“Last of the Fair” paint-up
25th & 26th September 2020

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We would like to thank Colchester Borough Council for supporting our rescheduled events during August and September 2020.

Special Exhibition: Yours With Love, AJ

Extended into 2021

When Alfred Munnings married his second wife Violet in April 1920 his reputation as a notable equestrian portraitist was flourishing. As a result of this he was frequently away from home for extended periods and he wrote home to his new wife of these experiences. In 2020 the museum’s displays will be interwoven with original correspondence, preparatory sketches and finished works that relate to this time.

Main Rooms and Studio

Extended into 2021

The museum offers changing displays from its large and significant collection of life’s works by Sir Alfred Munnings (P.P.R.A.).

Over 200 paintings, drawings and sculpture are displayed each year throughout eight rooms of the artist’s former home and working studio offering a complete survey of his artistic development.

Furniture, personal items and other ephemera remain in situ much as if Sir Alfred and his wife were still in residence.

Yours With Love, AJ – a fully illustrated book which inspired the exhibition

£28

with a Foreword by His Grace, the Duke of Rutland.

This beautiful publication reveals never-before-seen correspondence from Sir Alfred Munnings to his wife Violet. Seemingly dashed-off in quieter moments these affectionate and conversational missives, with little regard for grammar and punctuation, charge from subject to subject. They also reveal the abiding love that Munnings had for Violet and are often signed off Yours with love AJ and a large X.

NEW BOOK – Where Shallows Talk – poetry and prose inspired by the paintings of Sir Alfred Munnings
£23

OUT NOW

The museum is delighted to present this book of creative written responses to the paintings of Sir Alfred Munnings.