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Joining Dr Chris Ridgway and Eleanor Brooke-Peat, will be a host of guest bloggers.

Castle Howard is no stranger to ‘changing rooms’!
By Curator Blogger   //  Thu 6th June 2024
Tags: Curator, Crimson Dining Room
When Castle Howard was built in the early eighteenth century, what we now know as the Crimson Dining Room was the State Bed Chamber. Preceded by a Drawing Room and followed by a Dressing Room, the bedroom would have formed part of a suite of rooms, or ‘apartment’, reserved f...
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Architectural detailing inspiration
By Curator Blogger   //  Wed 22nd May 2024
Tags: Curator, Tapestry Drawing Room, Entablature
At Castle Howard rich architectural detailing can be found all over the building. One of the main features of the principal rooms are the ornate cornice, frieze, and architrave, collectively known as an entablature. These are the decorative sections at the top of the wal...
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The Tapestry Drawing Room
By Curator Blogger   //  Tue 7th May 2024
Tags: Curator, Tapestry Drawing Room, Restoration
Exciting changes are afoot in the house this year! After years of careful planning, the latest project to restore rooms affected by the catastrophic fire of 1940 is now underway. Image 1 - Drawing by architect Francis Terry...
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The team from Wilkinson dismantling one of the chandeliers
Long Gallery Chandeliers
By Curator Blogger   //  Mon 8th April 2024
Tags: curator, long gallery, restoration
When the doors of Castle Howard close for the winter, it might seem as though all has gone to sleep, a period of calm after the festivities of Christmas. However, this could not be further from the truth, and the ‘closed season’ is in fact one of the busiest times of year fo...
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Pietra Dura Cabinet in front of the burgundy and gilt Japanese wallpaper
Museum Room Redecoration
By Curator Blogger   //  Mon 8th April 2024
Tags: museum room, curator, house restoration
The Museum Room is a transitional space, being the literal turning point between the Baroque house and Palladian west wing, which has this winter had its own transformation....
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Architect John Carr and our stately Stable Block
By Curator Blogger   //  Thu 12th October 2023
Tags: curator, john carr, stable block
To celebrate the tricentenary of his birth, our Curators have been looking at the architect John Carr of York, and his work here at Castle Howard, our stately Stable Block!...
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Howard Family Holidays: Pack up your bags, brushes, and family
By Curator Blogger   //  Thu 31st August 2023
Tags: curator, grand tour, 9th earl
Across the month of August, when many of you may be on your own holidays, we are exploring some of the travels enjoyed by previous generations of the Howard family. This week it is the turn of George and Rosalind Howard, 9th Earl and Countess of Carlisle....
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Howard Family Holidays: An Intrepid Earl
By Curator Blogger   //  Wed 23rd August 2023
Tags: curator, grand tour, 7th Earl
Across the month of August, when many of you may be on your own holidays, we are exploring some of the travels enjoyed by previous generations of the Howard family. This week it is the turn of George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle (1802-64), an intrepid traveler who logged his...
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Howard Family Holidays: A Different Point of View
By Curator Blogger   //  Thu 17th August 2023
Tags: curator, grand tour, lady isabella
Across the month of August, when many of you may be on your own holidays, we are exploring some of the travels enjoyed by previous generations of the Howard family. This week we are looking at the Grand Tour of Lady Isabella Caroline Cawdor, eldest daughter of the 5th Earl o...
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Howard Family Holidays: Grand Tour
By Curator Blogger   //  Thu 10th August 2023
Tags: curator, grand tour, ancient world
Across the month of August, when many of you may be on your own holidays, we are exploring some of the holidays enjoyed by previous generations of the Howard family. This week we are looking at the 4th Earl of Carlisle’s Grand Tours....
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Putting furniture in the spotlight
By Curator Blogger   //  Tue 21st February 2023
Tags: Curatorial, Furniture, John Linnell
Students Emily Main (University of Leeds, UK) and Talia Perry (Bard Graduate Center, New York, USA), deep dive into a beautiful suite of furniture in the Castle Howard Bedroom, designed by John Linnell....
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Crown Jewels & Coronets: Royal History at Castle Howard Exhibition
By Curator Blogger   //  Wed 25th May 2022
Tags: Curatorial, Platinum Jubilee, Celebrations, Exhibition.
University of York Student, Holly Hammond discusses her experience with supporting the Curatorial Team at Castle Howard in creating this royal exhibtion. ...
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