Public Programme 2019
Tickets for events are available online on the Eventbrite
website.
Ticket prices include admission to the house (and the
garden during summer time)
Please note that there are no concessions for public events at
Leighton House Museum.
For bookings enquiries please email museums@rbkc.gov.uk or call +44
(0) 20 7471 9153
BOOK LAUNCH: FLAMING DENE
BY EILAT NEGEV AND YEHUDA KOREN
Monday 16 September, 7 - 8:30pm; doors open at
6:30pm
£15; includes a complimentary drink on
arrival
Coming from very different social classes, the relationship
between Leighton and Dorothy Dene was complex for both social and
psychological reasons. In Flaming Dene, authors Negev and
Koren trace Dorothy’s life, from her humble background into her
shoot into stardom and speculates why Pygmalion never married his
Galatea.
BOOK TICKETS: Flaming Dene
SCREENING SERIES: CINEMA FOR
SYRIA
In aid of Hands Up
Foundation
25 September, 23 October, 20 November 6:30 -
9pm
£15; includes a complimentary drink on arrival, access
to the museum and screening
The programme, curated by award-winning director Soudade Kaadan,
is an enchanted journey showcasing the talents of Syrian filmmakers
despite the challenges they face in a country shattered by violent
conflict.
FULL
PROGRAME AND TICKETS
DRINK & DRAW IN LEIGHTON'S
STUDIO
Tuesday 1 October and Wednesday 13 November, 6:30 -
9pm
£20; includes a complimentary drink on arrival, access
to the museum and tutored session
Following a sell-out run the last season, Leighton House
Museum, in collaboration with London Fine Art
Studios, hosts a new series of Drink & Draw sessions
that unite music, fine art and a tasting experience.
BOOK TICKETS: Drink & Draw
REVIVING THE ANCIENT OR
STEPPING OUT OF ITS SHADOW? THE BIRTH OF MODERN ART IN
EGYPT
With specialist Yasmine
Dorghamy and British Museum curator Venetia
Porter
Wednesday 27 November, 7-
8:30pm; doors open at 6:30pm
£15; includes a complimentary
drink on arrival
A talk to explore the rise and evolution of
contemporary Egyptian art - its inspirations, influences, and
protagonists, followed by a debate and Q&A.
Free Events
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY
WORKSHOPS
FREE
Tuesdays 17 September, 15 October, 19 November, 11am –
1pm
A new series of Dementia friendly
workshops exploring connections between visual art and music at
Leighton House Museum. A unique opportunity for people living with
early stage dementia and their care supporters to take part in
creative activities discovering the art and the stories of Frederic
Leighton’s home.
Download full programme
here (133KB) [PDF]
To reserve your place please email Jana at
jana.hagaralova@rbkc.gov.uk
OPEN
HOUSE LONDON
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22
September
FREE entry
Visit Leighton House Museum for free during the Open House
London weekend. Pre-Booking is not required.
MORE
INFORMATION
SILVER SUNDAY
Sunday 6 October
FREE ENTRY*
Enjoy a programme of musical performance by The
Salomé Quartet (drop-in) and costumed guided
tours(pre-book) of Leighton’s private palace of art.
*Entry is free - attendees will need to present a copy of the
Silver Sunday brochure or a printed copy of the online listing to
be granted free entry.
REGISTER FOR FREE COSTUMED TOURS
A DIFFERENT WAY OF SEEING:
THE OTTOMAN CITY VIEWS AND TOPOGRAPHIC PAINTINGS OF MATRAKÇI
NASUH
By Assoc. Prof. Filiz ADIGÜZEL
TOPRAK. In collaboration with Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London
Thursday 24 October, 7-8:30pm; doors open at
6:30pm
FREE entry
City views and topographic paintings had been one of the
most distinctive features of 16th century Ottoman manuscript
illustration.
This talk examines the
illustrations of a group of manuscripts composed between the 1530s
and 1550s by Matrakçı Nasuh, the famous 16th century Ottoman
polymath who excelled in martial arts, mathematics, painting and
literature.
REGISTER TO ATTEND
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our E-newsletter for updates on our programme for Autumn -
Winter
Family Fun at Leighton House Museum
Join our family programme and special
events for children at Leighton House Museum, a unique and
opulent Victorian palace of art.
Explore the full
programme.
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage
Fund
