What’s on

Theatre
The Little Gift

Sunday 20 January

An old soul lives alone.
He likes it that way.
It’s quieter and safer.
One day, a surprise visitor plants a little seed of hope and turns this lonely life upside down.
Exhibitions
Lecture: Gilman's Women

Tuesday 22 January

Art historian Wendy Baron introduces the lives of some of Gilman’s female sitters and considers how they interacted with the artist as models.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour - Things from Home

Wednesday 23 January

An introduction to the Things from Home exhibition by Katrin Moye.
Take Part & Learn
Paint Your Park: Winter Challenge

Thursday 24 January

Do you paint for pleasure? Why not come and join us and use Highfields Park as inspiration to create a piece of art.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour - Harold Gilman: Beyond Camden Town

Friday 25 January

With Ruth Lewis-Jones, Learning Officer (Galleries)
Theatre
Going Home

Sunday 27 January

A rehearsed, script-in-hand reading of Nigel McCrery’s first play for the stage. Going Home focuses on the fate of Jews in the Nazi Holocaust, and tells a survivor’s story when he returns to his village in 1945.
Take Part & Learn
Mixed Media Wallpaper

Sunday 27 January

Join Debbie Bryan to see demonstrations of papercutting, printing, pencil transfer and gilding.
Take Part & Learn
Big Birdwatch

Monday 28 January

Big Birdwatch is the world’s biggest bird survey, providing us with a vital snapshot of the UK’s birds each winter.
Museum
Archaeology NOW - The Story behind the BM BP Exhibition: Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia

Tuesday 29 January

This illustrated talk by the curator of the British Museum BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia will look at how and why the British Museum came to do this exhibition.
Exhibitions
Lecture: Harold Gilman and the Camden Town Group

Wednesday 30 January

Art historian Robert Upstone examines Gilman’s work within the context of the Camden Town Group phenomenon.
Music
Mats Eilertsen Trio

Wednesday 30 January

Eilertsen, one of the finest bass players on the jazz scene today, has a lyrical way of treating the bass, balancing solidity and experimental approaches while constantly searching for new sounds.
Exhibitions
Gallery Tour - Harold Gilman: Beyond Camden Town

Thursday 31 January

With New Perspectives