Islington Museum
Explore Islington’s stories of the people, the places and the ideas that created our borough. The Friends of Islington Museum support the museum in all its activities!
Get involved to learn about the borough’s hidden histories, explore our collections and learn about what makes Islington such a fascinating place to live, work, and play.
Islington Museum
Visit to explore Islington’s story through free exhibitions and programming.
Current Exhibition
Our Islington: Art of the Borough
Celebrating Islington’s artists, with chances to add your own creations. 12/09/24 – 12/01/24
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Islington Archives
Visit to do hands-on exploration of our archive of 100,000+ documents related to the borough.
Islington Heritage Projects
Learn about how we are conserving Islington’s heritage and bringing art to the borough.
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 3rd May to 9th May.
In early May the Battalion moves to El Shatt, and settles in before beginning a 7 day tour of duty and providing men to support defence work. On the 7th of May, the Rifles receive an order to provide 350 Officers and men, for a Desert Column. Date 3/5/16 Battalion parades 6.30am and proceeded by route…
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Family Fun this May Half Term!
Join us this half term for one of our exciting family events, below, or simply pop in to say hello and play in our toy and role play corners! Dance in Swan Lake 30th May, sessions at 10am and 11am. Under 5’s. Join us at Moreland Children’s Centre to take part in our special ballet…
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Under 5’s this Summer term!
Join us for our Messy Play and Storytelling sessions. We’ve got toys, role play, sensory stories and messy crafts for all, in a warm and welcoming space. Messy Play does get messy – don’t forget a change of clothes! Messy play: Radical Art 11th May 2017, 10am-11.30am Come and see our giant banners from the…
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The Finsbury Rifles, our local regiment
Who were the Finsbury Rifles? The Finsbury Rifles, or the 11th (County of London) Battalion, part of the London Regiment, was one of the many cogs in the large machine of Britain’s Armed Forces. It was a volunteer unit of the Territorial Force (a forerunner of today’s modern army reserve) which meant that they played a…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 26th April to 2nd May 1916.
This passage charts the busy life at camp, while the troops were stationed at Kubri, along the Suez Canal. We see much coming and going of Captains and Lieutenants, as they lead Advance Parties, return from hospital or even head to England. In the photo above we can see the proximity of the mess hut to the…
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