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The Hornel Collection at Wemyss Gallery - 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh 8th October to 30th November 2003 Admission: Free Edinburgh is hosting an exhibition of the paintings and artefacts of one of Scotland’s foremost 19th Century painters. The Painter and His Passions, is an eclectic collection from the home of E A Hornel’s Kirkcudbright House. The exhibition is free and open to the public from 8th October until 30th November at Wemyss Gallery - 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. Opening Times: Mon-Sat 10am - 4pm. The display is part of an awareness raising campaign by the National Trust of Scotland, and has been temporarily borrowed from Broughton House in Kirkcudbright to show some of Hornel’s works of art. One of its main aims is to illustrate the much needed restoration work required for the collection to ensure its survival for future years. A couple of artefacts of note come in the form of a recently rediscovered, Japanese wall hanging which featured as the backdrop for the renowned Bessie McNicol painting of Hornel, and a photography collection of Hornel’s which has never been shown before. The wall hanging, a stunning example of the Japanese influences found in Hornel’s later work, has already undergone restoration and stabilising work and currently adorns the exhibition wall to welcome visitors. The exhibition showcases the Trust’s need to remain at the cutting edge of restoration techniques. It also highlights the need to have the capital available to adopt state of the art preventive measures to ensure collections such as this are preserved as an important historic resource. Speaking about the collection, Lorna Stoddart said: “The Trust is delighted to hold such a significant number of Hornel’s own paintings, those of his friends, the Glasgow boys and most of his own personal collectables from Scotland and The Far East including Japan. As a charity however we are not always fortunate enough to have the funding to adopt the most up-to-date technology to ensure the longevity and to sustain public access of each collection which is an important part of our work. “Broughton House has now been closed until we are able to raise the required £300,000 to restore the collection in a satisfactory manner.” Included in the house is one of the world’s most significant collections of Robert Burns work. It is hoped that the appeal will raise sufficient funds to add a de-humidifier and ultraviolet protection to maintain the best environment for the collection at Broughton House and fund specific bits of immediate restoration work required on the collection. Both will halt further damage to the collection. The addition of modern library conservation storage and search facilities will also allow the extensive collection of books based on, or with direct connections to, Kirkcudbright to remain in the house and available to the public. For further information about The Broughton House appeal call Lorna Stoddart or Karen Reid, The National Trust for Scotland on 0131 243 9341/0131 243 9373 or email lstoddart@nts.org.uk or kreid@nts.org.uk. Back to Scottish Listings # 009 |
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