Explore the Arundells Collection Online

Explore the Arundells Collection Online

Kate Walter Arundells Curator I’m very pleased to share some long-awaited news about the Arundells collection. For the first time, our collection catalogue is now searchable online. Making the collection publicly accessible in this way has been a long-term aim of...
One of Many: Arundells’ Capitoline Wolf

One of Many: Arundells’ Capitoline Wolf

According to Roman historian Livy, Romulus and Remus have been seen in bronze alongside their she-wolf saviour as long ago as 295 BC when a statue of the trio was erected at the foot of the Palatine Hill. This image of the infant founders of Rome has persisted for...
A Brief History on Bonsai

A Brief History on Bonsai

The Jade Bonsai trees also known as Portulacaria Afra or Crassula ovata are succulent plants that are popular in the art of bonsai. The tree that is in the house is a replica of one of these trees, being made from bronze and jade, unlike living bonsai, crystal bonsai...