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Exhibitions
Reframing Reynolds
18 March – 28 August 2023Free for members
In the late eighteenth century, the celebrated artist Sir Joshua Reynolds painted many portraits of the Lascelles family. They were a family on the rise, solidifying their status by building Harewood House with profits from the trades in sugar and enslaved people. Now, marking 300 years since Reynolds' birth, Harewood is re-examining six of these remarkable portraits to explore the artist's innovative style and … Read more
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Arthur France: Son of a Small Island
13 January – 26 February 2023Free for members
'I’m passionate about being an African … Your race comes before your nationality ... We are a people full of compassion and love ... We are not too worried about receiving love, but we demand some respect!' Dr Arthur France MBE on celebrating 50 years of Leeds Carnival Discover the fascinating life of Arthur France – a senior figure in the Leeds community and the founder of the Leeds West Indian Carnival … Read more
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Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters
26 March – 29 August 2022
The Harewood Biennial returns in 2022 with Radical Acts: Why Craft Matters. Following 2019's Useful/Beautiful, curator Hugo Macdonald and the Harewood team have once again set to create a ground-breaking exhibition routed in craft and craftsmanship. The 2022 Biennial explores why craft is a 'radical act', helping us to address urgent crises in life and society today, and looking to a future where we might live … Read more
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Becoming the Yorkshire Princess
14 January – 27 February 2022Free for members
This year, we are celebrating the centenary of HRH Princess Mary’s marriage into the Lascelles family. Daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and resident of Harewood House for over 30 years, Princess Mary married Viscount Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood, in February 1922. Becoming the Yorkshire Princess offers a first-hand insight into Princess Mary’s early life, up to and including her wedding day. … Read more
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Harewood on Film
10 July – 31 October 2021Free for members
Over the years Harewood has played host to a number of well-known film and TV productions, from documentaries and soaps, to period dramas and the glamour of the big screen. The House and Estate have appeared under many different guises in a range of productions; as Queen Victoria’s childhood home of Kensington Palace, Jane Austen’s magnificent Pemberley, and the fictional village of Emmerdale, to name but a few. … Read more