WALLPAPER HISTORY SOCIETY
visit to
IRELAND
UPDATE : BOOKING OPEN UNTIL JULY 31st
Monday 29th September - Sunday 5th October 2008
A 7 day coach tour of Southern Ireland
Beginning in Dublin and ending Cork
Itinerary includes:
Powerscourt Estate-possibly the most famous of all Irish houses and gardens
Leixlip Castle in County Kildare
Carton House- remodelled in 1739 & now a luxury hotel & spa
David Skinner Wallpapers
Strokestown Park - built in 1696 & altered in the late Georgian period
Lough Cutra Castle-on the shores of its own private lake
Swiss Cottage - built c1810 for the 12th Lord Cahir by the architect John Nash
Dungarvan where we visit Headborough House
Bantry House, the ancestral home of the Earls of Bantry
Contact Tony Roche:
mobile: 07973728073
This tour has been arranged on our behalf by
Heritage Group Travel
Charlotte House
12 Charlotte Street
Bath BA1 2NE
telephone: 01225 466620
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Tour Price: £720 per person sharing twin/double room
£185 single room supplement
Price includes
6 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation
5 dinners
Services of a coach & driver throughout
Lunch at Carton House
Private Visit & lunch at Lough Cutra
All entrances as per the itinerary
Entrance fees for visits mentioned
AIR FARE TO DUBLIN - RETURN FROM CORK- Not Included
return air fare: approx £100.
Contact Tony Roche:
mobile: 07973728073
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Wellcome Collection
From Atoms to Patterns
24 April-10 August 2008
Crystal structure designs from the 1951 Festival of Britain
This exhibition explores the intriguing creations of the Festival Pattern Group - a unique project at the 1951 Festival of Britain involving X-ray crystallographers, designers and manufacturers. At the instigation of Dr Helen Megaw, a leading Cambridge scientist, diagrams of atomic structures inspired an eclectic array of patterns on curtains, wallpapers, carpets, lace, dress fabrics, ties, plates and ashtrays.
X-ray crystallography was one of the most exciting branches of post-war science, with far-reaching applications in chemistry, physics, biology and mineralogy. By studying X-ray diffraction photographs of crystals, scientists could calculate the arrangement of atoms within molecules. The resulting diagrams provided the inspiration for the Festival Pattern Group. 'From Atoms to Patterns' shows the diagrams next to the designs.
Stored away for over 50 years in the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Festival Pattern Group’s creations are reunited en masse for the first time since the Festival. Highlighting the intricacy and beauty of crystal structures, these avant-garde designs stand as a testament to the optimism of the early post-war era and the vibrancy of 1950s design. This exhibition is free. Located at the
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE
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Flights of Fancy:
select decorative schemes of the 1920s & 30s
27thOctober 2007 – mid-October 2008
In the early 20th century the influence of Modernism encouraged a move away from highly patterned walls. This change in fashion affected wallpaper production as a whole and manufacturers, keen to retain their customers, produced numerous fancy paper decorations to add visual interest to plain or textured backgrounds. By the 1920s and 30s an enormous variety was available. They ranged widely in price but it was the expensive hand-printed products that gave designers most opportunity to produce really extraordinary flights of fancy. This exhibition features some of the most colourful and elaborate decorations in the Whitworth’s collection, together with many artists’ impressions of their effect in decorative schemes.
scheme showing The Delphinium Decoration, manufactured by John Line & Sons, 1920s
Members of the Wallpaper History Society will be invited to a special tour of the show and visit behind the scenes in the New Year--date to be announced.
Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-4pm
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Conservation in Context:
Projects, Money, Deadlines, Science and Heritage Projects in Conservation
One day meeting at the Michael Faraday Museum, Royal Institution (Ri), London
on Friday the 25th of July 2008
Many important conservation projects are often neglected after completion and important knowledge that could be shared is lost. This meeting, held jointly with the Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, will discuss conservation science, conservation of objects and conservation heritage projects in their historical, contemporary and national contexts. The meeting open to all, will be held in the Grade One listed building of the Royal Institution which has recently undergone a major reinterpretation, partially funded by the HLF. The overall programme of works includes a number of major conservation projects to the building’s fabric and contents and some of the speakers will talk from their experience about delivering this project. There will be an opportunity, the previous evening, to visit the new exhibition spaces & heritage building. The evening event will be opened by the Director of the Royal Institution, Professor Baroness Greenfield CBE.
David Saunders, Head of Conservation at British Museum. ‘Conservation Science and the wider aims of the museum‘.
Professor Robin Clark CNZM FRS, Inorganic Chemistry, UCL.‘Advanced scientific methods in conservation. Understanding how the methods and knowledge that have been developed have fed into the daily routine of conservation work’.
Dr Vincent Daniels FRSC FIIC, Research fellow at the RCA/V&A. Emeritus Researcher at the British Museum and winner of the prestigious Anna Plowden Medal for his contributions to conservation. ‘The changing appearance of objects‘.
Bronwyn Ormsby, Senior Conservation Scientist at the Tate Gallery. ‘The Tate AXA Art Modern Paints Project – the Conservation of Acrylic Emulsion Paints’.
Helen Hughes, Head of Historic Interiors Research and Conservation, English Heritage, Kenwood House. ‘Theory and Practical Work – There is a link’.
MLA Prism Fund and Angela Karsten, Archaeological Conservator at English Heritage,
Fort Cumberland. ‘Conservation of the Ri’s Scientific Collection’.
Rupert Harris, Rupert Harris Conservation. ‘Treatment of the Grand Staircase Metalwork and an overview of the problems associated with the conservation of English 18th Century Lead garden Sculpture’.
Mark Sandiford and Daniel Gillberg, Sandiford and Mapes. ‘Kinkarakami at the Ri’.
Katharine St Paul, Curator of Collections at the Royal Institution. ‘From Faraday to Japanese wallpaper, an overview of the Ri’s Heritage project’.
Lenore Symons, Royal Institution Archivist. ‘Conservation in Context - the Ri archives
Experience’.
Anthony Peers, Rodney Melville & Partners, Conservation Architects. ‘Conservation Planning: The value of documentary research and fabric analysis in forming the process of change’.
Frank James, Professor of the History of Science and Head of Collections, Royal Institution. ‘Reflections on the Royal Institution’s role in the history of conservation’.
Registration for the meeting including, lunch, coffee, tea and the evening reception is £70. Concessions of £40. are offered to Wallpaper History Society members.
To register & pay go to www.rigb.org http://www.rigb.org , then the Events button at the top of the page, when choosing the rate please tick concessions. Or send a cheque to Katharine St Paul, Curator of Collections, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, cheque must be payable to the Royal Institution. When sending your cheque, please confirm if you wish to attend the evening event on Thursday the 24th. Contact Katharine St Paul, Curator of Collections on kstpaul@ri.ac.uk or on 0207 670 2923.
This meeting is sponsored by Royal & Sunalliance, held jointly with the Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and in association with MLA Prism Fund.
This meeting is sponsored by Royal & Sunalliance, held jointly with the Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and in association with MLA Prism Fund.
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