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Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall, Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH
Mon 9 Sep to Sunday 15 Sep 2024
Mon 9 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Tues 10 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Wed 11 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Thu 12 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Fri 13 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Sat 14 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open: 1100-1600, last entry at 1515.; Sun 15 Sep:Site open: 0900-1730. Hall open:
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Kedleston Hall
Heritage Open Day: Kedleston Hall is an extravagant temple to the arts designed by the architect Robert Adam. Commissioned in the 1750s by Nathaniel Curzon whose ancestors had resided at Kedleston since the 12th century. The house is framed by historic parkland and boasts opulent interiors intended to impress. Designed for lavish entertaining, Kedleston Hall displays an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, reflecting both the tastes of its creators and their fascination with the classical world of the Roman Empire. Inherited by George Nathaniel Curzon, Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905, the hall also houses the many objects he amassed during his travels in South Asia and the Middle East, and in his role leading British rule in India. There are displays of religious, military and domestic objects, arranged from the perspective of the coloniser, along with ceremonial gifts which speak of the power relations inherent in the British Empire.