Conservation of Historic Wallpaper Talk at Strokestown Park House

This summer Strokestown Park House will see extensive conservation carried out on the historic wallpaper in four of the rooms of this 18th century Palladian style mansion.

The wallpaper in the Library, Dining Room and two of the smaller private rooms on the first floor will be cared for by wallpaper expert David Skinner and his team.

This project has been kindly funded by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant scheme.

According to the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum), historic wallpaper is not simply decorative – it is a ‘record of technological ingenuity and changes in patterns of consumption and domestic taste’. The wallpaper at Strokestown clearly illustrates this development, from the bespoke design of the 1820s, to the machine printed off-the-shelf patterns of only 100 years later.

Without on-going monitoring, and conservation, we risk losing this sometimes underappreciated evidence of the past. This Heritage Week we invite visitors to come along to a talk and tour which will explore the development of wallpaper and bring you through the house to see a selection of our wallpaper, during various stages of the conservation work.

Register on arrival at the main Strokestown Park Visitor Centre Reception, from here you will be guided to the Vaulted Stables, Event Space.

There is an small admission fee for this talk, with all proceeds going directly towards the on-going care of Strokestown Park.

Limited spaces available, advanced booking required!