Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace

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Suffolk is the birthplace of two of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Gainsborough and Constable. Yet where in the county is the national gallery that celebrates their achievements; that encourages visitors  to see how inspiringly beautiful the landscape is; that celebrates visual arts and gives an opportunity for the people of the county and further afield to enjoy and engage with the very best of art?

This long held vision for a national gallery now has the potential to become a reality as we develop our project: ‘Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace – a national centre for Gainsborough’ here at Gainsborough’s House.

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About Gainsborough’s House

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was born in Sudbury and baptised at the Independent Meeting-House in Friars Street on 14 May 1727, the fifth son and ninth child of John and Mary Gainsborough. In 1958, Gainsborough’s House Society was formed to purchase the house and establish it as a centre for Thomas Gainsborough. The Museum opened to the public in 1961 and has remained open for over 50 years. The beautiful historic garden at the heart of Gainsborough’s House is maintained by a devoted body of volunteers, who garden exclusively with plants that were available in Gainsborough’s lifetime.

Gainsborough’s House Society , Charity No. 1170048 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 10413978
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