Harewood House Trust Harewood House Harewood Leeds LS17 9LG West Yorkshire England
Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Collection details
Architecture, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Personalities, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, World Cultures
Yorkshire's premiere Bird Garden with over 100 species from around the world
Yorkshire in Bloom winning gardens with landscape designed by Lancelot Capability Brown and the Terrace Garden designed by Sir Charles Barry.
Yorkshire Tourist Board Tourism Website of the Year 2004
Contact details
Main Switchboard (Tel)
:
0113 2181010
Event Booking (Tel)
:
0113 2181000
Main Fax (Fax)
:
0113 2181002
Main Email
:
info@harewood.org
Website
:
www.harewood.org
Open
15th March - 2nd November 2008.
Gardens & Grounds open from 10.00 daily. House open from 11.00 daily & Below Stairs from 12.00 daily.
Closed
Harewood Grounds closes daily at 17.00 during the open season. Please check our website for further details.
We close to the public for the winter from 14th December 2008 - February 2009.
Admission charges
2008 Prices
Harewood Ticket: Low Season - Adult £10.00, Child/Student £6.20, Senior £9.00, Family £36.00
High Season - Adult £12.00, Child/Student £7.70, Senior £11.00, Family £42.00
Free for Under 4’s and Harewood Cardholders
Visitors that choose to come to Harewood by bus or by bicycle get in for half price, so why not visit the ‘green way’.
Please Note: there is an additional charge payable if you wish to visit The Yorkshire Planetarium at Harewood. Visit our website for details.
Discounts
Museums Association
Description
Harewood, home of the Earl of Harewood (cousin of the Queen), was designed in 1759 by John Carr. The Lascelles family have opened their doors to the public since the early nineteenth century, and Harewood is now consistently the most visited historic property in Yorkshire. Although Harewood is a seasonal attraction pre booked groups are welcomed throughout the year for a more intimate insight on selected days.
The House, renowned for its stunning architecture and exquisite Adam interiors, contains a rich collection of Chippendale furniture, fine porcelain and outstanding art collections from Italian Renaissance masterpieces and Turner watercolours to contemporary works. Lord Harewood's mother, HRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal, lived at Harewood for 35 years and much of her Royal memorabilia is still displayed. The Old Kitchen contains "the best collection of noble household copperware in the country" giving visitors a glimpse into an essential area of yesteryear's below stairs life. In contrast the Terrace Gallery is a nationally recognised venue for many high profile contemporary artists.
The inspiring Grounds and Gardens include a restored parterre Terrace, oriental Rock Garden, Bhutanese Stupa, Walled Garden, lakeside and woodland walks, the Bird Garden and for youngsters, the thrills and excitement of the Adventure Playground!
Throughout the season Harewood hosts a number of special events including open-air concerts, theatre performances, craft fairs, car rallies and much more!
Harewood House is easily accessible and is just 20 minutes drive from Leeds City Centre or Harrogate and 45 minutes from York.
Collections description
The House, renowned for its stunning architecture and exquisite Adam interiors, contains a rich collection of Chippendale furniture, fine porcelain and outstanding art collections from Italian Renaissance masterpieces and Turner watercolours to contemporary works. Lord Harewood's mother, HRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal, lived at Harewood for 35 years and much of her Royal memorabilia is still displayed. For the first time ever in 2004, the Servants’ Hall, Housekeeper’s Room, and corridors of ‘Below Stairs’ Harewood, displaying over 1,000 objects with fascinating tales to tell, opened to the public. Through a mixture of hands-on discovery, historical reconstruction, and computer-aided learning, visitors will find out how the servants lived, what they wore and what they did. Visitors are encouraged to peek inside cupboards to make often weird and sometimes wonderful discoveries – from bedpans to boot-scrapers, servants’ livery to cabinetmaker’s bills. The Old Kitchen contains "the best collection of noble household copperware in the country" giving visitors a glimpse into an essential area of yesteryear's below stairs life. In contrast the Terrace Gallery is a nationally recognised venue for many high profile contemporary artists.
The exhibitions are changed regularly to reflect the divesity and quality of the collections at Harewood.
Key artists and exhibits
JMW Turner
;
Thomas Girtin
;
John Varley
;
Sir Joshua Reynolds
;
Thomas Chippendale
;
John Carr
;
Robert Adam
;
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
;
Sir Charles Barry
;
Sir Jacob Epstein
;
Sevres
;
Pablo Picasso
;
Astrid Zydower
;
Egon Schiele
;
Walter Stickert
;
M F Husain
;
John Craxton
;
Arthur Boyd
;
John Piper
;
Camille Bombois
;
Jean Hugo
;
David Hankinson
;
Henri Gaudier Brzeska
;
Austin Bennett
;
Sir Alfred Munnings
;
John Singer Sargent
;
Frank Salisbury
;
Ambrose McEvoy
;
Franz Xavier Winterhalter
;
Solomon J Solomon
;
Mrs Adrian Hope
;
Frank Salisbury
;
Henry Singleton
;
Richard Cosway
;
Sir John Lavery
;
Richard Jack
;
Benjamin Vulliamy
;
Nicholas Dall
;
Micheal Rooker
;
Alfred Stevens
;
George Knapton
;
Thaomas Gainsborough
;
George Romney
;
John Hoppner
;
Sir Thomas Lawrence
;
John Jackson
;
Richard Buckner
;
Biagio Rebecca
;
Angelica Kaufmann
;
Thorwaldsen
;
Lorenzo Bartolini
;
John Gibson
;
El Greco, Domenico Thetocopoulos
;
Bellini
;
Titian
;
Alessandro Longhi
;
Appollonio di Giovanni
;
Annibale Caracci
;
Giovanni Battista Cima de Conegliano
;
Titian, Tiziano Vecellio
;
Giovanni Bellini
;
Veronese, Paolo Caliari
;
Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti
;
Lorenzo Lotto
;
Vincenzo Cantena
;
Giovann Bazzi, Il Sodoma
;
Jusepe de Ribera
;
Carlo Carlone
;
Gaspare Vanvitelli
;
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
;
Henry Singleton
;
Sir Francis Grant
;
George Richmond
;
Sir Edward Poynter P R A
;
Sir William Llewelyn
;
Sir WIlliam Nicholson
;
Sir Oswald Birley
;
Antonio Zucchi
General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Information point provided
Parking for coaches
Guided tours
Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
General audio-guide available
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Children's play area
Events and resources for children and families
Gardens open to public
Picnic area
General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
General audio-guide available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Gardens open to public
General audio-guide available
Licensed for weddings
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Picnic area
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop
Study facilities
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