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.

WINTER & SPRING EVENTS 

• Mid-Winter Reunion in New York City at The Winter Show, Park Avenue Armory, co-hosted with the Society of Wintethur Fellows | Friday, January 24, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Registration closes January 17. | Program details here. | Tickets on sale here. 

• Virtual Panel, “Contemporary Art in Historic Spaces” hosted by Diana Carroll Toole ’11 and moderated by Jennifer Klos ’12, SP ’13, ’16, ’19, ’23, LHC ’14, featuring Attingham alumni: Abbey Chamberlain Brach ’12, Director and Curator of Hollyhock House, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Los Angeles, CA; Dr. Sean E. Sawyer ’02, LHC ’23, the Washburn and Susan Oberwager President of The Olana Partnership in New York; and Dr. Gina Wouters ’15, the President and CEO of Planting Fields Foundation | Thursday, March 13, 2025, 1:00 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time | Registration opens February 1. | Details coming soon! 

• Study Day in Providence, Rhode Island, at the RISD Museum, hosted by Emily Banas ’19 and Andrew Raftery ’24 | Friday, April 25, 2025, 1:00 – 5:00 pm | Registration opens March 15. | Program details coming soon.

SAVE-THE-DATES

• Explore Oak Spring Garden Foundation featuring expert tours of the rare book collection and horticultural sanctuary at the former home of Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon in Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Details coming soon! 
• Study Trip 2025 to Buffalo | June 5-8, 2025
• Tracey Albainy Memorial Lecture | 2025

2025 COURSE DETAILS