What s On. ART GALLERY & PARK Where art meets nature. March June 2016

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1 What s On ART GALLERY & PARK Where art meets nature March June 2016

2 for 2016 Welcome New Admission Prices and Membership Gold 12 Months Membership Spring 2016 is a fabulous time for Compton Verney. Our Park Restoration Project is in full swing, as we harness the immense splendours of our wonderful landscape for engaging with history, art and wildlife and for just having fun. It is, of course, Capability Brown s 300th anniversary year, too, and we will be celebrating by creating a Landscape Hub in the gallery as well as showing what Brown actually achieved at Compton Verney. June sees the return of our hugely popular Park Life! Big Weekend and our first-ever Regency Ball. At the same time, in the galleries we will be commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare s death through a unique partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the form of our spring exhibition Shakespeare in Art. So please do come and join us for our most exciting year ever! Includes unlimited free admission to Exhibitions, Collections and Park. Discounts and priority booking for special events. Priority restaurant booking. Guest pass for 1 free visitor on selected days. Silver 12 Months Membership Includes unlimited free admission to Exhibitions, Collections and Park. Upgrade to Gold Membership for additional benefits. Exhibition Day Ticket Collections & Park Annual Ticket Includes unlimited access to the Collections, Park and selected tours and talks all year! Where art meets nature Professor Steven Parissien, or March Season opens Sat 19 March, Tues Sun and Bank Holiday Mons Spring Exhibitions open Includes access to the Collections, Park and selected tours and talks for the date of ticket purchase. Why not upgrade to the annual ticket below and come as often as you like for free! Welcome Centre*, Park, Shop and Café open 10.30am Gallery open 11am 5pm Restaurant open 11.45am 4.30pm * from April April Curator s Tour and Tea Easter Holiday Activities May Capability Brown Tour Sat 19 Thurs 24 Sat 19 Sun 3 Welcome Centre Opens Welcome Centre and Café close 15 mins before Gallery. Park closes 1 hour after Gallery. Art in the Afternoon Wed 6 Family Thurs 7 Art in the Afternoon 4 May Sat 9 Capability Brown Tour Talk on Theatre Design and Production Fri 15 Museums at Night Fri 13 Fri 20 Sat 16 Talk on Jane Austen s Shakespeare K antu Ensemble Sun 24 Tai Chi Free Free Free Free Free June Slow Art Day Tai Chi 44 Under 5 24 Concession* Child Collections & Park Day Ticket What s on this spring... Opening times Joint Visit the current Exhibitions, Collections and Park on the date of purchase. Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park Adult Art in the Afternoon Thurs 5 Sat 21 Capability Brown Tour Half Term Activities Sat 28 - Sun 5 June Wed 1 Thurs 2 Talk on Art in Shakespeare Fri 10 Conference: Visions of the North Fri 17 Tai Chi Sat 18 Spring Exhibitions close Park Life! Sun 19 Tues 21 - Thurs 9 July Park Life! Big Weekend Sat 25 - Sat 26 Regency Ball Sat 25 *Concessions are the over 60 s, students and the unwaged. NE W

3 All change for 2016 New Welcome Centre The new Welcome Centre will open in April with better ticket facilities, a shop with new and exciting stock and a Café area for hot drinks and snacks - perfect for those visiting the Park or Woodland Play Area. Visit the Interpretation Space inside the Welcome Centre to explore the history of Compton Verney and its parkland, pick up a trail or add your finds to out sensory wall. NEW for 2016 Walks around the park The newly-reinstated walks and trails around the park follow the original Capability Brown paths from the 1770s. You can now explore the new Wilderness Area on the south side of the lake, where you will find a wetland board walk, a dipping platform and a bird hide. Visit throughout the year to see new plants grow and wildlife emerge as the reed beds settle in. New interpretation points will help you discover more about our Park. Capability Brown 300 Sat 19 March Sun 11 December 2016 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot Capability Brown, a designer who changed the national landscape and created a style which has shaped our image of the quintessential English countryside. Compton Verney is taking part in the national celebrations. See page 11 to see all the exciting events taking place. Portrait of Lancelot Capability Brown, Richard Cosway ( ) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images New website and online booking Our brand new website launches on Sat 19 March. With more opportunities to explore and learn about Compton Verney and improved search and navigation tools, it will help you plan your day easily. Find out more at Chapel update Our Georgian Chapel was designed by Brown not as a folly but for use, which makes it doubly rare. The Chapel will not be open to the public until late spring but stop by our social media sites to watch the progress of restoration. Once open the Chapel will host concerts, talks and other events - it will also be available for hire. 4 5

4 Exhibition and related events Curator s Tour and Tea Exhibitions Tour Sat 26 March Sun 19 June, 12 noon and 2.30pm Thurs 24 March, 2.30pm A special opportunity to tour the exhibition with Antonia Harrison, Curator of Shakespeare in Art: Tempests, Tyrants and Tragedy and Dr. Rosie Dias of the University of Warwick, author of Exhibiting Englishness: John Boydell s Shakespeare Gallery. Discover the main themes in the exhibition and find out how it was put together. Followed by informal discussion over tea. Discover more about our exciting celebration of Shakespeare with this 45 minute tour. Your guide will start by taking you around Boydell s Vision: The Shakespeare Gallery in the 18th Century before introducing you to the theatrical presentations of Shakespeare in Art where you ll be able to explore the sensory mix of art and sound on your own. Your guide will meet you at various points to answer any questions you may have. Places limited to 16 per tour. Sign up on the day. No advance booking. Included in exhibition, collections and park admission. Sat 19 March Sun 19 June, 11am 5pm Shakespeare was a master of dramatising human emotions in their myriad forms. His plays are as relevant to us today as they were over 400 years ago and they remain a vital source of inspiration to artists. This major new exhibition focuses on pivotal Shakespeare plays, including The Tempest, Hamlet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night s Dream, all of which have motivated artists across the ages, from George Romney, Henry Fuseli, DG Rossetti, John Singer Sargent and GF Watts to Karl Weschke, Kristin & Davy McGuire and Tom Hunter. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare s death, Shakespeare in Art offers an exceptional opportunity for art and theatre lovers to discover his works through a unique series of theatrical encounters. These include paintings, photography, projection and a sound score and readings by leading Royal Shakespeare Company actors. Uniquely for an art gallery, the exhibition will be designed by the RSC or of Design, Stephen Brimson Lewis. Organised by Compton Verney in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Advised by Michael Dobson, or of the Shakespeare Institute and Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Birmingham. Included in exhibition, collections and park admission. Images left to right Philip James de Loutherbourg, The Tempest Act I Scene I, the Shipwreck Royal Shakespeare Company Collection Ophelia s Ghost Kristin and Davy McGuire George Romney, The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1, engraved by B Smith, 1797 Bolton Council Henry Fuseli, Macbeth, Act I, Scene 3, the Weird Sisters Royal Shakespeare Company Collection Tickets: Adults 25, Concessions 23.50, Gold Members 10. Advance booking is required. Call to book. Includes exhibition, collections and park admission. Don t miss the K antu Ensemble play Shakespeare inspired music. See page 13 Talks Theatre Design and Production Fri 15 April, 3pm Stephen Brimson Lewis, or of Design for the RSC, will lead this talk giving a unique insight into the process of theatre design and production at the RSC and the design of the exhibition. Art in Shakespeare Fri 10 June, 3pm Join Michael Dobson, Professor of Shakespeare Studies and or of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, as he explores references to art and artists in Shakespeare s plays and how Shakespeare s texts have inspired the artists in the exhibition. Tickets: Adults 25, Concessions 23.50, Gold Members 10 each. Advance booking is required. Call to book. Includes exhibition, collections and park admission. Don t forget Compton Verney is great for groups of all sizes and types. Book in advance and you receive discounted admission and other benefits. Call for more information. 6 7

5 Exhibition and related events Sat 19 March Sun 19 June, 11am 5pm Created in conjunction with Shakespeare in Art: Tempests, Tyrants and Tragedy, this new exhibition traces the history of John Boydell s famous Shakespeare Gallery which opened in 1789 on London s Pall Mall. The Shakespeare Gallery was the first thematic public exhibition of its time and also the first devoted to the Bard. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff Disguised as Herne Royal Shakespeare Company Collection Using Shakespeare as a vehicle for the development of a national school of history painting, the print publisher John Boydell commissioned prominent painters, sculptors and Henry Fuseli, Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel, Plate 4 from The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery York Museums Trust printmakers of the day, including George Romney, Henry Fuseli and James Northcote, to produce works depicting scenes from all of Shakespeare s plays. Boydell s Vision is the first exhibition in the UK to explore the formation of this early blockbuster, and includes paintings and prints by the artists commissioned by Boydell, as well as a recent digital reconstruction of The Shakespeare Gallery as it looked in Exhibition devised with Dr Rosie Dias, University of Warwick. Find out more about the exhibition on the Daily Exhibition Tour. See page 7. Family Trail Sat 19 March Sun 20 March, 11am 5pm Use the family trail to guide you around the exhibition. *Free entry with valid Shakespeare Passport (children only). Museums at Night Fri 13 May, 5.30pm 8.30pm For one night only see our exhibitions Shakespeare in Art and Boydell s Vision in the evening. Experts from The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust will be on hand to introduce you to the plays featured in the exhibitions. Try our new labyrinth in the Park and make your own finger labyrinth to take home. Tickets: Adults 10, Concessions and years olds 8, Gold Members 6 and under-16s free. Sketching Trolley Faces and Feelings Sat 19 March Sun 19 June, 11am 5pm Sketch an emotion of one of the characters in the Shakespeare exhibition. What does it tell us about that person in the play? How does it make you feel? Included in collections and park admission. Shakespeare and the Emotions Talk 5.30pm 6pm Come and find out what people thought about emotion in Shakespeare s times, and explore how his plays contributed to as well as challenged such beliefs. With Dr Erin Sullivan, Lecturer and Fellow at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. Places limited. Sign up on arrival. A Midsummer Night s Dream screening 8 9 Talk Jane Austen s Shakespeare Fri 20 May, 3pm In 1796, Jane Austen stayed just around the corner from John Boydell s famous Shakespeare Gallery. Join Austen scholar Janine Barchas from the University of Texas as she walks you through her meticulous digital reconstruction of the gallery as Jane would have seen it on her visit. An opportunity to discover more about Shakespeare, the art on display and Austen s admiration for the Bard. Tickets: Adults 25, Concessions 23.50, Gold Members 10. Advance booking is required. Call to book. Includes exhibition, collections and park admission. 6pm 8pm Watch a screening of the 1968 film A Midsummer Night s Dream, directed by Peter Hall and starring Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg and Judi Dench which was filmed entirely at Compton Verney. Places limited. Sign up on arrival. Diana Rigg as Helena and Helen Mirren as Hermia / Judi Dench as Titania with Paul Rogers as Bottom Photographs by David Farrell, David Farrell Photography Left: The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, 1804 The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Above: The Boydell Subscriber s medal, 1804 The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

6 Collections and Park Our Permanent Collections Enjoy our six stunning permanent collections: Paintings and objects from Naples during the golden age of Baroque Art Carved sculptures and panel paintings in our Northern European Collection Paintings of Tudor royals from in the British Portraits Collection Ancient Bronzes and pottery from China dating from 4500 BC One of the UK s largest collections of British Folk Art objects and paintings made by everyday people Works created by designer and artist Enid Marx. Visions of the North: Reinventing the Germanic North in 19th Century Art and Visual Culture in Britain and the Low Countries Daily in the Collections: Discovery Room, Family Area, Family Activity Packs Tiny Tuesdays Every Tuesday during term time, 11.30am 3pm Soft play and fun games for the under-5s. Included in collections and park admission. Art in the Afternoon Wed 6 April, 4 May, 1 June, 2pm 4pm During these monthly classes you will learn new skills to help improve your confidence and ability in drawing. They take place in our Collections or Park and are a great way to socialise with friends and make new ones. Booking available in advance and on the day. Tickets: Adults 11, Gold members 6. Call to book. Included in collections and park admission. Landscape Hub A year round display about Capability Brown, the man and his landscapes. Includes collections and park admission. Talk: Discovering Brown Our Parkland We are set in 120 acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown. Enjoy our woodland walks Stroll around the lawns Try out the boardwalk Have a go on the pond dipping platform See what animals are out there in our bird hide Try our orienteering course and follow a nature trail Early Years Forest School Capability Brown Tour Park in Focus Fri 17 June Every Thursday during term time First Thursday of the month, 1.30pm Every day from Tues 21 June On the third Saturday of Collection Tour This international conference explores changing from 7 April, 12.30pm 2.30pm to Sat 16 July, 2.30pm the month, 11.15am Wed 6 April, 4 May, 1 June, 2pm Join Gary Webb, Head of definitions and meanings of early Germanic (excluding 12 May) Daily from Sat 19 March, 3.30pm Landscape, for an hour-long Take a closer look at the park, Join Swan Tai Chi and learn the Sarah Rutherford author of The World of Capability art, asking how responses to it shaped ideas Try our exciting and educational Discover the history and stories walking tour about Capability with this daily talk focusing on flowing and graceful movements Brown gives a fascinating talk on how she of Victorian modernity and redefined activities in our Forest School site. behind the artworks in one of Brown - the man and the different features in our of Tai Chi in our peaceful landscape. discovered Brown and his world through visiting narratives of national character and culture. Great fun outdoors for the under-5s. our six collections. the landscape. Capability Brown Landscape. his family places, letters, plans and design drawings Booking available in advance Organised by Professor Juliet Simpson, Coventry University. Sign up on the day. No advance Drop in session. Included in collections Tickets: Adults 25, Concessions 23.50, Gold Members 10. and on the day. 6 per session. For details contact andrea.hannon@coventry.ac.uk booking. Included in collections and park admission. Advance booking required. Call Sign up on the day. No advance booking. Included in collections and park admission. Call to book. and park admission. Includes exhibition, collections and park admission. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus and Cupid Compton Verney Tai Chi

7 Special events and family activities Slow Art Day Sat 9 April, 11am 5pm Easter Holiday from Sat 19 March Sun 3 April English Country Garden Fri 25 Mon 28 March, 11am 4pm Design your ideal garden then bring it alive through collage or modelling. You can take your creation home or leave it in our giant patchwork garden. The course of true love never did run smooth A Midsummer Night s Dream Forest School Thursdays This international event encourages us to slow down and take a good look at the art on the display. Take part in our self-guided trail around the Collections and spend five minutes with selected pieces before trying your hand at some drawing. Drop in. Included in collections and park admission. Compton Verney is a great place for school visits. We have a dedicated Learning Centre and a wide range of popular exhibition, collection and park learning programmes available for all key stages and higher education. Discover our collections on page 10 and 11. Call our Learning Team on for more information. School Visits 12 Pond dipping and bird hide From Sat 19 March NEW for 2016 Try our brand new Pond Dipping Platform and Bird Hide in the newly cleared and restored Wilderness Area on the south bank of the lake. See what you can find lurking in the watery depths and discover what is hiding among the reeds. Shakespeare Heart Trail Sat 19 March Sun 3 April, 11am 5pm Go on a journey around the park with this trail based on A Midsummer Night s Dream. Follow the hearts and discover the different textures on each one. Can you find the one which is smooth? All Easter holiday activities included in collections and park admission. Thurs 24 and 31 March, 11am 4pm Join us at the Forest School and take part in spring activities. Meet the RSPB Sun 3 April Drop in and find out about birds, get some top tips to help wildlife in your garden, and make a Bug Hotel to take home. K antu Ensemble Sun 24 April, 2pm 3pm Listen to K antu Ensemble, awardwinning multi-instrumentalists and singers from Birmingham, performing early music inspired by the Shakespeare exhibition. Their lively mix of music will appeal to Folk, Classical and World Music fans alike. Working their magic! Max Reinhardt, BBC Radio 3 Tickets: Adults 25, Gold Members 12. Includes exhibition, collection and park admission. Advance booking is required. Call to book. 13

8 Special events and family activities May Half Term Sat 28 May Sun 5 June All activities are drop in and included in collections and park admission unless otherwise stated. Family Workshop Screen Printing Sat 4 June, 1pm 4pm Book onto this specially designed workshop and get creative together. Find inspiration in our collections and work as a family to develop your own unique design. Then learn how to print it onto a tote bag to take away. Tickets: Adults 16, Under 15 s 11, Gold Members 9. Advance booking required. All materials provided. Call to book. Shakespeare Outdoor Games Sat 28 May Sun 5 June, 11am 5pm Who will win the games? Play in the Park and discover new games such as Pinecone Skittles, Knuckle Bones, Checkers with a twist and Marvellous Marbles. Weaving Around the Willow Sat 30 April Mon 2 May, 11am 4pm Take part in the weaving activities around our willow tunnels (or in the Studio if it turns into a wet Bank Holiday). Open 10.30am 4.30pm Breakfast 10.30am 11.30am Lunch from 12 noon 3pm Afternoon Tea 3pm 4.30pm Design Your Own Theatre Set Sat 28 May Fri 3 June, 11am 2pm Create your own mini-theatre set in a box. Imagine, design and make a stage, background and actors for a Shakespearean play. Don t miss! The Big Picnic Sun 5 June Forest School Thursday. Thurs 2 June, 11am 4pm. Join us at lunch time for a giant teddy bear s picnic. Remember, your favourite teddy bear has to come along and join in as well (adults can bring their bears too!). Pack your own picnic or enjoy a fresh selection of picnics available from the Café. Sit back, relax and enjoy the friendly waitress service in The Lawn Restaurant. There is a delicious seasonal menu of freshly prepared food to choose from, including vegetarian, gluten free options and a child friendly menu. This is the perfect place for lunch with the family and afternoon tea with friends. Café Open 10.30am 4.45pm Serving light lunches, snacks and treats plus hot and cold drinks. This is a great meeting point or pit stop for a quick refuel

9 Compton Verney Warwickshire CV35 9HZ T: Registered charity no. Compton Verney Venue Compton Verney Venue Compton Verney Venue Hire Amazing events Park Life! Big Weekend Sat 25 Sun 26 June, 11am 5pm Enjoy two distinct days packed with entertainment, music and craft. Saturday: Georgian Heritage and Elegance Georgian Re-enactors Historical Gardener Ice Cream Making Avon Floral Art Displays Chapel Concert Talks with Gary Webb / Lord Willoughby de Brooke / Veronika Vikova Side Saddle Displays Scything Demonstrations Wild Man of the Woods Sunday: Practicality and Rural Life Georgian Re-enactors Stonemason Thatcher Weaver Brick Maker Pole Laithe Turner Sheep Shearing Dog Duck trials Stratford Spinners Weavers and Dyers Felt making Ice Cream Making Jacob Sheep Park Life! Tues 21 June Thurs 9 July A variety of activities celebrating our Georgian heritage and Capability Brown parkland, including: Knit and Natter Tues 21 June Thurs 7 July, 11am 5pm To celebrate World Knitting Day you can join in with our ongoing drop-in knitting activity. Add to our quilts which will be on display in the Park later in the year. Georgian Games Tues 21 June Thurs 7 July, 11am 5pm Try out our Georgian games in the Park such Bilbocatch, Quoits, Lawn Bowls and Ringing the Bull. Concert: The Rocco Singers present 18th Century Pop: Handel, Mozart, Haydn Tues 21 June, 2.30pm To celebrate Capability Browns tercentenary the acclaimed Rocco Singers present a selection of popular music of his day, in the newly restored chapel. Tickets: Adults 25, Concessions 23.50, Gold Members 10. Advance booking required. Please call to book. The Handlebards Wed 22 June, 6.30pm 9pm Uproariously funny Sir Ian McKellen The Handlebards have cycled over 5000 miles performing Shakespeare, with only the props they can carry on their bikes. This unique brand of extremely energetic and charmingly chaotic theatre will be performing Much Ado About Nothing in our Parkland. Tickets: Adults 15, Concessions 12, Family 50 (2 Adults and 2 Children). Bring your own seats and blankets. Advance booking required through Adult Workshop Painting Leaves from the Landscape Wed 29 June, 10am 4pm This one-day workshop will take you through all the steps necessary to produce accurate and life-like paintings of leaves, starting with observation and drawing, progressing to botanical techniques for watercolour. Tickets: Adults 65, 50 Gold members. Advance booking is required. To book call No previous experience is necessary. All materials will be provided. Talk and book signing Lancelot Brown and the Capability Men Wed 6 July, 2pm This book by David Brown and Tom Williamson investigates Capability Browns business and draws comparisons with similar figures such as the Adam brothers, Thomas Chippingdale and Josiah Wedgewood. Tickets: Adults 19.50, Concessions and Gold Members 10. Advance booking is required. To book call The Regency Ball Sat 25 June, 7pm As part of the celebrations for Compton Verney s Park Life! Weekend next summer, our Georgian house and park will be transformed into the venue for a fabulous costumed Regency Ball. The evening will include drinks and a sumptuous buffet in our beautiful Robert Adam-designed Hall and period dancing directed by dance caller Dr Garth Notley, with music by the Birmingham Baroque Collective. Alongside the dancing there will be a whole host of amusements including talks, tastings and Regency gaming. Price 90 per person ( 85 for bookings before 1 May) call to book. Compton Verney Festival Sat 2 and Sun 3 July After the roaring success of our first Festival last year we are pleased to announce we will be having another festival in 2016! Join us for fairground rides, fabulous food and, of course, some excellent music, in the setting of our lovely park. Early Bird tickets are on sale for a limited time from March. Visit for more information. LIVE MUSIC GREAT FOOD AND DRINK ENTERTAINMENT CAMPING Sign up to our e-bulletins and keep up to date with everything going on here at Compton Verney

10 Summer and autumn exhibitions Britain in the Fifties: Design and Aspiration Sat 9 July Sun 2 October Explore the history of British design in the 1950s examining the crucial role of design in shaping the Brave New World of the post-war period and the effect on everyday life of the growing wealth and expanding choices of `Never Had It So Good generation. Tracing the design experience of a notional, average British couple from the end of austerity and rationing to the economic boom of the end of the decade, we discover how increasing choice, availability and affordability became inextricably linked to high artistic standards in almost all areas of manufacture - from Lucienne Day s fabrics and Robert Welch s cutlery to Kenwood s Chef and Alec Issigonis Mini. The exhibition accordingly explores themes ranging from 1950s textiles and ceramics and timesaving kitchen appliances to the motor car, the changing High Street, the role of British film, the seaside holiday and the growing influence of television. Queen Victoria in Paris: Watercolours from the Royal Collection Sat 15 October Sun 11 December In August 1855 Queen Victoria made a momentous state visit to Paris, the first British monarch to visit the French capital in over 400 years. Forty-four watercolours which depict the Queen s enthusiastic reception in Paris will be displayed at Compton Verney, generously loaned by Her Majesty The Queen from the Faces of BBC Comedy Sat 9 July Sun 2 October From Tony Hancock to Victoria Wood the popular stars of BBC Comedy have made the nation laugh for decades. This unique photographic display of 90 framed photographs peeps behind the comic mask to show us some of our greatest comedians at work behind the scenes. Ranging from the 1950s up to the present day, these photographs have been selected Royal Collection. Half of the works have never been exhibited before. Showing scenes with cheering crowds, elegant guests at spectacular balls and exquisite Second Empire interiors, the watercolours capture Paris at a remarkable historic moment. They encompass a surprising turn in Anglo-French relations, a great personal friendship between the Queen and Emperor and a city undergoing transformative change. Picasso on Paper Sat 15 October Sun 11 December World renowned for his painting, Pablo Picasso was also one of the 20th century s most inventive and prolific printmakers. His desire to experiment with new styles, forms and materials is wonderfully demonstrated in this landmark touring exhibition of more than 70 works from Düsseldorf s Museum Kunstpalast. Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot and Adrien Dauzats, The entry of Queen Victoria into Paris Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Royal Collection Trust 2016 from the BBC s iconic photo archive. Pablo Picasso, Poèmes et Lithographies, 1954 Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Horst Kolberg, ARTOTHEK Succession Picasso Weddings Compton Verney is the perfect place for a wedding. With a tranquil lake, sculpted parkland and a Georgian mansion house re-designed as an art gallery, this is a venue that will wow your guests. Make your day truly unique and say I do in the art galleries, the historic Adam Hall or under the portico. For more info please contact us on: T: Business Memberships and Partnership Opportunities Become a Corporate Member and promote your brand, products or services to our 70,000 annual visitors, whilst providing invaluable support for our exhibition, learning and events programmes. Enjoy a wide range of benefits such as tickets, private view invitations and discounted room hire. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities begin from just 00 and we are happy to discuss and tailor specific opportunities to your organisation. For details please call Deborah Watson on Corporate Members: 18 19

11 Visitor information #ComptonVerney Public transport links By rail: The nearest stations are Leamington Spa, Banbury or Stratfordupon-Avon, each approximately a 25 minute taxi ride away. By bus: For details call Access All our floors are accessible by wheelchair. There are also specially adapted toilets, large print guides and wheelchairs. Hearing loops are available at the Ticket Desk, Shop and Restaurant. Assistance dogs are welcome. For more information call , info@comptonverney.org.uk or ask on arrival. Dogs Assistance dogs only. Parking Compton Verney Warwickshire CV35 9HZ T info@comptonverney.org.uk Parking is free. Spaces are available at the gallery for drivers who are blue badge holders. Also visitors can be dropped off in front of the gallery. Shuttle bus Available throughout the season from the car park to the gallery. Subject to volunteer availability. Educational visits A range of programmes are available for schools and colleges. These are 6 for students, accompanying adults free. Call for information and to book. QUALITY ASSURED VISITOR ATTRACTION Registered charity no A46 Coventry Warwick Leamington Spa Birmingham A46 Stratfordupon-Avon M40 A429 B4087 Wellesbourne B4086 Fosse Way A46 Opening times 13 Kineton A422 Season opens Sat 19 March, Tues - Sun and Bank Holiday Mons Welcome Centre and Park: Open 10.30am Gallery: Open 11am 5pm (Welcome Centre and Café close 15 mins before gallery, Park closes 1 hour after gallery). B4086 B B4100 A425 Banbury A423 M40 Southam 11 Compton Verney Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Oxford & London How to find us Postcode 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. Sign up to e-bulletins