry Hill House approaches completion.

Morning session and lunch, 9am-1pm: Private view of the Walpole Exhibition, breakfast, two lectures in the Sackler Education Centre by Michael Snodin (Senior Research Fellow at the V&A) and Peter Inskip, (principal architect of the project to restore Strawberry Hill House), sandwich lunch.

Afternoon session, 1-4pm: Visit by coach to Strawberry Hill to see work in progress and tea.

Ticket Information:
Morning only: WMF Members £40, Non-members £47
Full day: WMF Members £65, Non-members £75

Tickets avaiable from website or by telephone
0207 730 5344

Sponsors: Stmm

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