Farley Farm House, House museum in Chiddingly, England
Farley Farm House is a 16th-century farmhouse in East Sussex that now displays the private collection of an artist couple. The rooms hold paintings, sculptures and photographs from friends and colleagues in the postwar art world.
Lee Miller and Roland Penrose bought the house in 1949 and welcomed painters and sculptors from across Europe for over three decades. The collection grew through gifts from guests and exchanges between friends.
The house takes its name from the working farm that once occupied this land in the Sussex countryside. Visitors today walk through rooms where painters and photographers lived and worked side by side.
The house opens only on Sundays from April through October, with tours running throughout the morning and early afternoon. Wheelchair users can reach most rooms but should call ahead.
Pablo Picasso drew winged bulls in the guestbook during his 1950 visit, one of only two known works he made in England. The book still rests in the same room where he stayed overnight.
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