The Horniman Museum and Dulwich Picture Gallery

A Cabinet of Curiosities and a Gallery of Old Masters

We leave APMH at 9.15am and drive to Forest Hill to visit the Horniman Museum (click to visit their website).

Born in 1835 into a Quaker family, Frederick Horniman inherited his father’s reasonably successful tea merchant business and turned it into one of the leading operations of his day. He was also a politician, social reformer, and traveller. His destinations, which included Egypt, Burma, China, Japan, and North America, led him to amass a huge collection of fascinating artefacts illustrating the peoples and cultures of many parts of the world. Originally displayed in the family home, where Frederick’s wife once remarked that either the collection went or they did, it is now housed in a purpose-built museum and continues to grow. The museum is set in a lovely park from where you can enjoy a fine view over London. There is a small cafe with additional seating available in a nearby conservatory. Coffee on arrival and lunch can be purchased at your own expense. Alternatively, picnicking is encouraged in the park (some shelter if wet) and you may like to choose that option.

After lunch we drive to Dulwich Picture Gallery, where the distinguished collection of 17^th and 18th century Old Masters includes paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, and Canaletto. Our visit includes the cost of entry to the summer exhibition Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese Printmaking (click for more details).

We will aim for the coach to leave to return to Ashtead at about 4.00pm.

Tickets on sale at our May meeting. Cost £38 pp.