compton verney what's on march - june 2011
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Compton Verney's What's on guide for Spring 2011. Inside you will find information on forthcoming and future exhibitions, talks, tours, family friendly activities, adult workshops, and much more.TRANSCRIPT
Art / Exhibitions / Events / Talks / Parkland / Walks / WildlifeFamily friendly / Café / Architecture / Shop
March - June 2011
What’s on
Welcome to
Compton Verney
Compton Verney is an award-winning art gallery and an independent charity. We do not receive any regular state funding and rely on additional support to put on exhibitions, events and activities, with admission charges only covering 9% of our costs. You can help by paying Gift Aid admission, so we can reclaim the tax you have paid on this price.
Annual passEnjoy unlimited access to our collections and
grounds for 1 year^This pass is fantastic value -
particularly for families who can keep coming back to enjoy our new playground, willow tunnels and children’s activities inside and out. Adults can explore our new works of art in the grounds, extra seats
to enjoy the views and unlimited access to the café.
Child £5, Adult £10, Family £27
• Receive a loyalty card for usein our café and coffee bar
• Take advantage of all thenew family friendly features in the grounds after school or at weekends
• Take part in our family activities during school holidays
2010 Membership prices held!Enjoy unlimited access to our collections, grounds and exhibitions for 1 year^.Equivalent to seeing three exhibitions for the price of two. Plus a host of other benefits:
Become a Member: Individual £24, joint £44, family £50• Unlimited entry for 1 year^
(including exhibitions)• Café table reservations and
special offers• Members’ e-bulletin• Discounted event tickets
Become a Supporter: £200All the Member benefits PLUS• Behind the scenes tours at
other UK galleries• 6 guest tickets• Private view invitations• Priority booking• Special newsletter
Become a Patron: £800All the Supporter benefits PLUS• Exclusive events• Overseas gallery visits• Priority parking^ during our open season
The Gift Aid price is a donation to Compton Verney on which we may be able to claim Gift Aid.
*Peak rate: 25/6/11 – 2/10/11 **Students, over 60’s and unwaged ̂ During our open season
Flexible pricingEntry to Compton Verney
now starts at £4.40. With this ticket you can enjoy the grounds, and our six permanent collections as well as our café and shop. For an additional £6.60 you can enjoy our exhibitions too. For groups of 15+ call 01926 645 516. See inside back page for further details.
New! for 2011
New! for 2011
Adult £4.40 £10.00 £13.20 £11.00 £24.00
Concession** £3.60 £10.00 £10.50 £8.80 £24.00
Family £10.00 £27.00 £26.00 £22.00 £50.00
Joint - £18.00 - - £44.00
Child (5-15yrs) £2.00 £5.00 £2.00 £2.00 -
Child Under 5 Free - Free Free -
Supporter - - - - £200.00
Patron - - - - £800.00
Collections & Grounds
Collections & Grounds
Annual Pass^
Collections, Grounds &Exhibitions (Peak rate)*
Collections, Grounds &Exhibitions
Membership^
Collections, Grounds &Exhibitions (Off peak)
All prices
include a
10% Gift Aid
donation
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CaféOur award-winning,
waiter serviced, licensed café offers a menu of seasonal and local specialities which is refreshed throughout the year. Check our website to see what’s currently being served. Children are very welcome – we offer smaller portions, lunch boxes, highchairs, and organic baby food. During school holidays, the Coffee Bar is open and offers drinks, sandwiches, soups and light bites.
Members can reserve a table in the café and receive special offers.
ShopEnjoy the art of shopping
when you visit Compton Verney. Take time out to browse in our shop and find the perfect gift for friends, the latest exhibition catalogue, artists’ materials to get you started, or a postcard of your favourite work of art. You can now shop from home at www.comptonverneyshop.org.uk All purchases help to support Compton Verney, registered charity no. 1032478.
Group visitsWhether you are looking
for a simple unguided visit or an in-depth tour of the collections or exhibitions, we have something to offer groups of all interests.
Pre-booked adult groups of 15+ receive discounted admission, a free introductory talk and special offers in the café.
Please call 01926 645516 to book or find out more.
WeddingsLet us make your wedding
special. Stage your day in and around our magnificent 18th century mansion. Our dedicated co-ordinator will work alongside you to create a bespoke package that will make your day one to remember.• Fully licensed for wedding
ceremonies• Wedding breakfasts and
receptions• Award-winning caterers• Stunning back-drop for
photographs
HireLooking for an inspiring
venue to hold a meeting, training session or staff away-day?
Need a magnificent setting for a photo shoot or fashion show?
Want a drinks reception like no other to impress your clients?
Celebrating a special occasion?
Call us on 01926 645521 or email [email protected]
Stay in touchIf you’d like to receive monthly updates and exclusive offers
from us, then sign up for our e-bulletin. Be the first to hear about new exhibitions, events and café menus. Visit www.comptonverney.org.uk or call 01926 645500. You can also subscribe to our families, groups and learning editions to get the news and offers relevant to you.
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26th March – 11th December
A Season of Folk Art
Exhibition
Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson
Exhibition talks and tours
2011 will also see Compton Verney’s British Folk Art collection appearing in unexpected places around our collections and the building as a whole. Through artist Paul Ryan, we have invited 20 artists and curators to choose one Folk Art work to be repositioned and taken out of its usual context.
For more information see page 6.
Special tour: Wallis and NicholsonSat 9 April, 1.30pm & 3.30pm
Sebastiano Barassi is Curator of Collections at Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, home to one of the largest collections of Wallis’s work. Join him for an exploration of the connections between Wallis’s and Nicholson’s artistic vision.
Talk: Flags and frigates - The art of the marinerSat 14 May, 2pm
Hear Bridget Crowley, co-curator of the exhibition Wool work: A sailor’s art, talk about the history and techniques of the works on display.
What the folk say26 March – 11 December
Plus! don’t miss...
Tickets £15, Concs £12.50, Members £7.50.Includes collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
The work of legendary naïve artist Alfred Wallis reflects both the Cornish port of St Ives and a particularly exciting moment in British art history, following Wallis’s ‘discovery’ in 1928 by established artists Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood. This exhibition explores Wallis’ unique vision and his influence on Nicholson’s work, focusing on paintings and drawings by the two artists dating from the late 1920s to the 1940s. Major loans from public collections will be shown alongside rarely seen works from private collections and Compton Verney’s own important Wallis painting Schooner Approaching Harbour c1930.
Included in collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
26 March – 5 June
Collection intervention
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Alfred Wallis, Schooner Approaching Harbour about 1930 (detail). Oil on metal. © Compton Verney.
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Exhibition
Wool work: A sailor’s art
Daily exhibition tours 12 noon from Sat 2 April
A 45-minute talk and tour focusing on the current exhibition. Places are limited so please book on arrival.
Tour included in collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
Teachers’ exhibition tourMon 4 April, 4.30pm – 6pm
An opportunity for school teachers and FE tutors to have an exclusive guided tour of the Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson exhibition, to find out about our related learning programme and to book a visit.
Places are free but please book on 01926 645560.
For more exhibition related activities see pages 8, 9, 10 and 11.
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Explore the links between sailors, art and craft through the history of the embroidered wool pictures made by sailors in the 19th century. Starting with items in Compton Verney’s own Folk Art collection, the exhibition will reveal how sailors used ship portraits, flags and great individual expression to produce remarkable personal tributes to the ships on which they sailed and to their own maritime histories.
Included in collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
26 March – 5 June
Unknown Nelson Wool and canvas c. 1850 © Compton Verney
Diverse and illuminating
Collections
*Included in collections and grounds admission – sign up on arrival.
Collection tours* Daily 2.30pm
A 30-minute tour of one of our collections.
Tuesday: The Golden Age of Neapolitan art – Naples
Wednesday: Saints and sinners– the art of Northern Europe
Thursday: The great and good– British Portraits
Friday: The art of ancestors – Chinese
Saturday: Marx Lambertcollection (26 March – 4 June)
Saturday: Grounds45-minute tour (11 June – 1 Oct)
Sunday: For the peopleby the people – British Folk Art
My favourite object*Daily 12 noon (7 – 24 June only)
A 15-minute talk in which a member of the Compton Verney team picks out their favourite item from the collections.
Audio described tour*Sat: 23 April and 21 May 2.30pm
A 30-minute audio described talk, led by a trained interpreter, focusing on a selection of artworks from our collections. Aimed at visually impaired people, but all are welcome.
Collection intervention
Compton Verney’s British Folk Art collection will be appearing in unexpected places around our collections and the building.
Through artist Paul Ryan, we have invited artists and curators to take one Folk Art work out of its usual context. The artists include Sir Peter Blake, Faye Claridge, Simon Costin, Jeremy Deller, Susan Hiller and Mike Nelson.
PLUS! A display of objects that you have submitted as your very own Folk Art in our British Folk Art galleries.
26 March – 11 December
What the folk say
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Rediscover Folk Art in unexpected places
What the folks say is a New Ways of Curating project, supported by
Maker unknown Carved figurehead Wood c. 1850 © Compton VerneyTrapani Mirror Gilt- copper mounted coral and mother-of-pearl frame c. 1680 © Compton Verney
Why not tryreading...
Compton Verney handbook -£12.95
Historical Guide to the House, Grounds and Owners - £4.99
Available from our shop or online: www.comptonverneyshop.org.ukAll purchases help support Compton Verney.
Collection intervention What the folk say tour Thurs, 2pm 31 March, 14 & 28 April, 12 & 26 May, 9 & 23 June
A 45-minute tour of the What the folk say collection interventions.
Included in collections and grounds admission – sign up on arrival.
Talk: The Folk Art debate Sat 11 June, 2pm
Join artist and What the folk say originator, Paul Ryan, to debate and hear about historical as well as contemporary perspectives on Folk Art.
Tickets £15, Concs £12.50, Members £7.50.
Includes collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
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Want to find out more?
Diary
Exhibition tours .................................... Daily 12 noon from Sat 2 April
Collection tours and What the folk say tours ....... See page 6 for details
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Date Start time Event title
March
26 – 5 June - Exhibition opens: Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson
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26 – 5 June - Exhibition opens: Wool work: A sailor’s art 4
26 – 11 Dec - Collection intervention: What the folk say 6
April
2 12pm Daily exhibition tours begin 5
3 11am Mother’s day special offer
4 4.30pm Teachers’ tour Alfred Wallis andBen Nicholson
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9 1.30pm & 3.30pm
Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson Special tour 4
13 – 2 May 11am Get cracking! Easter trail
14 and 28 7.45pm Bat nights 9
23 2.30pm Audio described tour 6
24 and 25 11am Easter egg making 6
May
1 11am Literary Festival
2 11am Boating Bank Holiday Monday
6 3pm Understanding art lecture: Blood and bronze
8 10am Workshop: Essential landscape
14 2pm Talk: Flags and frigates 5
20 2.30pm Talk about art course starts
21 2.30pm Audio described tour 6
30 – 3 June 11am May half term activities start
June
3 3pm Understanding art lecture: Art and Charles I
3 11am Last day of May half term activities
5 10am Pick up a Paintbrush course starts
5 - Last day of Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson and Wool work: A sailor’s art
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7 – 10 July - Display opens: Children’s art
11 2pm Talk: The Folk Art debate 6
18 10am Pick up a Pencil course starts
18 and 19 11am Den making 9
19 11am Father’s day special offer
25 - New exhibitions open: Stanley Spencer and the English garden and ‘Capability’ Brownand the landscapes of Middle England
July
1 3pm Understanding art lecture: Oxford Baroque architecture and Compton Verney
What’s new for 2011
New in the grounds
ArtMarcia Farquhar’s The Horse is a Noble Animal takes the form of a giant rocking horse that has found its way out of the playroom and into the landscape. Marcia will lead a performance from the horse in the summer.
The grounds will also be the site for Jem Finer’s Spiegelei, situated near the bridge and lake. Finer’s immersive, perspective-altering work projects a 360 degree, upside-down vision of the grounds by way of a three-way camera obscura.
Included in collections and grounds admission.
Both works were curatorially developed with Parabola as part
of Tatton Park Biennial 2010.
Families in the groundsChildren’s playgroundClimb, swing and explore in our new playground, hidden away in the Christmas tree plantation.
Nature’s art boxGet creative with natural materials found under the trees – make faces from fir cones, sculptures from stones and portraits from pebbles.
Willow tunnelsChildren of all ages will love to explore and hide in the new tunnels in the ice house coppice.
Ice houseLook inside our newly-restored ice house, which continues to provide a roost for several species of bat.
All activities included in collections and grounds admission. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Make sure you pick up a grounds plan from the ticket lodge to ensure that you enjoy all of our new family friendly activities.
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Car Park
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South Park
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Private DwellingsOriginally the stable-blockdesigned by James Gibbs, 1736.
Compton Verney’s Learning CentreOriginally Butler’s cottage, brewhouse and original coach-house, built c.1760 – 70 by Robert Adam.
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Key to the main landscape features:Capability Brown walksSchools picnic & play area
Service road trafficPublic footpath
Watercress bed - Deep waterHa ha
Life lines (1–5)
Compton VerneyEstate Boundry
Marcia Farquhar, The Horse is a Noble Animal. Laminated and varnished marine plywood, 490 x 365 cm. Commissioned for Tatton Park Biennial. Photo: Thierry Bal
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Enjoy the great outdoors
Den-maker in residence From June, artist den-maker in residence Laura Ellen Bacon will create unique dens in response to Compton Verney’s landscape using traditional willow-weaving.
More picnic areasYou are welcome to picnic in our listed parkland. This year, we have carefully positioned more picnic tables and benches so you can enjoy the views, paths and hidden corners. Please help us protect the landscape by refraining from using BBQs in the grounds.
Eating alfrescoDon’t forget the café has outdoor seating on the west terrace. Members can reserve tables.
Unmissable grounds events
Bat nightsThurs 14 and 28 April, 7.45pm
Join Warwickshire Bat Group in search of bats. Discover the secret lives of these fascinating creatures and watch them fly in the parkland at Compton Verney. Children are welcome.
Tickets £7.50, concs £5.
Please book in advance and wear appropriate outdoor clothing.
Den-makingSat 18 and Sun 19 June
Join artist den-maker in residence Laura Ellen Bacon and help her create dens in the woods from willow and other coppice materials.
Laura Ellen Bacon Archway into woodland, 2007, Derbyshire.
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Great valuefor family visits
See page 2 for details
Annual Pass
Great valuefor after school
and weekend visits See page 2 for details
Annual Pass
Have fun learning together
For families
What the folk say trailSat 26 March – Sun 11 December
A new family trail linked to the What the folk say collection intervention.
Wallis and Nicholson trailSat 26 March – Sun 5 June
Pick up one of our new family trails which will guide you through the Alfred Wallis and Ben Nicholson exhibition.
Mother’s DaySun 3 April
Mothers and grandmothers are admitted free when they come with the family.
Get cracking! Easter trailWed 13 April – Mon 2 May
Crack our code and search for signs and symbols in our collection with our Easter egg hunt!
Easter egg makingSun 24 and Mon 25 April
Once you’ve cracked the Easter code, drop in and decorate your own Easter egg.
Boating Bank Holiday MondayMon 2 May
Drop in and build your own model boat with simple materials. Lugger, schooner, brig… which one will you make?
Special Offer!
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Activities accredited by
Stratford Literary Festival at Compton VerneySun 1 May, 11am – 5pm
A fabulous day packed full of activities, including author events, theatre performances, workshops and illustrators, book-making, entertainers, music and story-telling.
Meet the best-selling author Philip Ardagh, learn to draw with Jackie Morris, hear the wonderful stories of Roald Dahl and much, much more.
Refreshments, lunches, teas and ice creams are available, or bring a picnic.
Special ticket prices apply for this day only. These tickets entitle access to all performances, the grounds and collections.
To book tickets for this event visit www.civichall.co.uk or call 01789 207100.
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May half term activities Mon 30 May – Fri 3 June
Make do and paint Can you squeeze a seascape onto a matchbox or paint a boat on a box lid? Drop in and paint seascapes onto found materials.
Stories and rhymesCome along and meet our puppets Connie and Verne and take part in our sea- themed storytelling for under 5s.
Children’s displayTues 7 June – Sun 10 July
Come and see a selection of artwork made by local school children inspired by their visits to Compton Verney.
Father’s DaySun 19 June
Fathers and grandfathers are admitted free when they come with the family.
SummerspaceTues 26 July – Sun 4 Sept, 12 noon – 4pm
Drop-in activities for families linked to the landscape.
Compton Verney is now even more family friendly. Whenever you visit there will always be something for you to do.
All of the galleries and most of the parkland are accessible with a buggy, or there are buggy parking spaces and hipseats to borrow if you prefer.
Our activity backpacks and all family activities are included in the collections and grounds admission unless stated otherwise.
All children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Special Offer!
Family friendly
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Learn more about art
Talks, courses and workshops
Adult courses and workshops
Understanding art series
Fri 6 May, 3pm
Dr Roderick Campbell, University of Oxford
The ritual bronze vessels of the late Shang dynasty (c.1250-1050 BC) are justly famous for their beauty and technological achievement. Less well known is the fact that they were part of rituals that frequently involved human sacrifice. Dr Campbell, the recently-appointed Sir Peter Moores Fellow in Chinese Archaeology at Oxford University, looks closely at this fascinating if bone-chilling aspect of ancient Chinese bronzes.
All tickets include collections, grounds and exhibitions admission, and all materials are provided.
To book call 01926 645500.
Participants will need to bring a packed lunch or reserve a table for lunch in the café at 12 noon by calling 01926 645511. Please book your place on the workshop first.
Workshop: Essential landscapeSun 8 May, 10am – 4pm
Work with artist Mary Riley and explore the influence naïve artist Alfred Wallis had on Ben Nicholson’s landscape paintings. Take inspiration from Compton Verney’s landscape and create your own painted response.
Suitable for intermediate and advanced students.
Tickets: £60
Course: Talk about art Fri 20, 27 May, 3, 10 June, 2.30pm – 4pm
This course returns to look at art through beginners’ eyes. Let us guide you through art historical concepts reflected in our exhibition and collections. End with an informal discussion, coffee/tea and choice of cake.
Tickets: £55 (for a 4 week course)
Back by populardemand!Blood and bronze:Human sacrifice in the Shang dynasty
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Early Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221BC) Ritual vessel Lei between 600-500 BC. Bronze
Top: After a bust by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) King Charles I, c.1675 Painted lead.
Right: Samuel Cooper (1608-72) Oliver Cromwell, 1657 Watercolour on vellum.
Learn more about art
Talks, courses and workshops
Fri 3 June, 3pm
Dr Steven Parissien, Compton Verney
Dr Parissien examines how King Charles I’s enlightened patronage of art, as exemplified in the outstanding royal portraits by Van Dyck of the 1630s, led inexorably to the outbreak of Civil War in 1642 and the raising of the King’s standard on Edge Hill.
Fri 1 July, 3pm
Dr Steven Parissien, Compton Verney
Dr Parissien explores how the flamboyant, ambitious, English Baroque architecture of the early 18th century – the architecture of the new colleges of Oxford University and of Blenheim Palace – found its expression in the new great house at Compton Verney after 1711.
Course: Pick up a paintbrush Sun 5, 12, 19, 26 June, 10am – 4pm
Work with artist Beccy Roberts on this course aimed at total beginners. Explore different painting styles and methods in an informal and enjoyable way to rekindle or ignite your passion for painting.
Tickets: £110 (for a 4 week course)
Course: Pick up a pencil Sat 18, 25 June, 2, 9 July, 10am – 4pm
Work with artist Beccy Roberts on this course aimed at total beginners. Experiment with a variety of simple exercises and learn basic drawing skills in a relaxed and informal way.
Tickets: £110 (for a 4 week course)
Art and Charles 1:From Van Dyck to Edge Hill
Oxford Baroque architectureand Compton Verney
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Monday cookery schools• 4 April: Easter cake making
and bakery.
• 16 May: Gourmet canapésand cocktail sweets.
• 6 June: 4 course gourmet dining.
To book call 01926 681177.
Price per talk £15, concs £12.50, members £7.50. To book call 01926 645500. Includes collections, grounds and exhibition admission.
Book all 3 in the series for the price of 2
3 for
the price
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Forthcoming exhibitions
Stanley Spencer and the English garden
15 October – 11 December
Quentin Blake is known primarily as an illustrator of children’s books – including, most famously, the works of Roald Dahl – but he has also worked with galleries and public institutions across Europe. His spontaneous, recognisable style has won him countless awards, and in 1999 he was created Britain’s first Children’s Laureate. This display of Quentin’s works features some of his more familiar illustrations, together with some recent works from hospitals and maternity units. It is a rare and fascinating opportunity to see Quentin at his most inventive, amusing and therapeutic.
Quentin Blake: As large as life
15 October – 11 December
From the origins of Britain’s Firework Night celebrations, through the folklore of Fire Festivals as they are enacted now, this exhibition focuses on the astonishingly vivid and vital artwork of the packaging and advertisements of 20th century fireworks.
Exhibition co-organised by Compton Verney and The Museum of British Folklore.
Remember, remember: A history of British fireworks
‘Capability’ Brown and the landscapes of Middle England25 June – 2 October
This is the first-ever exhibition focusing on the work of the internationally renowned landscape designer ‘Capability’ Brown (1716–83) in the Midlands. Through themes and case studies, including an analysis of Compton Verney’s own parkland, the
exhibition shows how improvements in guns and carriage technology were just as important as neoclassical mythology in creating mid-Georgian landscapes that appeared to be ‘natural’, but were in reality just as artificial as the formal gardens they replaced.
25 June – 2 October
This exhibition focuses on a crucial, but hitherto ignored, aspect of Spencer’s work: his gorgeous garden views and landscapes. Its central theme is as relevant today as it was in Interwar Britain: the increasing development of the countryside, and the ensuing confrontation between the natural environment and man-made structures.
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Stanley Spencer, Wisteria at Englefield. Oil on canvas, 1954.© The Estate of Stanley Spencer 2010. All rights reserved DACS.
Forthcoming exhibitionsOpenSat 26 March to Sun 11 December
Tues – Sun & Bank Holiday Mons, 11am – 5pm
How to find usPostcode CV35 9HZ. We are situated 9 miles south-east of Stratford-upon-Avon, on the B4086 between Wellesbourne and Kineton. From the M40 take junction 12 and follow the brown signs.
Public transport linksBy rail The nearest stations are Leamington Spa, Banbury or Stratford-upon-Avon, approximately a 25 minute taxi ride from each.
By bus From Banbury or Stratford take the 269 – for details call 0871 200 2233.
From Stratford at the Pen and Parchment
Inn, take City Sightseeing Heart of Warwickshire tour calling at Compton Verney.
Service runs: Sat, Sun and Bank Hols from 16 April – 24 July; daily from 25 July until Sun 4 Sept; Sat and Sun until 25 Sept. For further details visit www.city-sightseeing.com or call 01789 412680.
DogsAssistance dogs only.
AccessAll our floors are accessible by wheelchair. There are also specially adapted toilets, large print guides and wheelchairs. Hearing loops are fitted at the information desk and assistance dogs are welcome. For more information call 01926 645500, email [email protected] or ask on arrival.
ParkingParking is free for visitors. There are a limited number of spaces in front of the gallery for blue badge holders. There is also disabled parking in the main car park if you wish to explore our accessible woodland footpaths.
Shuttle busThroughout the season we will be running a shuttle bus from the car park to the gallery. Subject to volunteer availability.
Group visitsPre-booked adult groups of 15+ receive discounted admission, an introductory talk and special offers in the shop and café.
Call 01926 645516 to book. Special tours can be booked at an additional £3 per head.
Visit www.comptonverney.org.uk to download our group visit guide.
School visitsOne-day programmes for pre-booked school groups. Call 01926 645560 to book.
Students £5/£6, depending on programme. Free admission for teachers.
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Quentin Blake, from the series of 60 drawings for the Kershaw Ward at Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre.
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