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Grade I-listed 1704 Queen Anne-era art gallery, museum, and events venue (music, talks, wellbeing, weddings, private parties etc.) in Hampstead.
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Cafe Open Wednesday to Sunday for Brunch, lunch and afternoon tea. Bookings not taken.

02/06/2026

Introducing our next Peggy Jay Gallery Exhibition - Responsa Foundation: This Love ✨

‘This Love’ is a group exhibition presented by the Responsa Foundation who invited artists to explore the myriad meanings of the word love. From intimate bonds to universal connections, the exhibition brings together diverse artistic and unique responses reflecting how love shapes relationships with people, places, objects, and to moments in time.

🕰️ Wednesday 3 June - Sunday 21 June 2026
Wed - Fri & Sun, 10am-4pm
Please note the House will close at 2pm on Friday 5 June, and 1pm on Friday 12 June.
🎟️ Free entry!

The Peggy Jay Gallery is our community gallery, hosting a rolling programme of exhibitions curated by people and organisations who have chosen to hire our space. If you are interested in putting on a show at Burgh House please visit our website for further information.

31/05/2026

Curator's Talk: Painting the Past - Nostalgia and Illustrators of Hampstead ✨

Join Assistant Curator Helen Woollison, for a free talk exploring how artists Kate Greenaway, Mary Hill and Helen Allingham used nostalgia as a commercial tool.

🕰️ Thursday 11 June, 1:30pm
🎟️ Free, but booking required! See website for details and booking link. Tickets are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Part of a series of free lunchtime talks led by our Curatorial team. Further dates in the series include:

Wednesday 3 June - Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985)
Wednesday 8 July - Hampstead Vanished and Imagined
Thursday 30 July - Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead
Wednesday 12 August - Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985)
Wednesday 9 September - Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead
Wednesday 16 September - Hampstead Vanished and Imagined
Wednesday 14 October - Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985)

29/05/2026

This months Curator’s Object is The Pearly Queen of Hampstead ✨

This Pearly Queen Toby Jug is sat on a basket, holding an oyster with pearls in her hand and her skirt says, 'Happy Hampstead'. A Toby Jug, sometimes called a fillpot or philpot, is a pottery jug in the form of a person. They are made from earthenware, stoneware, or porcelain, and are usually hand-painted.

Pearly Kings and Queens are a charitable tradition of working-class culture in London. The Pearly King and Queen of Hampstead in the early 20th century were Bert and Rebecca Matthews who lived in the area, including in New End, from 1902. Their two children took over the tradition after the couple had achieved 60 years as pearlys, raising thousands of pounds for local charities.

Visit us to see more of our wonderful collection:
🕰️ Wed - Fri & Sun, 10am-4pm
🎟️ Free entry!

27/05/2026

Join us for a free lunchtime talk at Burgh House ☀️

Curator Amy Miller will introduce the work of Donald Towner, an artist who spent 50 years in Hampstead capturing its streets, greenery and lost views.

This talk will take place in the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Gallery.

🕰️ Wednesday 3 June, 1:30pm
🎟️ Free but booking required

Part of a series of free lunchtime talks led by our Curatorial team. Further dates in the series as follows:

Thursday 11 June - Painting the Past - Nostalgia and Illustrators of Hampstead
Wednesday 8 July - Hampstead Vanished and Imagined
Thursday 30 July - Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead
Wednesday 12 August - Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985)
Wednesday 9 September - Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead
Wednesday 16 September - Hampstead Vanished and Imagined
Wednesday 14 October - Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985)

25/05/2026

We are open! Come and visit us this Bank Holiday ☀️

House Open:
10am-4pm

Café Open:
10am-5pm

Exhibitions include:
Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 - 1985)
Hampstead Vanished and Imagined
Hampstead Artists, Residents, and History
Women Artists of Hampstead
Burgh House Young Curators’ Club
FORTY: Recent Portraits by Jonathan Shekon Chan (Peggy Jay Gallery)

We look forward to welcoming you!

22/05/2026

This summer, step into Hampstead’s past with our new series of guided walking tours from Burgh House.

Led by historian and Curator Carol Seigel, each walk explores a different side of local life, inspired by our current exhibitions.

Taking place next week: Women Artists in Hampstead 🎨
Discover the stories of Helen Allingham, Kate Greenaway, Milein Cosman, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky and more.

🕰️ Wednesday 27 May, 11am
🎟️ £10 / £8 (members & under-25s)

Upcoming walks:
• Painters in Hampstead – 25 June
• Hampstead Vanished & Imagined – 22 July
• Women Artists in Hampstead – 23 September

Maximum 12 people per walk, so please book early. The tour will start and end at Burgh House, lasting approximately 90 minutes.

Image: Self Portrait in Blue by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky.

21/05/2026

Burgh House presents Sunday Sounds, our recital series showcasing emerging musicians 🎶

Join The Domani String Quartet for a recital of Mozart and Beethoven.

We recommend buying tickets in advance to avoid disappointment, although purchasing on the door is also possible if there are tickets left.

🕰️ Sunday 24 May, 1pm
🎟️ £7 / £5 for Burgh House members and under-25s

19/05/2026

Introducing our next Peggy Jay Gallery Exhibition - FORTY: Recent Portraits by Jonathan Shekon Chan ✨

Jonathan's work is firmly rooted in the figurative tradition of exploring light and form through rigorous observation and drawing, together with an entirely contemporary freedom in his use of colour and application of paint.

🕰️ Wednesday 20 May - Sunday 31 May 2026
Wed - Fri & Sun, 10am-4pm
🎟️ Free entry!

The Peggy Jay Gallery is our community gallery, hosting a rolling programme of exhibitions curated by people and organisations who have chosen to hire our space. If you are interested in putting on a show at Burgh House please visit our website for further information.

16/05/2026

✨ Upcoming Talk at Burgh House ✨

Join Curator Amy Miller for a free talk exploring the work and legacy of Donald Towner, the subject of our major exhibition for 2026.

Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Towner moved to Hampstead in the late 1920's eventually settling on Church Row, where he would live for the next 50 years. He was part of a convivial group of artists and writers, and his work often conjured an idyll of summer days and lush greenery that set off the architecture of Old Hampstead. His paintings also record changes capturing what are now lost views.

This talk will take place in the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Gallery.

🕰️ Wednesday 3 June, 1:30pm
🎟️ Free but booking required

Part of a series of free lunchtime talks led by our Curatorial team. Further dates in the series as follows:

Painting the Past - Nostalgia and Illustrators of Hampstead (Thursday 11 June)
Hampstead Vanished and Imagined (Wednesday 8 July)
Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead (Thursday 30 July)
Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985) (Wednesday 12 August)
Cloudscapes and Cottages: John Constable in Hampstead (Wednesday 9 September)
Hampstead Vanished and Imagined (Wednesday 16 September)
Amongst the Trees and Terraces: Donald Chisholm Towner (1903 – 1985) (Wednesday 14 October)

15/05/2026

Please see our updated opening hours for Friday 15 May 2026, as the House will be closing early for a private event.

We look forward to welcoming you! ✨

Address

Burgh House, New End Square, Hampstead
London
NW31LT

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+442074310144

Website

http://burghhouse.org.uk/

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