Beds and Bedding Conference at Temple Newsam House, Leeds

Bedtime Stories : Beds and Bedding in

Britain 1650-1850.

Temple Newsam House, Leeds. 21-22 June 2012

This two-day conference is being held as part of a yearlong celebratory exhibition of beds

at bedrooms at Temple Newsam House following the restoration of the Queen Anne State

Bed from Hinton House. The conference brings together both museum professionals and

scholars to share insights on historic beds and bedrooms in order to further understanding

and inform the interpretation of beds and bedroom interiors.

Keynote speakers:

Dr Olivia Fryman, Historic Royal Palaces

“Fit for His Majesties use”: Preserving, Cleaning and Repairing Royal State Beds 1689-1740

Dr Sebastian Edwards, Historic Royal Palaces

The Geography of the English Royal Bedchamber in the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Century

Dr Angela McShane, Victoria and Albert Museum

Beds and the Making of the Domestic Landscape

Ticket Prices: includes lunch, refreshments and Private View of Bedtime Stories exhibition

£40 for both days; £20 per day; Student Discount: £20 for both days; £10 per day

To book, call: 0113 264 7321; or email: temple.newsam.house@leeds.gov.uk