Closer To Home - The Restoration of Leighton House Museum

Name: Closer To Home - The Restoration of Leighton House Museum
Director: Frederique Cifuentes Morgan
Genre: Woman Director
Released: 2010
Duration: 55 mins

Synopsis

From October 2008 - April 2010, Leighton House Museum closed for extensive restoration and refurbishment. This was an important moment in the history of the house, reinstating the historic interiors to as close as they would have appeared before Frederic Lord Leighton's death in 1896.

The film-maker and photographer Frederique Cifuentes Morgan was commissioned to record the project from beginning to end. This film tells the story of this significant project and celebrates the work of the outstanding craft specialists who brought the work to completion.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 55 mins
Format: HDV
Director: Frederique Cifuentes Morgan
Producer: Leighton House Museum
Co-Producer: Leighton House Museum
Editor: Frederique Cifuentes Morgan
Director of Photography: Frederique Cifuentes Morgan
Sound: Baikonour
Composer: Baikonour

Genre

Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Leighton House Museum

12 Holland Park Road
London W14 8LZ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7602 3316

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