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 

• Study Day in Oyster Bay, hosted by Attingham alumna at Planting Fields including Dr. Gina Wouters, Executive Director, and Marie Penny  ’25, Archivist, followed by lunch nearby | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | More details coming soon! | Secure your $100 place here (link forthcoming). 

• 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. 

• Annual Meeting in New York, NY | Friday, October 23, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | More details coming soon!

2026 COURSE DETAILS BELOW