The National Trust 2009: its Houses and Collections with David Adshead and Michael Hall will take place at BADA Antiques Fair on Saturday 28 March at 11.00am To coincide with the publication of the National Trust’s Historic Houses and Collections Annual 2009, published with the April edition of Apollo, David Adshead will outline the key issues affecting the Trust in 2009.
This will be an opportunity to learn about new important discoveries at the Trust and preview exciting new acquisitions which will shortly be on view throughout the UK. The talk will be introduced by Michael Hall, Editor of Apollo and former deputy editor of Country Life.
For more information, visit BADA Antiques Fair
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