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Gallery Restoration

The 125 year old Marianne North Gallery has now closed for restoration. The 832 paintings, all by this intrepid Victorian lady, and the building will be restored for reopening next year. As well as each painting being individually restored, major works will include replacing the roof and recreating the lost terracotta flooring.

We are delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £1.8 million towards this work.

You can support the restoration by "adopting" one of Marianne North's beautiful paintings or making a donation to the restoration project. See: www.kew.org/mng.

For more information call Caroline Eliaon 020 8332 3243 or email  her at c.elia@kew.org.

New Faces at Foundation

We are pleased to welcome two new staff members at The Foundation and Friends of Kew.

Graeme Wotherspoon, our new Membership and Appeals Manager, is happy to be looking after Premier Friends and Season Ticket holders, after joining Foundation at the end of May. If you have any questions or comments about your membership, please ring him on 020 8332 3246 or email him at g.wotherspoon@kew.org

Kate Sewrey, the new events co-ordinator joined us at the beginning of July this year and is looking forward to meeting you all at one of the upcoming Friends events. She can be contacted direct on 020 8332 3230 or by email at friendsevents@kew.org for any bookings or enquiries.

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