We’re proud to take part in Open House London 2023 with a wealth of events, free and radical and a special Women in Social housing & Architecture Panel Discussion.
Category: Event
Family History
Event casts a light on conditions of the poor in St Pancras… rent rises by Kensington landlords to Notice to quit – life was on an edge.
Euston Fire Station Book Launch
A unique event with ex-firefighter Micheal Pinchon took us to the Grade 2 listed Euston Fire Station
‘Save Our Art!’ Open Day
A review of our ‘Save our Art’ day on April 1st at the People’s Museum – A Space for us: Somers Town
Saturday Open Day – see Somers Town’s stolen art!
Discover the secret history of Somers Town’s lost art on Saturday at our fun Open Day
Untold Stories Grant win for Somers Town!
We win a grant to restore working class heritage to Somers Town -Untold Stories
Stolen art back from the USA!
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!
Book Launch: Black radicals
Author Theo Williams is giving a talk at the People’s Museum on the 7th December on how black radicals transformed socialist politics in Britain in the years before decolonisation. His book shows Making the Revolution Global shows how African and Caribbean activist-intellectuals, such as Amy Ashwood Garvey, C.L.R. James, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah and George Padmore,… Continue reading Book Launch: Black radicals
Steve Denholm RIP
Stephen Denholm, who passed away this week, was a buddhist, a man who made a huge difference to Somers Town by founding and running the Festival of Cultures for 20 years, and someone whose presence added to life of all who encountered him. A rare being, he made time for those whose voices don’t get… Continue reading Steve Denholm RIP
Black history Zine + Walk
Learn with our events for Black history month this week!