Gilt Leather Hangings & Collections Worldwide

In several museum collections, historic house museums and churches, castles and country houses open to the public, gilt leather can be admired and enjoyed. In most of these places, it has been used as wall hangings, but also for other applications as altar frontals and upholstery material.

Disclaimer
This list of locations, all open for the public, – all shown of the map – has not the pretention of being complete nor perfect. Houses and locations not open to the public are not listed for both privacy and safety reasons.

Map of the world / Europe: https://www.google.com/maps/about/mymaps/

Museum-collections
(Some gilt leather panels will be on display. Several pieces will be in storage)

The Netherlands
Amsterdam – Rijksmuseum www.rijksmuseum.nl

England
London – Victoria & Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk

France
Paris – Musée des Arts Décoratifs https://madparis.fr/
Rixheim – Musée du papier peint de Rixheim https://www.museepapierpeint.org/fr/

Germany
Dresden – Schloss Pillnitz www.schlosspillnitz.de
Kassel – Tapetenmuseum www.tapeten.museum-kassel.de
Offenbach am Main – Deutsches Ledermuseum www.ledermuseum.de

Italy
Bologna – Musei Civici d’Arte Antica (Museo Civico Medioevale) http://www.museibologna.it/arteantica
Florence – Museo e galleria Mozzi Bardini http://www.polomusealetoscana.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/225/firenze-museo-e-galleria-mozzi-bardini
Modena – Musei Civici http://www.museicivici.modena.it/it/raccolte/raccolte-del-museo-darte
Orvieto – Museo dell’Opera del Duomo https://www.museomodo.it
Rome – Museo del Corso http://www.fondazioneromamuseo.it/il-museo/
Rome – Museo Francescano dell’Istituto Storico dei Cappuccini http://www.istcap.org/museo-francescano.html
Rome – Musei Capitolini http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/sala_del_medioevo/stendardo_di_san_giorgio
Turin – Palazzo Madama https://www.palazzomadamatorino.it/it
Venice – Museo Correr https://correr.visitmuve.it/

Japan
Nagoya – Tokugawa Art Museum https://www.tokugawa-art-museum.jp/en/

Spain
Barcelona – Museo de las Artes Decorativas http://museobarcelona.com/tag/barcelona-museo-artes-decorativas/
Cordoba – Casa Ramón García Romero http://www.artesobrepiel.com/
Madrid – Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
http://www.mecd.gob.es/mnartesdecorativas/portada.html;jsessionid=96BBD34F79A2BAB0EEB039BD353F33F4
Vic – Museu Episcopal de Vic www.museuepiscopalvic.com

Sweden
Stockholm – Nordiska Museet www.nordiskamuseet.se/en

Gilt leather hangings in historic houses, all open to the public
Hyperlinks -> one for historic interiors [colour: gold ];

Austria
Rosenburg – Schloss Rosenburg www.rosenburg.at

Belgium
Antwerp – Museum Plantijn-Moretus www.museumplantinmoretus.be
Antwerp – Rubenshuis www.rubenshuis.be
Antwerp – Museum Mayer van den Bergh www.museummayervandenbergh.be
Beauvoorde – Beauvoorde Castle www.kasteelbeauvoorde.be
Liège – Musée d’Ansembourg http://lesmuseesdeliege.be/ansembourg
Mechelen – Museum Hof van Busleyden www.hofvanbusleyden.be
Namen – Musée Groesbeeck de Croix http://walloniebelgiquetourisme.be/fr-be/content/musee-de-groesbeeck-de-croix-arts-decoratifs-du-xviiie-siecle

Denmark
Copenhagen – Rosenborg Slott www.kongernessamling.dk/rosenborg

France
Aix-en-Provence – Musée Estienne de Saint Jean www.aixenprovence.fr/Musee-Estienne-de-Saint-Jean
La Bussière – Château de La Bussière http://www.chateau-de-la-bussiere.fr/
Cléré les Pins – Château Champchevrier https://www.champchevrier.fr/
Cherverny – Château de Cheverny https://www.chateau-cheverny.fr/
Ecouen – Château d’Écouen http://musee-renaissance.fr/
Fontainebleau – Château de Fontainebleau https://www.chateaudefontainebleau.fr/
Maintenon – Château de Maintenon http://www.chateaudemaintenon.fr/
Nancy – Musée Lorrain https://www.musee-lorrain.nancy.fr/
Touvet – Château du Touvet https://www.chateaudutouvet.com/
Valençay – Château de Valençay https://www.chateau-valencay.fr/

Germany
Arnsberg – Schloss Herdringen www.schloss-herdringen.de
Brühl – Schloss Brühl https://www.schlossbruehl.de/
Glücksburg – Schloss Glücksburg www.schloss-gluecksburg.de
Isselburg – Wasserburg Anholt www.wasserburg-anholt.de
Jever – Schloss Jever www.schlossmuseum.de
Kassel – Tapetenmuseum www.tapeten.museum-kassel.de
Kassel – Schloss Löwenburg
http://museum-kassel.de/de/museen-schloesser-parks/unesco-welterbe-bergpark-wilhelmshoehe/loewenburg
Moritzburg – Schloss Moritzburg www.schloss-moritzburg.de
Müglitztal – Schloss Weesenstein www.schloss-weesenstein.de
Offenbach am Main – Deutsches Ledermuseum www.ledermuseum.de
Oranienbaum – Schloss Oranienbaum www.gartenreich.com

Ireland
Bantry – Bantry House www.bantryhouse.com

Italy
Ariccia – Palazzo Chigi www.palazzochigiariccia.it
Florence – Museo Bardini http://museicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it/en/bardini
Florence – Museo Stibbert http://museostibbert.it
Frascati – Villa Aldobrandini https://www.aldobrandini.it/villa-aldobrandini/
Venice – Palazzo Ducale https://palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/
Vatican City – Musei Vaticani http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/it.html

the Netherlands
Apeldoorn – Palace het Loo www.paleishetloo.nl
Assen – Drents Museum https://drentsmuseum.nl
Delft – Museum Tetar van Elven http://tetar.nl
Dordrecht – Museum Huis van Gijn www.huisvangijn.nl
Haarlem – Frans Halsmuseum www.franshalsmuseum.nl
The Hague – Gemeentemuseum Den Haag www.gemeentemuseum.nl
Heeswijk – Heeswijk Castle www.kasteelheeswijk.nl
Leeuwarden – Museum Princessehof www.princessehof.nl
Leiden – Museum de Lakenhal www.lakenhal.nl
Voorschoten – Duivenvoorde Castle www.kasteelduivenvoorde.nl

Poland
Kraków – Wawel castle www.wawel.krakow.pl

Russia
Moskow – Romanov palace www.russlandjournal.de/russland/moskau/romanow-palast

Sweden
Ekerö – Drottningholm Palace https://www.royalpalaces.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/drottningholm-palace.html
Mariefred – Gripsholm Castle https://www.royalpalaces.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/gripsholm-castle.html
Skokloster – Skokloster Slott http://skoklostersslott.se/sv
Stockholm – Ulriksdal Palace https://www.royalpalaces.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/ulriksdal-palace.html

UK
Burwash (East Sussex) – Bateman’s www.nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans
Dunster (Somerset) – Dunster castle www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunster-castle
Newbury (Berkshire) – Highclere castle www.highclerecastle.co.uk
Dyrham (Gloucestershire) – Dyrham Park www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham-park
Kendal (Cumbria) – Levens Hall www.levenshall.co.uk
King’s Lynn (Norfolk) – Oxburgh Hall www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall
London – Ham House www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ham-house-and-garden
London – Victoria & Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk
Northampton – Museum of Leathercraft www.museumofleathercraft.org
Wimborne (Dorset) – Kingston Lacy www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy
Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) – Waddesdon Manor – https://waddesdon.org.uk/

USA
Boston – Isabella Steward Gardner Museum www.gardnermuseum.org
New York – Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org
Washington – Freer Gallery of Art www.freersackler.si.edu
Williamsburg (Virginia) – Colonial Williamsburg https://colonialwilliamsburg.com/