Learning on ScreenCloser to Home: The Restoration of Leighton House Museum
- Synopsis
- From October 2008 - April 2010, Leighton House Museum closed for extensive restoration and refurbishment. This was an important moment in the history of the house, reinstating the historic interiors to as close as they would have appeared before Frederic Lord Leighton’s death in 1896. The film-maker and photographer Frederique Cifuentes Morgan was commissioned to record the project from beginning to end. His film provides insights into decisions made on the extensive refurbisment and the crafts companies that brought it to fruition.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Architecture; Crafts
- Keywords
- architecture - Islamic; restoration - art and architecture; Leighton House; Leighton, Frederic Lord
Credits
- Director
- Frederique Cifuentes Morgan
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 55 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Distributor
- Name
Leighton House Museum
- museums@rbkc.gov.uk
- Web
- http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum.aspx External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7602 3316
- Address
- 12 Holland Park Road
London
W14 8LZ
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