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Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA; Tel: 020 7739 9893
Geffrye's gardens late summer - photograph John A Neligan
The schedule includes events ranging from live music and garden-themed family evenings to expert room talks. Alison Lightbown, Head of the Geffrye’s education department, comments: “ This exciting development allows us to provide access for a very broad range of people, from schoolchildren to office workers, who are unable to visit during the normal day-time hours. The diversity and liveliness of our target crowd is reflected in the schedule that we have put together.”
Thursday 2 August: Garden family evening
The Geffrye’s late-night events programme kicks off with this summer family evening. Activities include a special garden-themed children’s craft workshop, quizzes and live music from soprano Clare Graydon James.
Thursday 4 October: Mid century style and home life
This expert room talk explores the social, historical and design background of the typical living room in the middle of the 20th century (British sign language interpreted.) Live jazz duo.
Thursday 1 November: Home and Garden
This talk by a curator explores the images, meanings and stories behind paintings from Part 4 of the ground-breaking Home and Garden exhibition. Live jazz duo.
Thursday 6 December: Find your Festive Spirit
This annual evening extravaganza, this year focusing on ‘Christmas Present and Future’, is a favourite with Geffrye visitors. Activities include seasonal music performed by one of London’s leading choirs, a period room talk and a family craft workshop. Seasonal food available in the restaurant.
Thursday 7 February 2008: Mr Pepys learns to dance
Members of the Nonsuch History and Dance Company will be performing throughout the evening, taking inspiration from the diary of Samuel Pepys, who wrote of his jealousy when his young wife requests to have private lessons with a dancing master.
See http://www.firstthursdays.co.uk/ for more details.
For further information or images, please contact Nancy Loader, PR and Press Officer, on 020 7739 9893 ornloader@geffrye-museum.org.uk.
07 January 2008
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