Compton Verney Group Organisers Guide March – December 2016

Art Exhibitions Events Park Eat Shop

Group benefits: • Free welcome talk • Discounted admission • Exclusive tours • Priority admission • Free coach and car parking • Early opening • Free admission for coach drivers • Free admission for organisers • Discount in the shop Special events and “We had a super day at Compton Verney, and all wish to return!”

exhibitions 2016 NADFAS visit, July 2015

19 Mar Compton Verney opens

Exhibition Painting Shakespeare March Sat 19 March – Sun 19 June

Event Georgian Compton Verney is an award-winning art gallery housed in a Grade 1 listed mansion. Park Life! Set in 120 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown parkland within the beautiful Warwickshire

June Weekend A celebration of our park countryside, and with a great team of staff and volunteers waiting to welcome you, Tues 20 and Fri 1 July Sat 25 and Sun 26 June Compton Verney is a unique day out for your group.

Exhibition During your visit you can stroll around our parkland Itineraries: Britain in with its accessible and restored pathways and enjoy Here’s a few suggestions on what you can do with

July our six permanent collections of art from around the Festival the Fifties your day at Compton Verney. We know our local world. Your visit will start with a free introductory Sat 2 and Sun 3 July 9 July – 2 October area really well, so for longer stays, we can advise talk, when your group will discover how Compton you on other places to visit. Verney went from a stately home to derelict estate Exhibition Exibition and was then rescued and transformed into the All day: Half day: Queen Victoria Picasso on Paper gallery you see today. 11am: Arrival 2pm: Arrival in Paris Sat 15 October – Sun 11 December 11.30am: Tour of 2.30pm: Tour of How long should we stay?

October exhibition or collection exhibition or collection Sat 15 October – Sun 11 December To get the most from your visit we suggest that you 12.45pm: Lunch in the 3.30pm: Cream tea allow at least three hours. However, if you have less Adam Hall in Adam Hall Event time, we suggest you take advantage of one of our 1.45pm: Free time to 4pm: Free time to enjoy Textile Fair dedicated group tours. enjoy the gallery, park the park and shop. and shop. 5pm: Depart Sat 5 November Why should we visit? 4pm: Depart November • Perfect for the art or culture lover Travelling north to south, east to west or • Beautiful and tranquil grounds vice-versa? Located just off the M40, we’re the Winter • Welcoming and knowledgeable team perfect place for a pit stop along the way. Weekends • Easy access throughout Sat 3, Sun 4, Sat 10 and 11 Dec • Tasty food, locally sourced and prepared on site Opening times Compton December Sun 11 December Verney • Fantastic shop with a special discount on most Tuesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, closes items for groups 11am – 5pm. Exclusive early opening for morning coffee or tours available by arrangement. What does our admission include? Ticket Type Price • Free welcome talk

• Priority admission Collections and grounds £6.00 • Free parking Exhibition, collections and grounds £8.00 • Free organiser ticket (1 per group) Tours £3.00 3 “Everyone enjoyed the day and my wife and I were not alone in being struck by the sheer variety of interesting and beautiful things on display at Compton Verney.” 2016 exhibitions Civic Society visit, April 2015

Painting Shakespeare Queen Victoria in Paris: Sat 19 March – Sun 19 June Watercolours from the Royal Collection

William Shakespeare was a master of connecting Organised in association with the Royal Shakespeare Sat 15 October – Sun 11 December with the emotions, a reason why his plays remain so Company (RSC) as part of the national celebrations relevant and popular with modern audiences. They of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. This exhibition will present 44 watercolours of have also provided a fertile ground of inspiration Queen Victoria’s 1855 visit to Paris, some of which for artists and this exhibition will feature responses were given to her as gifts, others which she later to some of Shakespeare’s best-known plays by commissioned herself. These previously unseen artists such as John Singer Sargent, Sir John Everett watercolours form an important snapshot of official Millais Henry Fuseli, Tom Hunter and Antony Sher. art and taste in the Second Empire. Made by French A marriage of theatre and art, the exhibition will artists in a medium often closely associated with feature a series of theatrical installations in which British art, they tell the story of the patronage of visitors can also hear commentaries or watercolour in France, a medium unfamiliar to a extracts from plays read by RSC actors. general audience at the time. Henry Fuseli, ‘Macbeth’, Act I, Scene 3, the Weird Sisters, Oil on canvas, c.1783. Royal Shakespeare Company Collection, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot, Royal visit to Napoleon III: the entry of Queen Victoria into Paris, 18th August 1855 © Royal Collection

Britain in Picasso on Paper the Fifties: Sat 15 October – Sun 11 December Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) was an extraordinarily inventive and Design and Aspiration prolific printmaker, producing over 2,000 etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts during his lifetime. Drawn from the Sat 9 July – Sun 2 October collection of the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf, this exhibition traces Picasso’s evolving artistic vision through decades of At the heart of Britain in the Fifties is the relationship experimentation in technique and subject matter. between the individual and the object. Taking Picasso fully explored the potential of the printmaking as a creative an average British young couple as its starting medium in its own right, using each new graphic technique to find point, the exhibition will explore the new design new ways of developing the themes he loved: bull-fighting, the experience of this exciting and innovative decade. circus, portraiture and works inspired by the Old Masters. The 70 Focusing on the domestic interior, and the social works in the exhibition dating from the 1920s to the 1960s reveal and cultural landscape across the country – from the remarkable range of Picasso’s printmaking and the technical social housing to parks, and the excitement of travel innovations that drove his creativity. to representations of the home through the press Exhibition organised by the Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf and media – discover how crucial the role of design was in shaping the brave new world of the post-war Pablo Picasso, Figure (Bather in Cabin), May 1929, Lithography, 28,5 x 23.0 cm, Museum Kunst- period and its effect on everyday life. palast, Düsseldorf, Inv. Nr. K 1963-109, Foto: © Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Horst Kolberg, ARTOTHEK, © Succession Picasso 4 5 Introducing our “As ever, the staff are very friendly and helpful and the food is always great. We even had a discount on purchases in the great shop. The grounds are Our Collections and Park stunning. What more can one want?” TripAdvisor review, June 2015

2016, the Year of Group tours the English Garden Make your day extra special with one of our tours. These will be organised to fit your itinerary and will be exclusive to your group. Celebrate 300 years of Lancelot ‘Capabilty’ Brown and his lasting landscape legacy. Collection highlights Park Compton Verney’s park was re-landscaped by Brown in 1772 and many of his typical This tour focuses on selected works from each of Discover the history of our park from medieval features still exist. Following funding from our six permanent collections. You will find out settlement to art gallery. This tour enables you the Heritage Lottery Fund, we are delighted about the history behind the works and gain a to take in the ‘Capablity’ Brown landscape whilst to be able to tell this story of Britain’s most broad overview of our collections. This is perfect learning about the past inhabitants, designs for the famous Landscaper through the restoration for first time visitors and those who prefer a formal grounds, ancient trees and a multitude of wildlife. of pathways and unique Chapel and new introduction to Compton Verney. Dependent on weather. interpretation throughout the grounds and Exhibition All tours last approx. one hour. Welcome centre. You will also be able to Each exhibition will have its own unique tour, but we discover more about the wildlife inhabitants don’t use scripts! Instead our guides are enthusiastic with board walks around the lake, new bird and knowledgeable and deliver each tour with a light hide and dipping pond. touch to entertain and fascinate your group.

Introducing our Collections Shopping at Compton Verney is home to six diverse collections of nationally Compton Verney and internationally significant art from around the world:

• Paintings and objects from Naples during the ‘Golden Age’ of No visit is complete without a Baroque Art (1600 – 1800). trip to the shop. From postcards • Exquisitely carved sculptures by artists such as Tilman Riemenschneider and cards to gifts and mementos, seen alongside panel paintings by Cranach and Schongauer in the handbags and ties to books and collection of Northern European art from 1450 – 1650 prints, our ranges are constantly • The British Portraits collection features portraits of Tudor Royals and changing to reflect the exhibition important figures from the Georgian period. programme and seasons. We offer groups an exclusive discount • Bronzes and pottery in our Chinese collection, dating from between the on purchases and all proceeds Neolithic period (about 4500 – 2000 BC) and Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644). from the shop go directly to the • The UK’s largest collection of British Folk Art objects and paintings, made upkeep of the gallery and park. as everyday objects by everyday people. • Objects of inspiration and original textile designs by Enid Marx in our Marx-Lambert collection. Marx was most famous for her fabric designs for the London Underground in the 1930s. 6 7 Eat Booking Form

Morning Coffee Dessert £4.95 Please cut out and return to Group Bookings, Compton Verney, Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ We recommend that you pre-book morning coffee. Add one of our homemade desserts to any lunch We cannot guarantee service in the Café for groups option. Choose from sticky toffee pudding, Your details unless this is pre-booked. traditional lemon tart or white and dark Tea/Coffee £2.50 chocolate cheesecake. Title______First name ______Surname______Tea/Coffee with homemade biscuits £2.95 Traditional cream tea £5.95 Address______Lunch An afternoon treat of tea (or coffee) served ______Postcode ______All lunches are freshly prepared from locally sourced with large homemade scone, clotted cream ingredients and include free tea and coffee: and jam. Telephone (daytime)______Email______

Menu A - Sandwich Lunch £9.95 * For lunch menus B and C, please choose one Please add me to your mailing list, I’d like information by: Email Post Selection of homemade sandwiches, mini vegetarian dish for your group and a vegetarian option quiches, mini pork pies with piccalilli, quality crisps if required. For groups of 21+, please select Your visit and fresh fruit platter. two options and a vegetarian if required. Date of visit ______Arrival time ______Departure time ______Menu B – Salad Lunch * £12.95 We can cater for all special dietary requirements Choice of either; salmon and broccoli quiche, home if notified in advance. Mobile number for day of visit______cooked ham or english cheese ploughman’s served to the table with help yourself bowls of mixed leaf We are arriving by: Coach Car and herb salad, homemade coleslaw, potato salad, tomato and red onion salad and artisan bread Number Ticket Type Price Per Head Total £ Menu C – Hot Buffet * £13.95 Required Choice of either; fisherman’s pie served with seasonal vegetables, sausage and mash with a Collection, grounds and exhibition £8 homemade onion gravy, chicken chasseur with herb rice or roasted mediterranean vegetable Collection, grounds, exhibition and tour £11 lasagne with a mixed leaf salad. Collection and grounds £6

Collection, grounds and tour £9

Coach driver/group leader (1 per group) FREE

Advantages of pre-booking: TOTAL £ ! Tour type (please tick one)  • Guarantees eating together at a time of your choice • Private dining, using The Adam Hall or Old Servants Hall + Exhibition Collection Highlights Park Preferred tour time ______• Controls the cost for your group • Fuss-free on the day as everything is ordered and paid for in advance How did you hear about us ______• Efficient yet friendly service that fits into your itinerary. + if available Payment will be for numbers confirmed for 14 days in advance. 8 9 Catering order form How to book

NB: All members of your group must select from the same lunch menu (either A, B or C) For lunch menus B and C, please choose one dish for your group and a vegetarian option if required. For groups of 21+, please select 2 options and a vegetarian option, if required. • Please call or email to check availability • Bookings must be made at least one month in advance • Bookings must be confirmed in writing using the booking form Price p/h Option Nos. req Total £ • We’ll confirm your booking in writing on Morning coffee Time receipt of your form • Final details, including numbers, must be Tea/coffee £2.50 confirmed two weeks before your visit

Tea/coffee with biscuits £2.95 If you have questions, please contact Emily on: Lunch Time Group Bookings, Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Menu A: £9.95 Sandwich Lunch T. 01926 645516 E. [email protected]

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Menu B: £12.95 Ham

Cheese Fisherman’s Pie Booking terms and conditions: Sausage and Mash Menu C: £13.95 Chicken Chasseur Admission: Catering: • Morning coffee has to be Vegetable Lasagne • Payment will be for numbers confirmed 14 days in advance pre-booked and is only available Sticky Toffee until 11.45am • Prices are discounted concessionary rates Dessert: £4.95 Lemon Tart and no further reductions are available • Early or late arrivals can only be accommodated within a • A single payment is required Chocolate Cheesecake 20 minute time frame to qualify for group rates • Orders, including final Cream Tea Time • Payment must be made on arrival by numbers, must be confirmed cheque (made payable to Compton 14 days in advance Cream Tea £5.95 Verney House Trust) or debit/credit card • Payment for all catering is ! • Invoicing is available if requested in by invoice Total: advance • Payment for all catering must • Cancellations made with a month or less be made 7 days in advance notice will be charged a fee of £90 of your visit Morning coffee must be pre-booked and is only available until 11.45am. Payment for catering • No refunds are applicable • No refunds are applicable. is by invoice and balance must be settled 7 days in advance of your visit. No refunds are applicable. • Arrival before the gallery opens at 11am by pre-arrangement only.

11 Enjoy your visit Visitor information

Parking and access How to get here From the main car park there is a ten minute By road Compton Verney is situated 9 miles walk to the Gallery. Please let us know if any of south east of Stratford-upon-Avon on the your group have mobility difficulties and we will B4086 between Wellesbourne and Kineton and arrange transport to the Gallery. is 10 minutes drive from the M40 junction 12. Free coach parking is provided in the main car park. Please follow the brown signs. Coaches cannot drop off at the Gallery owing to By rail Nearest stations are Leamington Spa, weight restrictions on the Adam Bridge. A shuttle Banbury or Stratford, approx 25 minute drive service is available. from each. For further details of train times www.chilternrailways.co.uk If your party is arriving in individual cars and meeting at Compton Verney there is disabled Approx Driving times from: parking in the main car park and limited spaces at Stratford 20 mins Warwick 20 mins the front of the gallery for blue badge holders. Banbury 20 mins B’ham Airport 45 mins You can also drop visitors off at the Gallery. Birmingham 45 mins Oxford 50 mins Large-print guides, portable seating and wheelchairs Northampton 1hr Cheltenham 1hr are available. Assistance dogs are welcome. The London 1hr 40 mins Cambridge 1hr 50 mins building is fully accessible throughout with lifts to all Bath 1hr 50 mins Heathrow 1hr 50 mins floors. Disabled toilets are also available on all floors. Gatwick 2hr 30 mins Liverpool 2hr 15 mins

M40

A46 Coventry Warwick Leamington Spa A425 Southam Birmingham 15 14

B4455 Edinburgh 13 A46

A46 A429

B4087 Wellesbourne 12 Stratford- B4086 A423 upon-Avon B4100

Liverpool M40 Kineton B4086

Birmingham Banbury 11 Coventry Fosse Way A422 Oxford Stratford-upon-Avon Warwick Cambridge Compton & London Cheltenham Verney Oxford Cardiff London Bath

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