Past events

Contact museum staff for further details at:
islington.museum@islington.gov.uk
or call 020 7527 2837

Current Exhibition

Our Islington: Art of the Borough is now open!

Visit the exhibition to:

  • get FREE exclusive pin-badge when you fill out a comment card
  • take home free art cards to show your friends, family, or us what your Islington looks like
  • check out other Islingtonian’s art, and find out how you can add your art to the exhibition

Discover how we use portraits to tell the world who we are, decorate our homes, and express ourselves. Featuring art shown exclusively at this talk. All welcome, no prior knowledge needed. Drop-in event.

Tuesday 24 September
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM


Join Storyteller Dani for an imaginative activity, featuring stories about our exhibition.
Suitable for under-5’s. Drop-in event.

Thursday 26 September
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM


Join artist Alaa Alsaraji to explore what community and belonging look like through gelli print
experiments. The first 17 people to sign up can add their art to the exhibition. No experience
needed, all materials will be provided. Sign-up needed, families welcome, materials provided.

Saturday 28th September
10:00 AM – 11:20 AM
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM


Past event: International Women’s Day 2022

Past exhibition: Islington’s Pride 2021 

Bob Crossman (right) pictured with his "consort" Martin McCloghry
Bob Crossman (right) pictured with his “consort” Martin McCloghry

An exhibition of the Islington’s Pride heritage project. Discover the colourful history of Islington and how one borough shaped the LGBTQ+ life and culture we know today. Featuring a range of archive material, oral history extracts, and our brand new interactive heritage map which you can also explore here!