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Designer Mary Katrantzou - inspired by Waddesdon
Thu 17 Aug 2017
'We were excited to be able to bring another piece of history into the Katrantzou universe with the Walter Rothschild inspired collection,' explains Mary Katrantzou in discussion with Roddy Bedford, W…
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
August’s almanac - The August Alliance between the Houses of Bourbon and Austria, 1771
Tue 1 Aug 2017
This almanac celebrates the marriage of the future Louis XVI and the archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria.
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
July's almanac - The August Portraits of the First Born Sons of our King, 1734
Tue 4 Jul 2017
In July's almanac, Minerva, goddess of wisdom, presents the young Louis, Dauphin of France (heir to the French throne) to his seated parents, Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska.
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
June's almanac - Duke of Anjou declared King of Spain, 1701
Thu 1 Jun 2017
June's almanac shows the moment when Louis XIV declared his grandson, the Duke of Anjou, as Philip V, King of Spain in 1701.
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
May’s almanac - The Universal Festivities, 1683
Wed 3 May 2017
This almanac celebrates the birth of the Duke of Bourgogne, grandson of the king Louis XIV.
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Art & architecture Exhibitions
Kate Malone: Inspired by Waddesdon
Mon 24 Apr 2017
Kate Malone, one of Britain’s most highly regarded ceramic artists, created over 50 ceramic pieces in response to the gardens, archives, collections and people at Waddesdon Manor, the Waddesdon Esta…
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