Melbourne - The Johnston Collection
The Johnston Collection is an international
collection and here in the Green Drawing Room you can see some
highlights: an exceptional Louis XV Bureau Plat, a significant
collection of portrait miniatures and an enviable range of
furniture in the style of the three great 18th century English
designers, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. The Johnston
Collection is a wonderful teaching collection and the ADFAS
guides play an important role in ensuring visitors not only
take away new insights into the decorative arts, but that they
enjoy the intimacy of experiencing the house in small groups
of eight people.
The Johnston Collection is spread across three properties
in the leafy residential suburb of East Melbourne. The Collection
House, Fairhall, is the former home of WR Johnston, an antique
dealer and collector who left his entire estate for the education
of others. The house is rearranged three times a year and under
the tutelage of the Director, Nina Stanton, the Guides are
involved in the development of the different tours throughout
the year.
Visitors are welcomed on arrival at The Johnston Collection
in the main Administrative Building. Here in plush surroundings
visitors are served tea and coffee by the guides who give a
short introduction to the experience to follow.
By May of 2007 the guides will also be conducting tours of
The Gallery, the Johnston Collection’s new exhibition
space. Here exhibitions which support Mr Johnston’s collection
will be held, starting off with the hanging of a private contemporary
art collection from Sydney which reflects aspects of Mr Johnston’s
Collections. This inaugural show will be followed by exhibitions
of porcelain, silver and glass FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. It
is an exciting new venture. As Paddy Leach, Co-ordinator of
the Johnston Collection ADFAS guides said recently: “Volunteering
at the Johnston Collection is immensely stimulating and always
richly rewarding”.
The W. R. Johnston Collection
PO Box 79
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
Telephone: 9416 2515
Facsimile: 9416 2507
email: wrjohnston@bigpond.com
www.johnstoncollection.org
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