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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Art and Local History: create and explore with Islington Museum’s new class!
Local History and Art Class – 12.30-15.30 at Islington Museum. Saturday 20th May 2017 Saturday 10th June 2017 Saturday 8th July 2017 Unearth amazing local stories, explore archival material and make art in our relaxed and friendly new classes. Re-discover what makes this fascinating pocket of London so special, learn new skills and make friends over tea and…
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Family Days at Islington Museum: Art Now!
Join us this Easter and be inspired by our current exhibition, Art Now, have fun and learn creative skills as a family. Family Day: Beautiful Adornments Friday 7th April, 1.30pm – 3.30pm Be inspired by the beautiful colours, textures and patterns used by pupils to adorn jewellery, portraits, frames and sculptures. Then experiment with different materials and…
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Under 5’s at Islington Museum: Art Now!
Under 5s workshops Messy Play: a range of creative and messy crafts. Messy play is messy – bring a change of clothes! Under 5’s. £2 per child. Storytelling: join our interactive stories, explore historic objects and get creative! Under 5’s. £2 per child. For more information please contact Rebecca Campbell-Gay at rebecca.campbell-gay@islington.gov.uk or 020 7527…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 3rd February to 10th February 1916.
Once again, a snapshot of the repetition of camp life, with Route Marches, to maintain fitness and practice specific routes, alongside training, providing much of the activity. Here the men are stationed at Mena. Joe Guthrie, a machine gun Sargent in the Finsbury Rifles, produced an Oral History recording of his time at war, held…
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Finsbury Rifles, Away from the Western Front. 28th January to 2nd February 1916.
After a period at Sidi Bishr, near Alexandria, the Brigade receive news that they will be moving to Cairo in the next few days. This passage illustrates the preparations for this move. —————————————————————————————————————————————– Date 28/1/16 Brigade Route march. News received that Division would proceed to CAIRO during next few days. Date 29/1/16 Normal Routine. Battalion…
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