Harewood House Trust

Reimagining Access at Harewood This week we were delighted to host a Design Team Meeting and a Focus Group, both dedicated to Access for our Reimagining Harewood project. We were able to share updated designs for the new visitor and interpretation centre in the Bakehouse and talk through wider plans for new gardens to the South and West of Harewood House and our adventure play area. Our guests all had lived experience which is vital to going beyond the legislation and really getting to the detail of user experience. We were joined by guests who could share their experience of visiting heritage attractions with visual and hearing impairments, with physical impairments and who were representing the Stoma-users community and the older community. We learned an enormous amount which will feed into our plans and we are incredibly grateful to all those people who joined us to share their thoughts and experience with enthusiasm and understanding. We are particularly grateful to David Burdus and Alan Mathews of Burdus Associates who did such a great job in leading the session. Lots of work to do but it was wonderful to hear how positive our guests were about progress so far!

We are looking for an ambitious Head Chef and a Sous Chef to join us. Imagine working at one of Yorkshire's finest country houses. Providing exceptionally high quality food and drink for our day visitors and occasional private dining experiences in our stunning state rooms. This is a rare opportunity for someone to come in and put their flair into the menu and venue, whilst celebrating local produce, including food from our Walled Garden. If you're passionate about food and delivering exceptional dining experiences, we want to hear from you! #chef #hospitalityjobs #foodanddrink #restaurant #finedining Full details are available on our website https://lnkd.in/gP5rquT

APPLICATIONS CLOSE THIS WEEKEND⏰ Harewood is currently recruiting for a Sous Chef and two Commis Chefs to join our Food and Beverage team. Find out more + apply at harewood.org/jobs

The Events Team had a hugely successful day at CHS Leeds on Tuesday. It was great to meet so many of you and talk all things venue hire. 💃 The team even had the chance to go some insightful talks throughout the day. 🎤 If you missed us at CHS, we'd still love to chat so get in touch with the team at events@harewood.org 😊

We've let the Events Team loose once again and this time, they're attending the Corporate Hospitality Show (CHS) in Leeds. They’ll be exhibiting on stall 11, so if you’re attending, feel free to pop by and say hello to find out more about what we have to offer! 👋

💥Harewood Biennial 2024: Create/Elevate - Trailblazer event 💥 In just over two months we’ll be staging Create/Elevate – our third and biggest ever Harewood Biennial. Now established as the major craft Biennial of its kind outside London, Create/Elevate will be presented in the House and across our landscape, showcasing the work of international artists, designers and craft collectives, and will include new commissions. On 16 May our Harewood Biennial co-curator Ligaya Salazar will be in conversation with designers Kusheda Mensah and Jan Hendzel, chaired by the editor of Crafts Magazine, Debika Ray as part of Craftworks Show in London. They’ll be exploring the core themes of Create/Elevate, before the Biennial opens on 28 June at Harewood House. To find out more and book a ticket, visit the @craftworks.show website. Ligaya Salazar Debika Ray Jan Hendzel Kusheda Mensah Huge thanks to Arts Council England British Council and @thehenrymoorefoundation for supporting the 2024 Harewood Biennial and to our programme partner @craftscouncil

Did you catch us on BBC Radio 4 Front Row last night? Our Chief Curator and Artistic Director Darren Pih and our Curator Beckie Burton were talking to Nick Ahad about our amazing new exhibition, Colours Uncovered. Catch the show again on BBC Sounds and FF to 10.13 to hear Darren and Beckie chatting ultramarine blue, accidental glazing, pigments, global exchanges of colour and more. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/e2eBg4Ur

What a view! How would you like your next Board Meeting or product launch to take place here? If you fancy accessing our diverse choice of venues sitting within acres of extensive parkland and providing unforgettable experiences for your staff and guests, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Harewood has launched its Business Circle which provides benefits far outweighing the £2,500+VAT annual membership fee. Harewood Business Circle members get access to a host of benefits including free venue hire, discounted catering, attendance at exclusive events, tickets for staff and clients to visit Harewood, and staff volunteering opportunities. You get all of the above and more while playing your part in ensuring that Harewood House, its collections, parkland and gardens continue to enrich lives now and for generations to come. For more information on benefits and who to contact, visit: https://lnkd.in/gPrVQ_E7 If Business Circle membership is not for you, we also offer bespoke Corporate Partnership opportunities for specific exhibitions and programmes such as Learning and Community. Please get in touch for more information via development@harewood.org

The sun is shining as we throw open our gates (and doors!) and welcome visitors to another season at Harewood House. Today we're thrilled to officially open Colours Uncovered, our brand new, site-specific exhibition that explores the psychology, theory and hidden meaning behind the amazing colours you will find at Harewood. Stunning contemporary artworks by Cecilia Charlton, Max Lamb, Feliciano Béjar and James Hugonin are combined with precious objects from our collection, including real hyacinths from the Grounds planted in our 18c Sévres porcelain, Chinese celadon vases and an 20c ibeji figure on display in Lord Harewood's sitting room. The Society of Dyers and Colourists, based in Bradford, have also loaned us an incredible selection of dyes and pigments for the exhibition including a rare sample of Mauvine, the world's first commercially successful synthetic organic dye. Curated by our Chief Curator and Artistic Director Darren Pih, Colours Uncovered is a joyful celebration of colour and a feast for the senses. Entry to Colours Uncovered is included in your admission ticket to Harewood House. Book here: https://lnkd.in/erq8_ita

It is great to see the team hard at work at the British Tourism & Travel Show. If you are visiting the show today or tomorrow pop by stand A9 and say hello 👋 #btts24 #britishtourismandtravelshow #grouptravel