The Munnings Art Museum

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Former home of artist Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959). Changing displays chart the life and work of this past President of the Royal Academy.

Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) is a major figure in the great tradition of British equestrian art and celebrated for his scenes of English rural life in the early 20th century. Immensely successful, yet controversial, he became the scourge of modern art in his position as President of the Royal Academy. Visitors to The Munnings Art Museum at his former home, Castle House, can explore the life and work of this prolific East Anglian artist in the building he called ‘the house of my dreams’.

Each year the museum presents a changing selection of 150 paintings and drawings hung chronologically throughout six rooms, from early poster designs to the explosive racing scenes for which the artist is renowned. In 2018 a special exhibition 'Munnings and the River' presents a less well known side to the artist with 50 river landscape pictures exploring Munnings artistic and personal affinity to the subject. There is also a celebration of Munnings 60-year relationship with the Royal Academy and a small display marking the 80th anniversary of the Dedham Vale Society with which he was involved.

All images of Munnings work on this page are copyright the Estate of Sir Alfred Munnings and should not be used without permission.