Redisplay at Palace House
Four galleries have been refreshed as the first phase of a wider redisplay.
Read the updateBritish Sporting Art Trust
Art shaped by sport, landscape and life
We promote and preserve Britain’s long tradition of sporting art, opening the collection to wider audiences through exhibitions, research and education.
Our purpose
Keeping sporting art visible, studied and enjoyed
The Trust was established in 1977 to bring together a representative collection of British sporting art for public exhibition and to promote interest in the subject.
Public access
Maintain and grow a permanent collection at Palace House in Newmarket.
Research
Support scholarship, publications, the Paul Mellon Library and the BSAT archive.
Education
Encourage understanding through exhibitions, lectures, visits and learning programmes.
From the collection
Discover sporting art
A changing selection from the Trust’s collection, refreshed each day.
Explore the full collection
Old English Sports & Games - RacingAldin, Cecil
Old English Sports & Games - CoursingAldin, Cecil
The HunterUnknown Artist
Foxhunting Scenes - Plate 3 The MeetBevan, Robert Polhill
Old English Sports & Games - BowlsAldin, Cecil
The Grand Leicestershire Foxhunt - Plate 3Alken, Samuel Henry
Bandy belonging to Lord GrosvenorStubbs ARA, George
'Barefoot' St Leger, 1823Herring, John Frederick (Senior)
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News and events
Exhibitions, talks and collection stories from the Trust and Palace House.
Croquet, Art and the Crinoline
A closer look at John Leech’s depiction of a rapidly changing Victorian pastime.
Explore the story
Paul Mellon Lecture
Sporting Impressionists at The Turf Club, London, beginning at 6.30pm.
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