28 Jun 2017 – 17 Dec 2017
Exhibition 'Unsilencing the Library' in Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
his exciting reinterpretation, developed jointly with Oxford University, re-imagines the Women’s Library which was created in the Morning Room (beyond what is now the British portraits gallery) in around 1860 by Georgiana Verney, wife of the reclusive 17th Lord Willoughby de Broke. Georgiana was an enthusiastic champion of women’s reading, women’s education and ultimately, women’s suffrage, and this reinterpretation invites you to sit down, learn about Georgiana, the history of the room, and about what women read in the late Victorian era. You can also browse through the books chosen by our six guest curators – who range from actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson to students from nearby Kineton High School.
