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Visiting this weekend? The Textile Fair is taking place from 6 – 8 November

All visitors, including members, must pre-book their tickets.

If you’d like to visit the fair, book your tickets here, there’s an option to purchase for just the Fair, or a Fairs and Gallery ticket to get access to all Compton Verney has to offer.

If you don’t wish to visit the fair, you can purchase a general admission ticket (reduced to £0 for members when you log in), but please note the ground floor galleries are accessible to Fair ticket holders only.

 

 

Sensing Vesuvius

21 March 2024 – 19 May 2024

Sensing Vesuvius ran from 21 March 2024 – 19 May 2024.

One of our historic and most dramatic paintings at Compton Verney – Vesuvius Erupting at Night by Pierre-Jacques Volaire, 1770s – was displayed at Kineton High School from September – December 2023. Students at the school produced a huge range of creative works in response to the painting; from 3D models and works on paper to poetry and soundscapes which then were displayed in one of our galleries.

An art gallery exhibition space with deep blue walls displaying numerous framed artworks, featuring a large landscape painting, a decorative fireplace, information panels, and a central pedestal with sculpted forms exhibited.
Installation View, Sensing Vesuvius. © Compton Verney, Photo by Jamie Woodley

This project was made possible through the generous support of Art Friends Warwickshire.