Projects

Catton Hall Archive

Acquisition of the estate, family, official and political papers of the Derbyshire families of Horto

Roman Bust of Empress Livia

Acquisition at auction of Parian marble portrait bust of Empress Livia Drusilla, wearing a dress, ea

Middleton Down, Wiltshire

Acquisition of 63.5 acre site known as Middleton Down near Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.It is part of an

Tudor Drinking Pots

Acquisition of two silver-mounted Tudor drinking pots, one of tin-glazed earthenware known as 'The W

Weeping Woman by Picasso

Oil on canvas with vibrant colours depicting a woman crying in cubist style

Picasso's famous "Weeping Woman", depicting the horrors of the Spanish Civil War was acquired by Tate Modern in 1987

Basil Bunting Collection

Acquisition of a collection relating to the poet Basil Bunting (1900-1985), born in Newcastle-upon-T