....my said dwelling-house, furniture, pictures and chattels and the income of my residuary estate to be used for the purpose of providing a retreat for artists and other like persons.... so as to enable them to do or facilitate them in doing creative work.
TYRONE GUTHRIE
Halma
In 2008 the Tyrone Guthrie Centre became a member of the Halma network.
As in the game "Halma" (Greek: jump) the network provides ideal opportunities to move from one European house to another in order to work, to research or to realise projects, since literature and culture have developed a deep and sustainable connection in many places. Sixteen literary centres in Central and Eastern Europe have founded the network. An enlargement, particularly towards Western Europe, has already begun.
Currently HALMA represents 28 literary institutions. The Halma network creates alterable structures which promote dialogue and exchange between European regions. Within a framework of cooperations, events, and scholarships, Halma creates a forum for transnational encounter.’