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Please note that The Gift Fair is taking place from Fri 5 – Sun 7 Dec. Whilst the fair is on, there will be a few changes to our normal offer;

  • All visitors, including members who are not coming to the fair itself, are required to prebook tickets.
  • If you would like to visit The Gift Fair tickets can be booked here
  • If you would like to visit the grounds and exhibitions alone you can buy general admission tickets
  • Whilst the fair is on, our ground floor galleries, which includes our Naples, Northern European, Portraits and Miniatures, and The Women’s Library, as well as the Modern Masterpieces display, will be open for the fair only.
  • We recommend car sharing where possible to help with the capacity of the car park.
An altarpiece made of 1 central panel and 2 wings sits on a red and purple wall in an art gallery with a bench infront.
Exhibitions

Reunited
the
lamentation
altarpiece

Wednesday 20 March 2024 - Sunday 23 February 2025

For the first time in thirty years, see a rare masterpiece reunited.

A series of abstract silver fountain sculptures resembling intestines in a shallow pool stand in a row in a grassy park setting, with tall trees in the background.

Opening Times

Wed – Sun: Grounds – 10am-4.30pm, Galleries – 10.30am – 4.30pm
Mon and Tue: Closed, except bank holiday Mondays

Christmas Opening
Christmas Eve: 10am – 4.30pm
Christmas Day and Boxing Day: Closed
Sat 27 and Sun 28 Dec: 10am – 4.30pm
Mon 29 and Tue 30 Dec: Closed
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day: 10am – 4.30pm

About the
Exhibition

 

For the first time in thirty years, a rare masterpiece was reunited.

Bringing together the central panel from the National Gallery of Scotland’s collection, with the original wings in Compton Verney’s collection, the magnificent Lamentation Altarpiece took centre stage in our Northern European collection.

The display allowed you to explore the ideas of remembrance, symbolism and storytelling, as well as consider the mysteries behind this painting, looking at new technical analysis and art historical discoveries to consider why the Altarpiece was made and by whom.

To learn more about the Lamentation Altarpiece our tour guide, Christine Cluley, has written a blog about her research into the work here.

Image: Installation view, Reunited- The Lamentation Altarpice. © Compton Verney, photo by Jamie Woodley.

 

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