Sudley House
Sudley House
Mossley Hill Road
Aigburth
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 8BX
England
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sudley@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
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0151 724 3245
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0151 478 4788
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Sudley House is the former family home of the Holt family. George Holt founded the Liverpool shipping line Lamport and Holt and was a pioneer of trade with Brazil.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Gallery
Sudley displays fine 18th and 19th century paintings from Holt's collection, together with works from the Walker Art Gallery. George Holt started collecting paintings in the late 1860s, specialising in contemporary British art, but later acquired portraits by Gainsborough, Romney and Raeburn, and two superb late paintings by Turner. Visitors to Sudley House can enjoy great British paintings, including works by Landseer, Corot, and Reynolds, plus fine examples of furniture, surrounded by Victorian décor.
Collection details
Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art
Key artists and exhibits
- Turner; Gainsborough; Romney; Raeburn; Landseer; Holman Hunt; Rossetti; Millais; Leighton; Strudwick; Corot;
Drip Dry!
- 19 July 2014 — 1 March 2015 *on now
A 1990s shell suit and a 1960s 'Beatles dress' are just two of the highlights of this small exhibition looking at how man-made fibres have revolutionised textile manufacture.
Natural fibres such as cotton, linen, silk and wool have been used to make clothing for thousands of years. But over the past 100 years or so, scientists have developed new fibres which have improved upon, replaced or been mixed with these natural fibres.
Man-made materials have a number of properties that make them attractive to designers and consumers alike. They are crease and shrink-resistant and retain their shape very well. The dyes used in their manufacture are colour fast and do not fade quickly. They are easy to keep clean and after washing many of them will drip dry.
The fashions featured in this display represent the many different synthetic fibres that were developed between the 1920s and the 1990s.
Website
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/exhibitions/drip-dry/index.aspx
Get ahead and get a hat
- 8 February 2015 1-2pm
Be inspired by 'The Card Players' painted by Luigi Zuccoli, and make and decorate your very own hat.
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Focus on: Landscapes
- 15 February 2015 1-2pm
This tour will look at several artists in the collection, including Turner, Corot and Millais and their love of landscapes.
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Admission
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Magical landscapes
- 18 February 2015 1-2pm
Take a look at 'Rosenau' painted by Turner, and have a go at creating a beautiful, misty landscape.
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Admission
Drop in, no booking or ticket required
Focus on: The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- 28 February 2015 1-2pm
Join us to learn more about this influential group of artists through looking at paintings by Millais, Holman Hunt and Rossetti.
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Admission
Drop in, no booking or ticket required
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