We are delighted to once again be taking part in the National Lottery #ThanksToYou campaign that was initiated by Gainsborough’s House in 2016. Now in it’s third year, we are joined in this campaign by hundreds of National Lottery funded…
Thanks To You 2018
MURDERS IN THE FAMILY – NEW RESEARCH THROWS LIGHT ON GAINSBOROUGH’S EARLY LIFE
Two close members of Thomas Gainsborough’s family were murdered over a financial dispute, new research has revealed, casting an important new light on the early life of the artist. Research by Gainsborough’s House uncovered these shocking revelations about the artist’s uncle…
Suffolk Museum: Object of the Year 2018
Suffolk Museums Object of the Year! This years theme was ‘Hidden History‘. An object with a Hidden History can be anything from those that are rarely displayed, (but that have a fascinating tale to tell), to objects connected to the history…
Gainsborough’s House awarded £4.5m from National Lottery
The world-famous artist’s Suffolk childhood home is to be redeveloped with £4.5m from National Lottery Gainsborough’s House has been awarded £4.5m of National Lottery money towards a five-year project to transform the site into a national centre celebrating the life…
COUNCIL GIFT GAINSBOROUGH’S CHAMBERS TO MUSEUM
We are delighted with the news that Babergh District Council will be gifting Gainsborough’s Chambers in Sudbury, purchased in 2014 for £235,000, to Gainsborough’s House Society, free of charge. At a meeting in February 2018, Babergh’s Cabinet voted to gift…
