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Close up of 'Jar Of Flowers' by Walter Garry. Currently on display in the Peggy Jay Gallery, as part of 'The Art of Being' exhibition.

Greetings from Burgh House

With moments of sunshine and signs of spring, Burgh House is ready for the new season with a wonderful line-up of art, live music, and classes. This month on 11 April join art historian Ines Schlenker for what will be a fascinating insight into the work of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, to complement our current exhibition of her work. Scroll down to book your place for Ines' talk and many other events. Interested in discounted tickets? Join Burgh House as a member and take advantage of members' discounts, and 10% off in our shop and café.

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A message from the Chair of Trustees,  Sir Nigel Carrington

As many of you will know, Mark Francis stepped down as Director in early March, after twelve years at Burgh House. We are delighted to announce Angela Doane as our new Director.  Angela joins us from a long career in museums and heritage properties. She has worked for the V&A, Royal Museums Greenwich, the British Film Institute, Central Saint Martins, and also as a freelancer with the National Trust and Imperial War Museums. Additionally, Angela is a long-term local resident. She says "I've known and visited Burgh House as a beautiful place and community hub for many years. It's a pleasure to help ensure it continues to be enjoyable, accessible, and preserved for everyone." Please join us in welcoming Angela as part of the Burgh House team.

Learn more about Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

Join us for Ines Schlenker's talk on Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Thur 11 April, 7pm

As part of the programming around our Marie-Louise von Motesiczky exhibition, we welcome Ines Schlenker, author of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky 1906-1996. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, to speak about the artist’s life and work. Kindly funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.

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Portrait Club Fri 31 May, 11am and 2pm

Portrait Club is an opportunity to challenge yourself with a range of quick and fun drawing exercises - and to make some portraits of your very own loved ones! Perfect for those of you itching for something creative to do this half term. This workshop is for children aged 7+ and an accompanying adult.

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Live Music on Sundays

Vermeer Chamber Concerts: Love and Other Drugs Sun 21 April, 7pm

With her multi-genre talents spanning jazz, opera, and acting, prepare for a wild ride through some mood-altering (musical) states with Roza Herwig! Programme includes Debussy, Gershwin, Mahler, Piazzolla, Vivaldi, and much more.

More information and tickets here

Trio Altamira Lunchtime Recital Sun 28 April, 1pm

International young musicians Salome Jordania, (piano), Vasco Ferrão (cello) and Malena Benavent-Gimeno (violin), from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, perform a contrasting programme comprising works of Mendelssohn and Shostakovich. Both of whom take us through sparkling emotional journeys, using music to illustrate imaginary landscapes. Having lived in different time periods and divergent socio-political climates, each of the composers uses various musical techniques to reflect on their individual perspectives.

Tickets here

Movement Classes

Awareness Through Movement - Three Week Series: Front and Back in Harmony Fridays at 9.30am: 19 April, 26 April, 10 May

Join Ana for a three-week movement class that promotes positive wellbeing, using the Feldenkrais method. Start your day by moving effortlessly, while paying attention to your sensations. The three classes will pay attention to improving posture and balance, to help you sit and move with more comfort and ease, and free your breathing. Broadly beneficial and appropriate for people of all ages, interests, and abilities.

Feldenkrais with Ana

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Yoga with Em Weekly on Thursdays and Sundays

Thursdays, 10.30am: Yoga Gently A restorative, slow-flowing class which gently mobilises the body and relaxes the mind. Suitable for students of any age and experience who wish to practise gently and unwind fully.   Sundays, 9.15am: Vinyasa Flow An uplifting, slow-flowing class, uniting breath and movement to explore areas of tension and deeply relax mind, body, and soul.

Head to Em's website to book your space

Pilates Workshop Sun 21 April, 1pm

Join Sabrina for a Pilates class focusing on improving your pelvic floor. The session includes a 30-minute information session relating to the anatomy of the pelvic floor, its functions and its disfunctions, tips on how to transform your pelvic floor through a series of simple exercises, and 60-minute gentle Pilates session focusing on core muscles.  Suitable for all levels and abilities. Bring your own mat.

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Burgh House Exhibitions

Marie-Louise von Motesiczky: (in)Visible Women On until 15 December

'The Magic Fish' (1956), Marie-Louise von Motesiczky

Motesiczky’s vibrant expressionist paintings give presence to the rich everyday lives of women as friends, lovers, carers, at work, and at leisure. Poignant, witty, and sometimes unsettling, these works range from the literal everyday to fantastical explorations of inner feelings.  Funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.

About Women: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm Until 15 December

'Venice' (1986), Dorothy Bohm

For over seven decades, Dorothy Bohm recorded the changing lives of women across the globe in her intimate, candid photographs. This centenary exhibition is the first to focus on Bohm’s warm, wry, and powerful depictions of womanhood. Bohm came to the UK in 1939 as a child refugee from Nazism. She settled in Hampstead in the late 1950s, which remained her home for the rest of her life. This exhibition is in collaboration with Dorothy's daughter, art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen.

Peggy Jay Gallery

The Art of Being Until 7 April 2024