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.