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all-day Furniture Folios: Designs of Fur... @ Weston Park

Furniture Folios: Designs of Fur... @ Weston Park

Feb 1 – Dec 31 all-day

A small exhibition of historic furniture design books, including a facsimile of Chippendale’s 1754 Director. Visit the Granary Art Gallery at Weston Park and discover a selection of books from Weston Park’s historic library that delineate the history of English furniture design from Thomas Chippendale to A.W.N.Pugin. Open between 11am ... Read more

Feb

all-day Thomas Chippendale, 1718-1779: A... @ Leeds City Museum

Thomas Chippendale, 1718-1779: A... @ Leeds City Museum

Feb 9 – Jun 9 all-day

This exhibition explores the life, work and legacy of Thomas Chippendale. Born in Otley in 1718, he went on to become London’s most celebrated cabinet-maker and furniture designer. Highlights will include original drawings and documents and, of course, many examples of his peerless furniture, some of which will be on ... Read more

Mar

all-day Chippendale: Designer, Maker, De... @ Harewood House

Chippendale: Designer, Maker, De... @ Harewood House

Mar 23 – Sep 2 all-day

This Spring at Harewood House we celebrate the tercentenary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale with the launch of Chippendale: Designer, Maker Decorator. This exhibition, on the State Floor and in the Grounds and Gardens, celebrates the unique relationship between Harewood and Chippendale. Harewood provided Chippendale’s most significant commission, which ... Read more

Mar

Sat

all-day Chippendale and the Yorkshire Cr... @ Burton Constable

Chippendale and the Yorkshire Cr... @ Burton Constable

Mar 24 – Nov 4 all-day

A new exhibition featuring beautifully crafted furniture and an array of original drawings from the archives at Burton Constable Hall. In 2018 we are celebrating the life, work and legacy of Thomas Chippendale alongside the talented Yorkshire craftsmen who helped create his designs. This exciting new exhibition features beautifully handcrafted ... Read more

Mar

all-day Sir Henry & Lady Bridgeman’s Weston @ Weston Park

Sir Henry & Lady Bridgeman’s Weston @ Weston Park

Mar 30 – Sep 2 all-day

See the House at Weston through the eyes of Sir Henry & Lady Bridgeman, and learn about their patronage in the age of Chippendale. Follow a self-led trail through the rooms of Weston Park and turn back time to the world of Sir Henry and Lady Bridgeman. Learn about their ... Read more

Apr

Sun

all-day Chippendale’s Otley @ Otley

Chippendale’s Otley @ Otley

Apr 1 – Oct 31 all-day

Pick up Visit Otley’s new map and take a self-guided tour of key early 18th-century locations that Chippendale himself would have seen as a boy. The tour offers the chance to see Chippendale’s possible birthplace, the church of his baptism, school and many of the buildings of the early 18th ... Read more

May

Wed

all-day Chippendale: the Man and the Brand @ Nostell

Chippendale: the Man and the Brand @ Nostell

May 2 – Oct 28 all-day

Unravel the story of Thomas Chippendale and his special connection to Nostell. How did a humble cabinet maker from Otley become a world famous brand? Discover how Thomas Chippendale made his name; from the publication of his pattern book of furniture designs to masterminding entire rooms in the latest 18th ... Read more

all-day Dovetail, Biscuit, Splat @ Nostell

Dovetail, Biscuit, Splat @ Nostell

May 2 – Oct 28 all-day

Be part of the ‘Chipster’ generation by joining in creative workshops throughout 2018 for both families and adults to make your own mini masterpieces. Working with local artists, you’ll get the chance to roll up your sleeves and get hands on with a range of techniques and materials. Make sure ... Read more

May

Mon

all-day Chippendale’s Director: The Desi... @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chippendale’s Director: The Desi... @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

May 14 2018 – Jan 27 2019 all-day

Thomas Chippendale (1718–1779) has been a household name in the furniture world since the mid-eighteenth century. He is remembered today for the furniture produced by his successful London workshop as well as his influential book of furniture designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. To celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of ... Read more

May

Tue

5:00 pm Chippendale – Dressed in Silver @ Dumfries House

Chippendale – Dressed in Silver @ Dumfries House

May 29 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Scottish Auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull will dress some key pieces of furniture with select pieces of silver ware and examine the importance of silver objects in an 18th century noble house. Tuesday 29th May; 5pm to 9pm Watch a silversmith at work & drink from a precious vessel. Lecture, a ... Read more

all-day Tercentenary Flower Bed @ Wharfemeadows Park

Tercentenary Flower Bed @ Wharfemeadows Park

Jun 1 – Sep 30 all-day

Wander through the riverside park and enjoy the specially commissioned flowerbed to commemorate the Chippendale anniversary.

all-day The Life of Thomas Chippendale @ All Saints Church

The Life of Thomas Chippendale @ All Saints Church

Jun 1 – Jun 30 all-day

An exhibition of Chippendale’s life from his early years in Otley to fame (but not fortune) in London Open daily between 10.00 and 18.00. This exhibition is accessible to wheelchairs. More information about All Saints Church can be found here.

Sat

11:00 am A Thomas Chippendale celebration @ Leeds City Museum

A Thomas Chippendale celebration @ Leeds City Museum

Jun 2 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

To mark the 300th anniversary of Chippendale’s baptism on 5th June, join us for a ‘birthday’ party. There will be demonstrations of some of the crafts used by Chippendale as well as a chance to have a go for yourself. OPENING TIMESMonday: Closed. (Open 11:00 – 17:00 on Bank Holidays)Tuesday ... Read more

6:00 pm Celebrating the Birth of Thomas ... @ Stew and Oyster

Celebrating the Birth of Thomas ... @ Stew and Oyster

Jun 2 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

A light hearted celebration of Chippendale’s Birthday in the town of his birth and at the school he probably attended, now a pub. The Stew & Oyster, originally Prince Henry’s Grammar School (since moved, but still Otley’s High School) will host a Birthday Party for Thomas Chippendale, with specially brewed ... Read more

Tue

all-day The Chippendale Birthday Bake Of... @ Paxton House

The Chippendale Birthday Bake Of... @ Paxton House

Jun 5 all-day

Enter The Chippendale Birthday Bake Off Competition celebrating the 300th Anniversary of Chippendale’s Birthday and join the festivities at Paxton House! A chance for you to have your creative Chippendale-inspired baking masterpieces displayed alongside the renowned Chippendale collection at Paxton House! What furniture and decoration will inspire you? A competition ... Read more

all-day The Paxton Style ‘Neat & Substan... @ Paxton House

The Paxton Style ‘Neat & Substan... @ Paxton House

Jun 5 – Aug 28 all-day

Curated by Professor David Jones & Dr Fiona Salvesen Murrell, The Paxton Style exhibition showcases new research on furniture commissioned by the Home family from Thomas Chippendale the Elder and Younger for Paxton House and Wedderburn Castle. It examines the influences upon the pieces and the legacy they had on ... Read more

1:00 pm Chippendale’s Workshop – Birthda... @ Weston Park

Chippendale’s Workshop – Birthda... @ Weston Park

Jun 5 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Celebrate Thomas Chippendale’s Birthday with a special lecture, tour and Yorkshire afternoon tea at Weston Park, by Curator & Head of Learning Gareth Williams. Gareth was formerly Curator for Nostell Priory, one of Chippendale’s greatest commissions and the lecture will include this and other noted works. Take a tour of Weston ... Read more

7:30 pm Musick for a Summer Evening @ All Saints Church

Musick for a Summer Evening @ All Saints Church

Jun 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

A celebration of Thomas Chippendale’s Christening Day with a varied programme of early 18th-century music performed by local artists. This concert on the date of Chippendale’s baptism and in the church where the ceremony took place will feature Joanne Dexter (soprano), cellist Mark Webb and the Chipendale Singers amongst others. ... Read more

Tue

all-day Marquetry Society Exhibition @ Weston Park

Marquetry Society Exhibition @ Weston Park

Jun 12 – Jun 28 all-day

Admire contemporary marquetry undertaken by members of the Marquetry Society. Members of the Marquetry Society will be showing a selection of their work in a small exhibition in the Granary Art Gallery at Weston Park. See contemporary craft that still employs many of the skills that would have been known ... Read more

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