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Important message for this weekend: All visitors must prebook

The Gift Fair is taking place this weekend from Fri 5 – Sun 7 Dec.

  • To manage capacity, all visitors, including members and those who are not coming to the fair itself, are required to prebook

  • If you would like to visit The Gift Fair (visitors and members) tickets can be booked here, including gallery upgrades to see the exhibitions and grounds as well as the fair (members do not need to purchase upgrade)

  • If you are just wishing to visit the grounds and exhibitions please 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.
The Shelter of Stories, Commodities, Chinese and Folk Art collections, and the parkland are still available to visit.

We recommend car sharing where possible to help with the capacity of the car park.

An immersive projection or display of a mystical forest scene, with two silhouetted figures viewing it. The forest has an ethereal blue-green glow with intricate root systems visible.
Exhibitions

Breathing with the Forest

Marshmallow Laser Feast

8 February - 6 April 2025

a multisensory journey in which imagination and information collide.

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

Breathing with the Forest is an immersive video installation that illuminated the ecosystem surrounding a capinuri tree (Maquira coriacea) in the Colombian Amazon. The installation recreates a real plot of Amazonian forest in its full majesty and astounding detail, revealing the beauty and fragility of these tropical environments, bringing to light the many delicate interactions and relationships that exist between the major kingdoms of life.

Standing within the installation at Compton Verney, surrounded by the pulsing rhythms of the rainforest, visitors found that their breath synchronised with the life of the forest as they became connected and part of the forest ecosystem.

To enhance the experience of Breathing with the Forest, an accompanying meditation guide, was created highlighting exercises that could be done at specific points in our grounds, allowing you to embrace your connection with nature both before and after your time in the Adam Hall.

two people are in silhouette sat on a bench facing away from us, looking at the Breathing with the Forest installation
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About
Marshmallow Laser Feast

MLF is an experiential artist collective, whose work will take you on a multisensory journey in which imagination and information collide.

They explore culture and create conversation about our relationship with the world around us through their work and tell stories that challenge our reality, carving out spaces to expose, explore and expand.

They collaborate with specialists in all disciplines, from coders to poets, chemists and ventriloquists, and ground their work in research.

Whilst blurring the line between art, immersion, XR and film, they bring galleries, museums and public spaces to life.

Their work has been exhibited internationally and has been featured in renowned publications.

This image shows two silhouetted figures standing in a dark, forested landscape. The figures are backlit, creating a dramatic contrast between their silhouettes and the lush, green forest in the background. The image has a moody, atmospheric quality.
Breathing with the Forest © Emergence Magazine