London, new center for British art research and teaching will be born thanks to major donation

The Manton Foundation has donated $12 million to the Courtauld Institute to establish the Manton Center for British Art. Named after British art collectors and philanthropists Sir Edwin Manton and Florence, Lady Manton, the center will support the Courtauld Institute’s ambition to establish itself as a world leader in British art. Indeed, the Manton Centre for British Art will become an intellectual hub for art historians, curators, critics, artists and students both nationally and internationally, providing a platform for sharing world-class research and training the next generation of British art specialists. Initially located on the Courtauld’s current campus in Vernon Square, the Manton Center will later relocate to Somerset House, where it will have specially designed spaces to become the physical and intellectual hub for British art research and teaching at the Courtauld.

Specialists in British art at the Courtauld will become members of the Center and help define its activities and development. The Center will be a base for students taking British art modules in their master’s degree program and will also provide a home for Courtauld doctoral students conducting research on British art.

The Center will present a program of events, including an annual conference in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, an annual international conference devoted to a major topic in the field, workshops devoted to specific areas of British art, an annual program of seminars and lectures that will enable scholars, curators, critics, and artists to share their thinking and research, and an annual “scholars in residence” program designed to host a leading figure in the field of British art.

The Manton Centre for British Art will also pursue collaborations with other academic and artistic institutions both in the UK and around the world. In pursuing these collaborations and partnerships, the Centre will engage with all areas and periods of British art and with a wide range of partners and stakeholders.

“This is an exciting time for the Courtauld Institute,” said Mark Hallett, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art’s Märit Rausing. “Our new Manton Center will place British art in a global context and aim to provide world-class teaching and research in this rich and endlessly fascinating field of study. The Center will support students through a program endowed with scholarships and offer a dynamic program of activities and events throughout the year. We are extremely grateful to the Manton Foundation for its generous gift, which will enable us to support the best new thinking and teaching about British art for generations to come.”

“After a visit to the Courtauld Institute and several meetings with the leadership and faculty, we were impressed with the academic training offered to students interested in British art, including the period of greatest interest to our grandparents. We are excited and motivated by the opportunity to help the Courtauld Institute strengthen and formalize its research capacity in that area,” said Julia Krapf and Sandy Niles, Trustees of the Manton Foundation.

London, new center for British art research and teaching will be born thanks to major donation

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