You are invited...

Our new exhibition 'Appy 'Ampstead: Celebration London's Playground opens at Burgh House on Wednesday 1st November, and we would love you to celebrate this with us. Between 6:30pm and 9pm on Wednesday 1st we will be hosting a free Private View Late. Have a drink, see the exhibition, meet a real-life Pearly King and enjoy a bit of good old-fashioned East End sing-song courtesy of Baz and Dave. If you haven't already, please RSVPinfo@burghhouse.org.uk or call 020 7431 0144

Curated by Burgh House intern and Museum Studies student Emily Spary, this exhibition will focus on Hampstead Heath 120 years on from the creation of the Hampstead Heath Protection Society (now the Heath and Hampstead Society), who aimed to preserve the natural beauty and social spaces of the Heath.

Exhibition runs
Wednesday 1 November -
Sunday 17 December

'Appy 'Ampstead:
Celebrating London's Playground

Thanks to efforts to keep it “open, unenclosed and unbuilt on”, the Heath has become central to recreation and relaxation in Hampstead.
The development of the railways in the 1860s transformed Hampstead into a destination for holidaymakers, who flocked here in their growing numbers.

From fairgrounds and donkey rides to ski jumps and skating, the charming pastimes of Hampstead’s residents and visitors will be explored through objects and artworks from our collection.

RSVP info@burghhouse.org.uk