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.

SPRING EVENTS 

• Tracey Albainy Memorial Lecture “Louis XIV Savonnerie Carpets: The World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle” presented by Attingham Trustee Dr. Wolf Burchard, Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Met, in the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall at The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Thursday, May 22, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Register here. | Program details here. | Free!  Limited space available. 

• Oak Spring Garden Study Day 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, 9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Register here. |  Program details here. | $110   SOLD OUT 

SAVE-THE-DATES

• 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 | Monday, November 10 (TBC) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Registration and program details coming soon! 

UK EVENTS

• Dame Rosalind Savill Memorial Service hosted by Isabella Calkin and Hugh Savill at St Marylebone Parish Church, London NW1 5LT | Thursday, May 20, 2:00 p.m. | Kindly register your attendance by emailing . Members of the French Porcelain Society are invited to join their friends and colleagues at the Prince Regent (71 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5JN) from 4:30 p.m. onwards to share memories and raise a glass in honor of Ros, a five-minute walk from the church.    

• Exhibition Tour of The Edwardians: Age of Elegance led by Kathryn JOnes, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and exhibition curator, in conjunction with the Royal Collections Trust | Thursday, June 12, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Register via email. | Program details here. | £39.50  SOLD OUT

2025 COURSES