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.

ANNUAL FALL BENEFIT LECTURE 

• Fall Benefit Lecture by alumna Dr. Juliet Carey ’99, Senior Curator of Paintings at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, at the Explorers Club, New York, NY | Thursday, October 22, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Doors open 5:30 | Tickets start at $135 for General Admission and $75 for Young Alumni | More information here. | Sponsorship information here. General admission tickets on sale in September. 

FALL EVENTS

• Study Day in Oyster Bay, hosted by Attingham alumni at three museums and historic sites, including: the 18th-century historic house museum Raynahm Hall with Dr. Richard Iversen, Trustee, and staff; a tour and private lunch at Planting Fields with Dr. Gina Wouters, Executive Director, and Marie Penny ’25, Director of Collections and Research Buildings and Grounds.; and Preservation Long Island with Lauren Brincat ’19, SC ’25 Chief Curator and Director of Collections, for the exhibition Water and Wood: Furniture on Long Island, 1660-1860  | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | More details coming soon, including lunch and transit! | Secure your $100 place here (link forthcoming). 

• Annual Meeting in New York, NY, including a private visit to the ca. 1832 Merchant’s House Museum, a complimentary walking tour of Prospect Park, and our meeting and reception at the Picnic House | Friday, October 23, 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. with time at your leisure | Details about the Merchant’s House Museum here | Details about Prospect Park and the meeting here. | Can’t make it? Vote by proxy for the Slate of Directors. 

2026 COURSE DETAILS BELOW