Upcoming Events
20 February - Averil Nottage: Belsize House and other local country estates
20 March - Karin Fernald: The King, the Queen and the Doctor
17 April - Tudor Allen: The Irish in Camden Town
15 May - Michelene Wandor: Orfeo's Last Act
19 June - Leyla Daybelge and Magnus Englund: Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain - the intriguing story of the only building listed Grade I in Belsize Park
21 Nov 2024 by Pamela Holmes
The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Blackwell
An illustrated talk by Pamela Holmes on the famous 18th century botanical illustrator, who eloped from Scotland to London and later rescued her husband from the notorious Marshalsea Debtors Jail.
12 Dec 2024 by Ruth Waterman
Working with Music and Paint -
The Creative Act
Ruth Waterman has had plenty of opportunity to puzzle over the similarities and differences between these activities. How much overlap is there? What are the challenges of each? What is the relationship between interpretation and expression? And is there a way of describing the creative process?
16 Jan 2025 by Dr Bea Lewkowicz
Surviving the Holocaust in Poland
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Dr Bea Lewkowicz chairs a discussion with survivors about their experiences during and after the war.