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Spectacular Leeds show kicks off Thomas Chippendale anniversary events – video tour

Furniture maker Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) is 300 years old and across this year a series of events is taking place to mark the tercentenary. Here ATG takes a video tour around Leeds City Museum as the first exhibition was being set up to kick off the celebrations.

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14 Feb 2018

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Thomas Chippendale: A celebration of craftsmanship and design aims to tell some of the lesser-known details of Chippendale’s life, family, and career. It runs until June 9 and is free to attend.

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