- Wikidata identifier:
- Q17534494
- Also known as:
- Little Hall
- Instance of:
- house; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 667
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q17534494/
- Object records:
- Yes, see object records for this museum
Collection-level records:
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Collection history (Collection development policy)
In the 1940s the Gayer-Anderson twin brothers determined to pass Little Hall and a collection of objects to Surrey County Council in order to establish the Gayer-Anderson Hostel for Art Students. On the death of Colonel Thomas Gayer-Anderson in 1960 this duly happened. The will restricted how the bequest could be passed on if the Council no longer had a use. In accordance with these terms the collection was passed to the Suffolk Building Preservation Trust in 1973 who opened Little Hall as a museum the following year. Since then there have been a few acquisitions associated with the history of the building and its occupants, in accordance with the collection policy.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2024
Licence: CC BY-NC
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The Museum’s collection comprises chiefly the furniture, paintings and artefacts with which the Gayer-Anderson brothers filled Little Hall when they made it their home in the 1930s. In addition there are paintings by the brothers, their relatives and friends, and by students who lived there in the 1960’s.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2024
Licence: CC BY-NC