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!
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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
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
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
Art in everyday life trail Launch
We launched a new heritage trail for Somers Town. The launch of a new heritage trail ‘Art in everyday life’ took place on Thursday 18th September, with a walk and panel discussion explaining about the project to reimagine artworks on estates of St Pancras Housing. We also hosted a walk and art workshop that Saturday with artist… Continue reading Art in everyday life trail Launch
A new heritage trail for Somers Town
A new heritage trail for Somers Town launches this September. Look out for a new artworks in Phoenix Road. Launch of new trail ‘Art in everyday life’ is a a contemporary reimagining of artworks on estates of the St Pancras housing. The artworks in the public realm are a contemporary reimagining of missing unique working class heritage, giving… Continue reading A new heritage trail for Somers Town
Great Festival!
Saturday’s Somers Town Festival proved grounds up initiatives can survive. Lover’s Rock Janet Kay headlined; and we saw old faces and new from the communities. The Museum held an open air exhibition of its community co-curated health work – with themes of housing and health; childhood and motherhood and wellbeing. A Youth Work experience group… Continue reading Great Festival!
2024 in Review
In 2024, the People’s Museum continued to preserve overlooked heritage and giving a voice to locals in a working class social housing area the midst of huge urban development. We ended with a commitment to work towards a conservation area on the basis of social housing – a theme in this election year. HOUSING IS… Continue reading 2024 in Review
What’s Your Story?
The People’s Museum has created a mural entitled ‘What’s Your Story’ which now covers the fence surrounding the Story Garden on Ossulston Street. The purpose of the mural is to celebrate social housing in Somers Town by commemorating the centenary of the St.Pancras Housing Association. The mural features quotes taken from interviews conducted by museum… Continue reading What’s Your Story?