19 May 2010
Dress to Impress
Revealing Georgian Fashion: 1730 – 1780

23 April 2010
Historic Houses Free for York Residents in May
See inside Fairfax House, the Treasurer’s House and The Merchant Adventurers' Hall between 8 and 13 May 2010

22 February 2010
Memory Lane for Mothers Day
Mothers Day Concert and Afternoon Tea at Fairfax House

8 February 2010
18th Century Comes Alive at Fairfax House

28 October 2009
New Directors
Peter Brown and Hannah Phillip are the new Directors of the York Civic Trust and Fairfax House

12 October 2009
Stunning Collection of Contemporary Silver Servers
Rabinovitch Fish & Cake Servers on loan from the V & A

8 September 2009
Tickets Selling Fast for Silver Screen Week
Several screenings for the Silver Screen Week at Fairfax House have now sold out!

8 April 2009
New Assistant Director for Fairfax House
Hannah Phillip is the new Assistant Director at Fairfax House and joined the team this week

20 March 2009
FROM BANQUET TO DESSERT
From 'Banquet to Dessert' exhibition now open

30 January 2009
Celebrating 25 Years as a House Museum
The 2009 Season at Fairfax House starts on 14 February and runs through until the end of the year.

2 December 2008
Young People Celebrate Christmas at Fairfax House
Annual Primary School Christmas Concerts at Fairfax House

16 September 2008
Old Fashioned Flowers Chose for Flower Festival at Fairfax House

5 September 2008
Fairfax House Secures its Future
Fairfax House purchased by the York Conservation Trust and leased by to the York Civic Trust

17 June 2008
A Taste for China
A stunning exhibition drawing on private and public collections throughout the country to show examples of early Chinese imports.

19 May 2008
Crusoe scenes to be filmed at Fairfax House
Fairfax House will be one of the settings for the new Robinson Crusoe TV series

29 April 2008
Are You Sitting on a Fortune?
Have your treasures valued at special Bonhams Auctioneers event.

14 April 2008
How the Georgians Banqueted
A look at banquetting in the 18th century

3 March 2008
Flowers at Fairfax House this Autumn
Flowers Festival at Fairfax House, inspired by the 18th century architecture and decoration of the House.

21 February 2008
A Passion for Building
Touring exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings, curated by the Sir John Soane’s Museum in London.

18 February 2008
York Residents May Treat!
York Residents can visit three Historic Houses for free in May

1 February 2008
The Influences of China on Georgian Life

29 January 2008
Chinese Discover During Winter Cleaning
300 year Chinese shopping list discovered in a vase.

16 October 2007
English Ceramics: A Country House Collection Comes to Town
English Ceramics from Rode Hall on display at Fairfax House

10 October 2007
The Fairfax Ensemble Release First CD
A CD of Georgian musical entertainment has been released by The Fairfax Ensemble

24 August 2007
Georgian Ball for York School Children
Large scale George Ball to be held in York for the first since 1951 during the Festival of Britain.

23 August 2007
Celebrating National Grandparents Day!
Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to a special tour at Fairfax House to celebration Grandparents Day on Sunday 9 September

16 August 2007
English Ceramics: A Country House Collection Comes to Town
English Ceramics from Rode Hall Cheshire on display at Fairfax House

12 July 2007
York Collectors Show Treasures
Adam Bowett of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ fame, looks at two important York collections.

7 June 2007
Old Royal Gets The Acid Touch in New Exhibition
Georgian satirist, James Gillray prints on display at Fairfax House.

13 May 2007
Explore Fairfax House On-Line
Fairfax House launches its new website today at www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk

9 February 2007
A Feast of Georgian Life
New 2007 Season announced at Fairfax House

1 February 2007
Flog It at Fairfax To Be Broadcast
BBC 2's well know antiques programme will feature Fairfax House.

26 January 2007
Staff Spring into Action!
What happens during the winter cleaning programme at Fairfax House.

23 January 2007
York Residents May Treat
Resident have the chance for a free visit to Fairfax House in May.

1 December 2006
Young People Celebrate Christmas at Fairfax House
Local primary school children sing Christmas Carols in the magnificent Fairfax House setting.

27 November 2006
It's a Fairfax House Christmas, by George!
A chance to see how the Georgians celebrated Christmas.

22 November 2006
Flog It at Fairfax
BBC 2's Flog see some of the treasurers at Fairfax House.

15 September 2006
Motorcycling and Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Lord Fairfax of Cameron shares stories about his extraordinary travels.

1 May 2006
New Decorative Arts Tours for New Season
New 2006 season announced with special decorative arts tours featuring in the programme of events

26 February 2006
Important English Glass Given to York Civic Trust
Glass collection given to York Civic Trust.

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