![A historical illustration of enslaved people cutting sugar cane](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cutting-the-sugar-cane-scaled-e1737045814540-850x478.jpg)
Harewood, Slavery and the Caribbean
15 January 2025
![Bronze statue of Orpheus stands proudly in the middle of an ornate pool of water on the Victorian Terrace. A grand historic Georgian House bathed in the soft glow of the evening light stands in the background.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-Terrace-credit-Amanda-Bond-and-Harewood-House-Trust-19-850x478.jpg)
Harewood Reimagined: Sharing Stories, Inspiring Change
4 February 2025
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Harewood on Film: Downton Abbey
28 January 2025
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Anthos, Surface Area Dance Theatre
24 January 2025
![A caring and helpful person wearing a volunteer Harewood fleece decorated with a long service award pin badge. The person is sat in the front driver's seat of a small white shuttle bus.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Malcolm-Wailes-Volunteer-Sep-2024-Harewood-House-Trust-58-1-850x478.jpg)
Meet the team: Malcolm
20 January 2025
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Voices of Leeds
20 January 2025
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Missing Portraits with St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School
7 January 2025
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Mischief at the Mansion
5 January 2025
![Two people shake hands at a social gathering. One holds a glass and a photo. Others chat in the background. The atmosphere is warm and friendly.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Harewood_Arthur-France_Sept-2022-136-Photo-credit-Tom-Arber-124-850x478.jpg)
Spreading kindness this festive season
24 December 2024
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Mischief in the Making: Interview with Scriptwriter Christina Lewis
27 November 2024
![Three wooden shelves displaying ceramic objects. On the top shelf, a figure of a gun shooting cauliflowers instead of bullets. On the bottom shelves, a fish in the shape of a missile.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Harewood-Biennial-2024-Create-Elevate-Britto-Arts-Trust-Rasad-credit-Drew-Forsythweb-369-850x478.jpg)
Harewood Biennial 2024: Create/Elevate
20 October 2024
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Tour of the Caribbean
20 October 2024
![Young girl and adult looking at the wildlife below the bridge in the Himalayan Garden.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Harewood_July-2023_Summer-Shoot-283-850x478.jpg)
NFU Mutual support new safari experience
21 June 2024
![A historical illustration featuring a British soldier in a red uniform holding a flag inscribed with partial text, surrounded by symbols of crowns, weapons, and a ship. A Black figure in a blue jacket and white trousers stands prominently to the right, symbolising resilience or historical narratives involving Black individuals. Two smaller figures, a man in blue and a woman in white, are depicted below. Crossed rifles and spears highlight themes of warfare, while a ship suggests naval power or trade. The artwork combines imagery of the British Empire, monarchy, and historical struggles, with handwritten inscriptions and a drum adding further symbolic elements.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sketch-of-a-flag-said-to-have-been-used-by-enslaved-rebels-during-Bussas-Revolt.-It-demands-freedom-but-also-expresses-loyalty-to-the-British-Crown-1816.-National-Archives-MFQ-1112-850x478.jpg)
Harewood and the Barbadian Revolt of 1816
14 April 2024
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The Gift of a Green Turtle
11 April 2024
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Sharing Stories from Harewood’s Libraries
7 March 2024
![Actor David Harewood looks directly into the camera. David is wearing a well tailored navy blue suit with a crisp white shirt. He rests his elbow on a dark wooden table with old leather books piled to the side.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/David-Harewood-Missing-Portrait-2023-Photography-By-Ashley-Karrell-Final-WEB-SM-850x478.jpg)
David Harewood: What’s in a Name?
4 March 2024
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Early Autumn in Harewood’s Gardens
3 October 2023
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Heritage Education Trust’s Sandford Award
20 September 2023
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Meet the team: Ella
2 June 2023
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Object in Focus: Orpheus, Harewood’s Iconic Landmark
19 May 2023
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Heirs of Slavery
24 April 2023
![Dr Arthur France MBE stands next to a framed portrait of himself. Both wear a traditional embroidered light grey suit and a patterned purple hat, exuding pride and dignity.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Harewood_Arthur-France_Sept-2022-136-Photo-credit-Tom-Arber-101-850x478.jpg)
Arthur France: Son of a Small Island
27 February 2023
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Season of tradition with a twist: Christmas at Harewood
8 January 2023
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Bird Garden and Farm Experience Closure
1 January 2023
![](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Klara-Repas-Christmas-at-Harewood-Gingerbread-850x478.jpg)
Gingerbread Harewood House
9 December 2022
![A handwritten list of the names of enslaved people on the Castle plantation in Barbados, from 1777](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1777-Castle-Inventory-1-850x478.jpg)
Recovering Identity in Harewood’s West Indian Archive
11 August 2022
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The Royal Avenue
1 June 2022
![A darkly lit oil picture showing three half-length figures huddled together. The central figure blows on a hot coal, which illuminates the scene. To the left and right stands a chained monkey and a grinning fool.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/EL-GRECO108-850x478.jpg)
Framing the Renaissance
13 May 2022
![Red and yellow leaves cover the West Garden floor beneath trees changing colours in Autumn.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Autumn-colour-at-Harewood-credit-Harewood-House-Trust-and-Trevor-Nicholson-4-850x478.jpg)
Horticulture and its role in tackling climate change
9 November 2021
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Craft Spotlight: Chris Day
31 October 2021
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Bertie Robinson: The Footman from St Vincent
25 October 2021
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Anthony Burrill on his latest installation Together We Are
30 July 2021
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Monitoring Dust on the State Floor
11 June 2021
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Bound to Protect: Guardians of Harewood’s Libraries
3 June 2021
![](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sam-Booth-at-Harewood-House-Trust-850x478.png)
Meet the team: Sam
13 May 2021
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Cleaning the Chippendale Chairs
23 December 2020
![A vibrant view of Harewood's Walled Garden in full bloom, filled with colorful flowers, lush green vegetables, and climbing hops. The garden's far corner features an inviting wooden gate, while the surrounding stone wall is adorned with cascading red ivy, creating a rich tapestry of textures and hues.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Walled-Garden-Sep-2024-Harewood-House-Trust-Tom-Arber-web-582-1-850x478.jpg)
Sustainability in Harewood’s Gardens
20 November 2020
![A large room with cream walls and dark wooden floorboards. In the middle of the room stands a large mahogany dining room table surrounded by 12 wooden chairs with deep leather cushions. Large gilded frames cover the walls with paintings of those who once lived at Harewood.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/room-scaled-850x478.jpeg)
Object in Focus: Harewood’s Dining Room Chairs
28 October 2020
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Power. Whiteness. Resistance.
24 August 2020
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Volunteer on a mission for equality
3 July 2020
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VE Day: A Double Celebration for Harewood
7 May 2020
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Harewood Contemporary
31 January 2020
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Of Landscape and Literature
11 November 2019
![A grand room with high ceilings and a glass chandelier. Gilded Chippendale chairs with pink embroidered fabric surround the room with a dark mahogany piano beside the marble fireplace.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/music-room-850x478.jpeg)
In conversation with the Collections Care team
14 August 2019
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Archiving the collection of linen at Harewood
13 June 2019
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Watch Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters series
12 June 2019
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Marching on together
1 February 2019
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Harewood Biennial 2019: Useful/Beautiful Why Craft Matters
31 January 2019
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Thomas Chippendale’s Tercentenary
20 December 2018
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In conversation with artist Geraldine Pilgrim
11 December 2018
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Seeds of Hope
5 September 2018
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Harewood acquires Thomas Chippendale’s famous Director
24 August 2018
![](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Thomas-Chippendale-statue-in-Otley-850x478.jpg)
Honouring Thomas Chippendale
19 June 2018
![Luxurious bedroom with ornate, green and gold canopy bed, matching chairs, intricate wallpaper, rich decor, wood cabinet, and elegant rug, evoking opulence and grandeur.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Copy-of-State-Bedoom-credit-Paul-Barker-and-Harewood-House-Trust-2-850x478.jpg)
Professor Ann Sumner on Chippendale’s largest commission
5 June 2018
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In conversation with Dr Adam Bowett
11 May 2018
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Notes for an Axminster Carpet by Rommi Smith
20 May 2017
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Costumes from ITV’s Victoria on display
1 September 2016
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Preparing Harewood for ITV’s Victoria
23 August 2016
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Harewood’s Electricity Story
3 August 2016
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Harewood on Film: ITV Victoria
3 December 2015
![Men on roof of Harewood House. Centre front is Joe Pattison. Joe was from Newcastle and worked for a Newcastle firm on the electrics in the house in 1929. The workers lived in huts in the park whilst the work was done.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Men-on-roof-of-Harewood-House-1929-850x478.jpg)
Harewood’s Servants’ Database
25 August 2015
![At the back of a dark cellar, stands a row of over 20 brown bottles thick with dust, dirt and cobwebs.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rum-Wall-1Cellar-4-1-850x478.jpg)
The Harewood Rum Story
29 June 2015
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Battle of Waterloo: what are the odds?
18 June 2015
![A selection of embossed brass Christmas gift boxes showing their contents, including tobacco packets, bullet case pencils and christmas cards from Princess Mary.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PM-Gift-Box-scaled-850x478.jpg)
Plans to mark the First World War Centenary
2 September 2014
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Tour de France Grand Départ
26 June 2014
![](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Antony-Gormley-in-T24A3679-850x478.jpg)
Announcing Gormley at Harewood
6 May 2011
![Two people wearing bright, patterned dresses, one in red, one in orange and matching straw hats. One people wears big sunglasses and holds a fan, the other wears thick beaded necklaces. They are sat at a mahogany table smiling directly at the camera.](https://harewood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BOYCE-Crop-Over-Mother-Sally-William-Cummins-850x478.jpg)
Sonia Boyce: Crop Over
31 December 2007
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Carnival Messiah
30 September 2007
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Reimagining our Landscape
It’s our mission to protect and enhance Harewood House Trust for the benefit of you, our visitors. So from 2023 – 2033 we’ll be Reimagining our Landscape.
Future of Harewood