The Wallace Collection

Feb 13 Sat 1:00 PM
Location
Baker Street Tube Station

Marylebone Road
London

How to find us
"We will be meeting up at Baker Street Tube station, just the other side of the ticket barriers, look out for the 'Cultureseekers' sign."

Estimated attendance
 45  people attended.
4.50 4.5016 (16 ratings)

Who organized?
Robert

Join us for a trip to the Wallace Collection on Saturday 13th February at 1pm! The group visited the collection 2 years ago and it's an amazing place.

About the Collection
The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the wonderful works of art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. It was bequeathed to the British nation by Sir Richard's widow, Lady Wallace, in 1897.

It is probably best known for its paintings by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Hals (The Laughing Cavalier) and Velázquez and for its superb collections of eighteenth-century French paintings, porcelain, furniture and gold boxes, probably the best to be found anywhere outside France.
But there are also splendid medieval and Renaissance objects, including Limoges enamels, maiolica, glass and bronzes, as well as the finest array of princely arms and armour in Britain, featuring both European and Oriental objects.

Entry to the museum is free, although I have organised a private tour of the collection for 25 people, so if you could let me know when you respond 'Yes' whether you would like to be part of the tour. It's £6 per person for the tour.

Afterwards, we wil be heading to the Angel in the Fields pub for a chat over a drink, click here for a map...

Hope to see you there, if you can't see us, give me a call.

Regards

Robert
07905 901 834

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  • Ernestine
    Posted Feb 14, 2010 4:41 PM
    Ernestine
    The guided tour was fascinating (and there was an added bonus)! Robert pulls it off again! Bravo!

Who attended?

  • 45 attendees
    • “ Thanks for organising this, Robert. What a fabulous gallery. Sorry I couldn't stick around to meet - I had to rush off. ”
    • “ The wallace collection is superb and a must if you live or visit London and I am going to visit it again. The tour guide was superb and really knowledgeable and I could have listened to her for hours!!! ”
    • Organizer
      “ The Wallace Collection is a brilliant place, each room has a different style and colour. The tour guide was also very good and taught us alot about meanings within paintings. ”
    • “ Interesting, informative tour guide, lovely architecture, great experience seeing famous paintings. Friendly crowd - thanks Robert. ”
    • “ Very interesting and was really worth having the guide. She was great. Nice event for my first one. Clare ”
    • “ Enjoy the visit with great enthusium. Worth every minutes of it though a lot is left to revist. ”
    • “ Lovely venue & a very informative visit. Not been before but will advise people to go & see it as very interesting & beautiful collection of artwork and furniture. It is good that so many people can enjoy it. The tour guide knew a lot of history of the collection. ”
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