Saturday 16 January 2021

Burgh House & Hampstead Museum - Exhibitions, online celebrations, cake and more! 🎉

 

We have been really touched by the number of our lovely members who have not only renewed their memberships this year but have included an extra donation to Burgh House!
It truly means the world to us; every donation helps keep us going through this tough period so we can reopen for free when restrictions are lifted.
You can join as a member for just £20 a year and in return, you'll not only be helping support the house, exhibitions and education programme but you'll receive the following:
  • 10% off in the Burgh House Cafe (you can use it now with our outdoor takeaway!)
  • 10% off in the Burgh House shop (we will be offering an additional discount when we reopen as a thank you to our members for their ongoing support!)
And when our events programme is back up and running:
  • Our What's On guide in the post
  • Our members only newsletter, The 1704
  • Discounted admission to select events including our incredibly popular Lifelines talk series. Previous speakers have included Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir John Tusa, Ricky Gervais, Nicole Farhi, Keir Starmer and Mike Leigh 
  • Invitations to private views for exhibitions
Image: Annie Bradney
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Burgh House Chinese New Year Online Celebration

Sunday 21 February, 11am-2pm

Sign up for our online Chinese New Year Celebration for a chance to win a Burgh House family membership worth £35!
You can find the benefits here. We will be celebrating the Chinese New Year of the OX on Sunday the 21st February at 11am. Don't miss out a day full of online activities for all ages and that you can join live!
 
11:00 Happy Chinese New Year!
11:15 -11:45 Live Chinese greeting and song, Chinese calligraphy to write "福" (good luck in Chinese)
11:45 -12:15 Sishu School and Burgh House
12.30 -13:00 Ox Clay making
13:00 -13:30 Live Kung Fu show 
13:30 -14:00 Fancy Chinese art and craft making 
 
The first 15 families living in North London that sign up for the event will receive a set of art materials to join our 'fancy Chinese art and craft making' activity with the amazing teachers from Sishu School.
 
Event in collaboration with Sishu Chinese School
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Object of the Month:

Burford Close (1931), Randolph Schwabe (1885-1948)

2016.46
As we make our way into the new year, it’s difficult not to notice that things are very different to our usual norm. However, some things just don’t change, like the crisp, cold January weather, as depicted in our Object of the Month. ‘Burford Close’ is a watercolour painting by Randolph Schwabe, whose work is currently on display in our exhibition, ‘A Nest of Gentle Artists’. As the current restrictions mean that you can’t see this panting in person, we’re bringing it to you at home!
A professor at the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London from 1930 until his death in 1948, Schwabe served as an official war artist during the First and Second World Wars, often capturing scenes of destruction and chaos, including the ruins of Coventry Cathedral and Chelsea Pensioner’s Hospital. Schwabe was also greatly attracted to drawing buildings and byways; at the time of his painting Burford Close in January 1931 it was about to be demolished. By using cool tones Schwabe depicts a cold January day, giving his viewers a feeling of a chill, and depicts an air of tranquillity during the interwar period that contrasts with his war commissions.
The hushed and chilly streets in this painting are a familiar sight for many today. Here at Burgh House, we look forward to a time when it’s safe to venture out into the streets of Hampstead again; even more, we can’t wait to welcome you back to our museum and continue to share our collection with you!
Image: Randolph Schwabe (1885-1948), Burford Close, watercolour on paper, 1931
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How well do you know the Covid rules?

With the constantly changing rules, it's difficult to keep track with what is and isn't allowed during lockdown.
Find out how much you know with the BBC quiz below and see if you can spot Burgh House...!
BBC Quiz

Open for Takeaway!

Our lovely cafe is still offering takeaway during lockdown with an incredible selection of cakes, hot food and drinks. We are operating on a one in, one out system under the Pavilion to allow for social distancing and help keep staff and customers safe.
Remember to bring your membership card and claim your 10% discount!

Opening hours:

Wed, Thu, Fri - 10am-5pm
Sat & Sun - 9:30am-5:30pm

Our beautiful Pavilion was made possible by the incredibly generous support of Osbornes Law. We have collaborated on previous events with Osbornes Law at Burgh House, and we are really appreciative of their continuous support.

“Osbornes Law have captured the magic of keeping the customer service levels of a smaller firm whilst having all the expertise and power of the biggest firms.” Legal 500 2021

To find out more about us visit www.osborneslaw.com

Weddings in 2021

Happy New Year on behalf of us all at Burgh House. We would also like to wish a huge congratulations to all newly engaged couples, what a lovely and positive event to have in the diary during these times!
 
At Burgh House we are keeping very busy booking in house showrounds with couples from March 2021 onwards to give tours of the beautiful music room and explain in further detail how the wonderful weddings take place here.

Should you have any questions or would like to find out more about our ceremonies and receptions, please feel free to email our deputy Director Victor Hall.
To a positive and healthy 2021!

Image: The Curries
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Family Challenges

Our families at Burgh House are very important to us, and during 2020 we released a wonderful set of videos with activities that you can enjoy creating with your little ones, using simple materials that you can find around your home.
Crafts vary from drawing and painting to clay making and others. You can find our videos below, we love seeing your creations!
Share them with us on social media @Burghhouse1704 #fromhouse2house
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Art in Adversity:

Colouring in Burgh House

Our online exhibition Art in Adversity is still live for you to enjoy!
In June 2020, as lockdown restrictions in the UK began to ease, we invited our community to tell us about the creative projects they had produced during the Covid-19 pandemic. We wanted to understand the impact of the lockdown on our local residents, and how they had been using art during this time. We learnt that art and creativity has served as a valuable tool for many in the pursuit of happiness, understanding and purpose during this difficult and isolating period.

Some of our brilliant contributors have also made some excellent guides for creative projects during lockdown! If you're in need of a little mindfulness, download and colour in this lovely image of Burgh House created by our fantastic (and very talented) Curatorial Intern Ffion.
Image: Burgh House Drawing © Ffion Boyd

Colouring in Burgh House
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Wild Lands

As we moved into Tier 4 in December, Tess Recordon's beautiful exhibition Wild Lands was sadly forced to close early. Here you can read a bit more about her exhibition and see a few more of her amazing paintings. If you're interested in purchasing any of Tess's work you can contact her via her website

From rainbow coloured rocks in the Atacama desert, glaciers in Patagonia to soggy autumn Lake District vistas, it the boundless unexpected drama and beauty of landscape that continues to inspire Recordon’s work.

‘My work is an exploration of the recollections from these journeys.  I work solely from memory (no sketches or snaps) to re-imagine landscapes Ive walked in.

My techniques are unusual in that I never use a brush to make marks or lines.  Paint is poured from jars and manipulated by tipping the canvas.  Layers of colour build up to add depth, movement and intensity. I constantly explore and push for new effects to capture the soul and essence of a place without the constraints of style. Each painting is therefore unique and specific to a place. 

Whether the paint is poured, pigment added, sanded off or re-applied, the artistic process is not hidden from the viewer and can be seen under the final surface. 

Though tangible, the landscapes leave much to the viewers imagination.

 

Tess Recordon studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art (now part of the University of the Arts London).   Since graduating in 1991, Tess has worked as a professional painter.  Represented by galleries and agents in Cambridge, London and Cornwall. She often works to a large scale for public and designer led commissions in Government offices, Universities and Hospitals and also for the Hotel industry, corporate and private clients.

Tess was the first Artist in Residence at Burgh House in 2016!

www.tessrecordon.com
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How you can help
Closing the house has had a significant, detrimental financial impact on Burgh House.
As a self-funded charity, we rely on our events to keep the house open.
If you aren't already a member, please consider joining up!
We will be keeping in regular contact during the closure period and every donation no matter how small will make a huge difference to us. Thank you.
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