The Alpine Club, the world’s first mountaineering club, was founded in 1857. For over 150 years, members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration.
With membership, experienced and aspiring alpinists benefit from a varied meets programme, regional lectures with notable guest speakers, reduced rates at many alpine huts, opportunity to apply for grants to support expeditions, significant discounts at many UK retailers, extensive networking contacts, access to the AC Library and maps - and more!
Becoming a MemberThe Club is pleased to be able to use its premises and resources, along with its renowned archive of mountaineering reports, books, art and artefacts to host and curate exhibitions that celebrate mountain history and culture. As well as spotlighting the work of contemporary artists and academics, the Club has also worked to mark key mountaineering anniversaries; bringing together records of the past to keep our history alive and engaging for climbers and the wider community alike.
Individual exhibitions may vary, but most take place at our Charlotte Road Club House.
A full list of past and upcoming exhibitions is shown below.
13th February to 1st May 2018
Janet Johnson, AC Associate member, will exhibit paintings in oil and watercolour from a trip last year to Svalbard sailing around the main fjord, Isfjord and Gron Fjorden in the 47 foot yacht appropriately named Arctic Light. Also included in the exhibit are a few Janet’s paintings from ski and sail trips completed in previous years in Lyngen Fjord near Tromso.
Preview of a collection of oil paintings by Alpine Club artist Tim Pollard.
‘In the Shadow of Giants’
Paintings and drawings inspired by the Tour Du Mont Blanc circuit.
An exhibition by Neil Pittaway NEAC RWS RE
From 14th March to 27th June 2017
The AC will be supporting the Mountain Arts Festival 'A Day in the Hills' 2016 again this year.