Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

39a Canonbury Square
London
Greater London
N1 2AN
England

Website

www.estorickcollection.com

E-mail

curator@estorickcollection.com

Telephone

020 7704 9522

Fax

020 7704 9531

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The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opened in London in 1998. Its new home - a Grade II listed Georgian building - was restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and contains six galleries, an art library, cafe and bookshop. The Collection is known internationally for its core of Futurist works, as well as figurative art and sculpture dating from 1890 to the 1950s.

During their 1947 honeymoon in Switzerland, Eric and Salome Estorick discovered Umberto Boccioni’s book Futurist Painting and Sculpture (1914) which marked the beginning of their passion for Italian art. Before returning to England the newlyweds visited the studio of the erstwhile Futurist Mario Sironi in Milan, where Estorick bought ‘hundreds and hundreds of drawings and as many pictures as I could get into my Packard Convertible Roadster’. The couple travelled to Italy frequently during the late 1940s and 1950s, meeting and befriending major artists of the day, and adding to their impressive collection of artworks.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Wed-Sat 1100-1800
(Thu 1100-2000)
Sun 1200-1700

Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays

Admission charges

Adults £5.00
Concessions £3.50
Free entry for students

Discounts

Museums Association

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Gardens open to public
Picnic area
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Library
Library with public access
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

39a Canonbury Square
London
Greater London
N1 2AN
England

Website

www.estorickcollection.com

E-mail

curator@estorickcollection.com

Telephone

020 7704 9522

Fax

020 7704 9531

Collection details

Archives, Fine Art

Key artists and exhibits

Giacomo Balla
Umberto Boccioni
Carlo Carra
Gino Severini
Giorgio de Chirico
Amedeo Modigliani
Giorgio Morandi

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Specialist publications on collections available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

39a Canonbury Square
London
Greater London
N1 2AN
England

Website

www.estorickcollection.com

E-mail

curator@estorickcollection.com

Telephone

020 7704 9522

Fax

020 7704 9531

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Alberto Burri

11 January — 8 April 2012 *on now

Alberto Burri (1915-1995) is acknowledged to be one of the greatest exponents of twentieth- century European art for his radical and highly personal reinvention of artistic language.

This exhibition traces the artist's creative development between 1947 and 1987, ranging from rare, early, figurative works to the later pieces created with sacking, metal, plastic, wood, cellotex and ceramic for which he is undoubtedly best known.