An exploration of heritage crafts with celebrated BBC broadcaster, art historian, and 'Craftland' author Dr James Fox.
Join Senior Curator Daniel Robbins and celebrated BBC broadcaster, art historian, author Dr James Fox for a special evening marking the Leighton House centenary. Together, they will explore the beauty and importance of traditional trades and crafts — from gilding and silk weaving to brickmaking — and how now endangered crafts have shaped Britain’s artistic heritage. The event includes a book signing and sales of Dr Fox’s new book, Craftland.
Useful Information
Doors open at 6:30pm for the chance to explore the historic house and our current exhibitions, 100 Years, Ghost Objects, and The View from Here.
The talk between Dr James Fox and Daniel Robbins will take place in Leighton's studio from 7-8:30pm.
The author will be signing books from 8:30-9pm.
Doors close at 9pm.
A paid bar will be open throughout the evening.
Meet James Fox
Dr. James Fox is a Cambridge art historian, writer, public speaker, curator, and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster. He has previously held positions at Harvard and Yale. He is currently director of studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, creative director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, director of education at the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park in Canada, and president of the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery. He is the author of The World According to Color, named “Book of the Year” by the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Spectator, and Art Newspaper. He lives in London.
Meet Daniel Robbins
Daniel Robbins is the Senior Curator of two of London’s most significant house museums, Leighton House and Sambourne House. He was responsible for the award-winning project to restore the historic interiors of Leighton House completed between 2008-2010 and he has also successfully led the Hidden Gem to National Treasure redevelopment focused on the additions made to the building in the twentieth century . Formerly with Glasgow Museums, he has organised many exhibitions and contributed to numerous catalogues and publications around nineteenth-century art, architecture and design. Daniel is an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society and has lectured across the UK and internationally including the Frick, New York and the Ponce Museum in Puerto Rico, where Leighton’s celebrated Flaming June can be found.
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Visitor information
Address
12 Holland Park Road, London, Greater London, W14 8LZ
020 7361 3783
Opening times
Opening hours
Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5:30pm
Last entry 4:30pm
Exclusions and safety measures
National Art Pass benefits not valid for guided tours and public programme.
