The British Timothy Leary?We’re delighted to trace the Somers Town footsteps of 1970s countercultural figure Robin Farquharson. Author of ‘International Freak‘ Syd Rosen is walking in Robin’s footsteps on Saturday 22nd – so book now for tickets. Meet at the museum for this one-off event – walk and Book Launch. Robin Farquharson (1930-1973) was a… Continue reading International Freak book Launch
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Summer in the city!
It’s getting hotter – and we’re looking for memories of Summers in Somers Town. Help us build a visual archive of Somers Town or Camden that tells us about London’s experience of heat from 1945 to today. We had a day of events at Climate Action Day on June 20th. We’re creating an exhibition in… Continue reading Summer in the city!
A [new] Place for us?
Last chance this week to view an exhibition of work by students of Interior Architecture to image a new ‘Place for us’ – and ideas for possible ways to activate St Mary’s Church in Somers Town, and ensure its future use. Students were asked to “reimagine St. Mary’s Church in Somers Town as a vibrant community… Continue reading A [new] Place for us?
Save our art: save your town!
We are saving Somers Town – we’re currently fundraising to bring back lost artworks to Somers Town where they belong – you can help! 1. DONATE NOW to help us raise funds for the resititution of artworks 2. Come to Save Somers Town Heritage Open Day Saturday 28th February 2-5pm DROP IN 52 Phoenix Rd… Continue reading Save our art: save your town!
Why heritage matters in a changing area
Heritage plays an important role in preserving a sense of place – especially when that place is at risk of extinction, as this interview explains. Founder Diana Foster explains why heritage matters in a rapidly changing urban environment of an area between King’s Cross and Euston Developments, and why we opened a museum. Filmed by… Continue reading Why heritage matters in a changing area
Art Socials
Art Socials – try a new skill! Meet new people, try out a ‘taster’ and hone your creative skills, in this friendly People’s Art Club – a fortnightly social art club. Try out an ‘art taster’ guided by an artist and meet new people in small groups at the museum – 6-9pm every other Wednesday. 28th January: Weaving Belonging with… Continue reading Art Socials
2025: A Year in Review
2025 was a major year for A Space for us as we launched two public realm artworks in Somers Town. Poetry in Lights We ended the year on high launching Poetry in Lights with artist Robert Montgomery. Here is a short film of the launch party with a walk in Chalton Street led by Robert… Continue reading 2025: A Year in Review
Poetry in Lights
Poetry in Lights was launched on Wednesday and we took a walk with Poet-artist Robert Montgomery along Chalton Street to see the installations – poems we worked on with inspiration from the local history and stories. Led pied Piper like by saxophonist Abbe, it was a magical walk. The evening ended at the end of… Continue reading Poetry in Lights
Housing for Euston
At the recent Housing for Euston’s Festival of Community-Powered Housing we presented a provocation on why our area’s social housing heritage: ‘why we should designate this a conservation area?‘ Camden Council is working on housing with the Euston Housing Delivery Group, set up by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to help deliver much-needed… Continue reading Housing for Euston
Youth Work Experience
We’re running a Half Term Youth Work experience this October from 2th-31st where you can create your own zine on burning issues, and get a day on a stall at a famous market. With help from professionals and archival research, it has expert input, with real-world tasks. Participants exercise their creativity, project work, time management… Continue reading Youth Work Experience