Clevedon Salerooms to Sponsor Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol

We are  delighted to welcome back Clevedon Salerooms as the sponsor of our forthcoming exhibition Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol, which will run from 17 January to 17 May 2026. The Salerooms have been a long standing supporter of the Collection, with auctioneer Chris Yeo being our former curator and friend to the late Ken Stradling.

Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol reveals the extraordinary collaboration between Bristol furniture visionary Crofton Gane and Marcel Breuer, one of the leading figures of the Bauhaus. Together, they turned Bristol into a testing ground for radical ideas that would influence generations of architects and designers.

The exhibition will explore two intertwined narratives: Marcel Breuer and Crofton Gane’s House, Breuer’s transformation of Gane’s Clifton home and the creation of prototype modernist furniture for British production; and the 1936 Agricultural Exhibition Pavilion, a groundbreaking architectural experiment that brought Bauhaus ideas to Bristol’s doorstep.

Core displays will include Breuer’s furniture from the collection, the Pavilion model by Max Gane, ceramics, and glass from the period. Additional loans are being negotiated with Penny Gane (Crofton Gane’s granddaughter) and Isokon (London), including a Breuer Short Chair and other significant pieces. 

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