Friends of Brantwood

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Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood

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The Friends of Ruskin's Brantwood support the work of The Brantwood Trust. By joining The Friends you help to continue that support. In exchange, Friends receive complimentary admission to Brantwood during public opening hours, discounts in the bookshop, Jumping Jenny restaurant and on Coniston Launch, use of the Friends Reading Room for study, newsletters and an exciting programme of lectures and trips throughout the year.

Friends Events

Wednesday 31st March 2010

Brantwood 7.00pm

With Scott in the Antarctic: the Life of Edward Wilson

 Lecture by Isobel Williams, author of

Edward Wilson’s biography.  Includes tour of

“A Terrible Beauty” exhibition.

Saturday 24th April 2010

Brantwood 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Art of Expedition: the artist’s role in discovery

Half day study day with Elaine Shaughnessy and Howard Hull.

 Includes tour of “A Terrible Beauty” exhibition.

Friday 21st May 2010

Brantwood 7.30pm

Travellers Tales: adventures and expeditions through objects

Informal evening in association with the RGS.

Saturday 3 July 2010

Brantwood 11.00 am - 4.00 pm

The Making of English Landscape Painting

Study day with Heather Birchall to coincide with the Brantwood show

From Gilpin to Turner: Chaos in Paradise and to celebrate

150 years of Modern Painters

Saturday 9 October 2010

Brantwood 9.30 am – 4.00 pm

AUTUMN STUDY DAY and AGM

"Ruskin and Italy"

 

Professor Stephen Wildman

"Ruskin's 1841 Italian Drawings"

Lunch at Waterhead Hotel, Coniston

"The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy"

to coincide with the exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum

Saturday 27th November 2010

Brantwood 3.00pm-4.30pm

Christmas Soiree

 

 

 

 

 
“Ruskin’s 1841 Italian Drawings”
 
Lunch at The Waterhead Hotel
 
“The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy”
to coincide with the exhibition at the
Ashmolean Museum
 
Saturday 4 December
3.00pm – 6.00pm
Christmas Soireé

 

 

 
Professor Stephen Wildman
“Ruskin’s 1841 Italian Drawings”
 
Lunch at The Waterhead Hotel
 
“The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy”
to coincide with the exhibition at the
Ashmolean Museum
 
Saturday 4 December
3.00pm – 6.00pm
Christmas Soireé
 
Friends of Brantwood

Brantwood is an independent registered charity
The Brantwood Trust
Coniston
Cumbria
LA21 8AD
enquiries@brantwood.org.uk
Telephone: 015394 41396
Facsimile: 015394 41263