WHITE LODGE MUSEUM & BALLET RESOURCE CENTRE

White Lodge Museum and Ballet Resource Centre is the first dedicated ballet museum in the UK. It is housed within White Lodge - a Grade I listed building, which is now the home of The Royal Ballet Lower School.

Visitors to White Lodge Museum can learn about the daily life of students at The Royal Ballet School, the history and development of Classical ballet and the fascinating story of White Lodge itself. Displays feature material from the internationally significant Royal Ballet School Collections, including Margot Fonteyn’s ballet shoe, the death mask of Anna Pavlova, and the school reports of famous alumni.

The restoration and cataloguing of The Royal Ballet School Collections is generously supported by The Foyle Foundation.

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“An exquisite, packed 'jewel box' of a museum.”
White Lodge Museum visitor, February 2010

NEWS

01 September 2010
White Lodge to participate in Open House London

White Lodge will be taking part in Open House London; a city-wide celebration of the capital’s architecture.

On Saturday 18 September and Sunday 19 September 2010, between 10.00am and 1.00pm visitors will have access to selected fine rooms of the main villa, views of the gardens, and ...
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21 June 2010
Special Summer openings at White Lodge Museum

White Lodge Museum will be open on the following holiday dates. Booking is essential, please contact us for details:

Thursday 22 July 2010, 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Tuesday 27 July 2010, 1.30pm – 3.30pm

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23 April 2010
New temporary display in celebration of Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, until 21 June 2010

White Lodge Museum and Ballet Resource Centre is delighted to announce the opening of a special temporary display in celebration of the centenary of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Visitors have the opportunity to view two original Ballets Russes costumes: a Leon Bakst design worn at the first ...
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25 January 2010
New temporary display on Margot Fonteyn, until 10 March 2010

A special display featuring artefacts which belonged to the Prima Ballerina Assoluta of The Royal Ballet, Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE (1919-1991) can now be viewed at White Lodge Museum. Visitors can gain insight into Fonteyn’s life on tour through items including her monogrammed make-up box and leather ...
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09 December 2009
Special holiday and weekend opening at White Lodge Museum

White Lodge Museum will be open on the following weekend and holiday dates. Booking is essential, please contact us for details:
Thursday 18 February 2010, 1.30pm–3.30pm
Saturday 20 February 2010, 10.00am–1.00pm
Bank Holiday Monday 3 May 2010, 10.00am–1.00pm

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