Merzbarn Timeline
May 1947
May 28
Agreement made for Schwitters to use Mr Pierce’s barn to create a new Merzbau Read More
June 1945
June 27
Schwitters and Wantee arrive in Ambleside, make a living by selling portraits and local landscapes Read more
January 1948
June 28
Schwitters dies without returning to the Merzbarn. His son Ernst takes photographs in the barn. Read more
February 1948
June 28
Mr Pierce takes action, clears the barn and prepares the Merzbarn for exhibition Read more
2007
June 28
Agreement with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums to take over management of the Hatton Gallery Read more
2015 – 2017
June 28
Re-design of the Gallery and major conservation project for the Merzbarn Read more
2019
July 1
Launch of Merzbarn history website