The American Friends of Attingham supports the work of The Attingham Trust, a British educational charitable trust, that organizes specialized residential courses to study British country houses, their collections and settings, and the history and contents of British royal palaces. The American Friends of Attingham is a 501(c)(3) educational organization that assists the Trust by recruiting and processing applications from candidates living in the United States, and raising scholarship funds for qualifying applicants.

FALL EVENTS 

• Private View of Jonathan Burden’s studio and upcoming Christie’s sale in situ at Burden’s Long Island City, Queens, with specialist Allison Cox ’23 and Burden | Friday, October 3, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  | More info here | Register here, with suggested $20 donation | Limited space available.

• Annual Meeting at the Samuel J. Tilden mansion on Gramercy Park, home of the The National Arts Club, in Manhattan | Friday, October 24, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.  | More info here | Register here, with suggested $20 donation | Limited space available.

• Annual Fall Benefit Lecture “Renishaw Hall in the Age of Sir George Sitwell” presented by architectural historian, author, and country house authority Jeremy Musson at The Explorers Club | Friday, November 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. doors open at 5:30 | More info here | General admission tickets on sale here | Sponsorship details here. 

• Scotchtown Study Day, explore the collections, landscape, architectural history, and restoration of the 18th-century home of Patrick Henry near Ashland in Hanover County, Virginia, led by Elyse Werling ’25 with Willie Graham ’83 and colleagues | Monday, November 10 (TBC) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration and program details coming soon.

2025 COURSES