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TWO TEMPLE PLACEThe Bulldog Trust is delighted to partner with The Arts Society for the Age of Jazz; the seventh annual exhibition to be held at Two Temple Place. Admission is free and booking is not required, unless visiting as a group of 10 or more.Headquarters of the Bulldog Trust, Two Temple Place (pictured above) is a mansion dedicated to the promotion of culture and philanthropy.The history of the house is intriguing. One of London’s architectural gems, it was built for William Waldorf Astor by one of the foremost neo-Gothic architects of the late 19th-century, John Loughborough Pearson – and no expense was spared on its interior.Group tours of Two Temple Place are offered on weekdays (except Tuesdays), at 11am and 2pm. Tours last approximately 45 minutes; the recommended donation to the Bulldog Trust for each tour is £200. There is a maximum of 25 people per group and groups larger than 25 can be split into two consecutive tours.Guided tours of the exhibition itself are not available but there are no restrictions on how long your group will be able to stay in the building – it is generally advised to allow at least one hour for exploring the exhibition and the building, before or after your tour.Groups can also visit the exhibition without a tour of the building, and there is no charge for this, however group viewings must still be booked in advance otherwise it may not be possible to accommodate them on the day.While groups are encouraged to enjoy the café during their visit, it is not possible to reserve seating in advance and it might not be possible for all group members to sit together.If you would like to book a group visit, or find out more, please contact Alex Edwards:020 7836 3715 alexandra@bulldogtrust.org77 Cover of sheet music, c1925 8 Upper gallery at Two Temple Place, where the exhibition will be heldhow jazzy designs and imagery permeated many other areas of the visual and tactile arts. From wallpaper to curtains and from teapots to drinks cabinets (and their contents), this wild syncopated music touched every area of art and design. What is so special about this exhibition is the chance to see these objects in the broader context of a music whose pros and cons grabbed the national imagination and even infiltrated literature. So on the one hand there was Evelyn Waugh’s Gilbert Pinfold who “abhorred plastics, Picasso, sunbathing and jazz”, or novelist Aldous Huxley who described jazz as “a brimming bowl of hogwash” – and on the other hand Stella Gibbons’ character Mrs Beetle in Cold Comfort Farm who enthusiastically trained her four grandchildren into “one of them jazz bands” so that they could earn the then-princely sum of six pounds a night! IMAGES: MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY/RETROGRAPH COLLECTION; THE BULLDOG TRUSTThe Bulldog Trust and The Arts Society present: The Age of JazzTwo Temple Place, London, WC2R 3BD27 January– 22 April 2018Admission: free Facilities: caféInformation for groups: Groups of 10+ please book in advance because space is limited; tours of building also available (see box, right) twotempleplace.org38THE AGE OF JAZZThe Arts Society ReviewAutumn 2017