The People’s Museum has made the front page of the esteemed Camden New Journal with our story of retrieving the ‘missing’ 1930s Gilbert Bayes artwork: Stolen art back from the USA. The Somers Town People’s Museum – known as A Space For Us, and based in Phoenix Road – raised thousands of pounds to bid… Continue reading Stolen art back from the USA!
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The 1980s!
The 1980s are back – at our museum this February – the month of strikes, protest and a book launch – Badgeland!
We are recruiting!
Museum Promoter Help develop a Museum! Part–time role one year with extension possible for a museum / arts marketing professional An exciting opportunity for an energetic individual with audience development skills Do you spot opportunities and make connections?Are you a doer? Make a big difference to a small organisation Join us in this exciting phase… Continue reading We are recruiting!
Our Events in JUNE LFA 2022
The People’s Museum Somers Town is part of the London Festival of Architecture – we’ve a full programme of events on its themes of ACT Social Justice. We will offer Free Friday Curated lates and Wednesday Lunchtime Social Justice walks. Please note: we always have a low income option on all paid events: many of these are… Continue reading Our Events in JUNE LFA 2022
The Somers Town Mural
Who would you put on a new mural of Somers Town? We want your ideas. We will be working with youth from April onwards to design a mural to go onto the hoardings around Phoenix Road. We will be painting every Saturday morning in June so it’s ready by July. We’re also setting up a… Continue reading The Somers Town Mural
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and we hope it’s going to be a better 2022. That’s the timing of our official launch of the Somers Town Museum – A Space for Us. Some of the history we will cover in the year to come.
Community Pop up
Our pop up went well. The Social Justice Walks were well attended – a look at Black Activism, in a week Cecli Rhodes name was erased from the block of flats – renamed Parkview.
Join in this week!
There is lots going on this week: lunchtime walks on huge social justice themes and find out how you could shape our museum in Wednesday’s meeting. Walks – Founders of Feminism starts at 1pm; and Black Activism at Wednesday 22nd September 1.30pm. To be sure of a ticket, please book online: Feminism and Black Activism.… Continue reading Join in this week!
Activism Walks!
Lunchtime walks!
CALL OUT: Steering group members
Are you a local resident with strong ties to your local community? Are you interested in our history? Do you want to see a museum representing the amazing social reformers and history of Somers Town and St Pancras areas past and present? Then, we are looking for you! We are starting a Steering Group made… Continue reading CALL OUT: Steering group members