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Nov
5
Wed
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 5 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
6
Thu
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 6 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
7
Fri
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 7 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
8
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
9
Sun
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 9 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
10
Mon
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 10 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
11
Tue
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 11 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
12
Wed
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 12 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
“What is to be Done” – A Russian Question. Talk by Lesley Chamberlain @ Highgate Society
Nov 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Churchill said it was riddle wrapped up in a mystery inside an enigma: can  we ever understand Russia? 

What is to be Done?’ is a question Russians have asked themselves many times over the last two centuries. Sharing their ideas over a lifetime of reading and writing, author Lesley Chamberlain spotlights the difficulties and asks whether there’s an answer.

Lesley Chamberlain studied Russian and German in England and was a Reuters correspondent in Moscow 1978-79 before embarking on a freelance career. While reviewing for many national and international publications and writing and broadcasting on BBC radio she has published over twenty books. They reflect approaches to Russia by way of food, literature, travel, history, philosophy and fiction. Titles include The Food and Cooking of RussiaMotherland A Philosophical History of Russia and most recently a novel The Mozhaisk Road Russian Heart of Darkness.

Nov
13
Thu
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 13 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
14
Fri
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 14 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 14 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
15
Sat
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 15 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 15 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
16
Sun
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 16 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 16 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Guided Walk: Historical Highgate with Jeska Harrington Gould @ Highgate Society
Nov 16 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Join local expert Jeska Harrington Gould for a guided walk exploring Highgate’s fascinating past. The walk will cover historic buildings and key locations around the centre of Highgate. Numbers are limited, so please reserve your place in advance.

Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Moominvalley in November @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
A New Musical
 
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins. 
 
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone. 
 
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience. 
 
A co-production between Nummulite and Chromolume—the in-house company at Upstairs at the Gatehouse behind In ClayRoad Show, and Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to YouMoominvalley in November was shortlisted for Mercury Musical Development’s BEAM 2025 showcase.
Praise for Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November:

“Genius” – Philip Pullman
 
“A heartwarming and melancholic tale” – The Greatest Books 
 
“Tove Jansson is a master” – Times Literary Supplement 
 
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval) 
Age Guidance: Suitable for a general audience aged 8+ 
 
Based on the novel by Tove Jansson 
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Hans Jacob Hoeglund
Nov
17
Mon
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
18
Tue
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 18 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
19
Wed
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 19 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 19 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
20
Thu
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 20 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
21
Fri
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 21 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition 2025 @ Lauderdale House
Nov 21 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Members of the Highgate Watercolour Group are welcoming visitors back to the beautiful historic setting of Lauderdale House, where 20 artists will exhibit around 200 framed works on paper at their 2025 exhibition.

The exhibition across two gallery floors will include artwork from the group’s visits across north London, painting en plein air in Highgate, Hampstead, Alexandra Palace, Holland Park and Central London, plus landscapes and seascapes from further afield. Expressive floral paintings, contemplative still lifes and abstracts will also be on show, with a small works section comprising miniature masterpieces at minimal prices. With diverse themes and a range of artistic styles, there will be something for all to enjoy.

Exhibiting Artists: Feroze Antia | Chris Baker | Freda Blayney | Maureen Bocking | Cathy Burkinshaw | Ruth Edwards | Jacqueline Freeman | Edmund Gordon | Peter Hassell | Ruijin Hu | Shirley Hodgson | John Lambie | Sue Lees | Brenda McDowell | Judith Pedersen | Maggie Pettigrew | Andrew Riley | Marilyn Southey | Morley Speed | Vanessa Whinney

IMPORTANT NOTICE The exhibition is scheduled to open daily from 12noon–4pm, however it is important to check with Lauderdale House before your visit, as the exhibition may be closed at short notice. Contact Lauderdale House on 020 8348 8716.

Nov
22
Sat
Adrian Hemming. The Shape of Memory @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 22 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Highgate Gallery in conjunction with The Wolf Collective is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Adrian Hemming.
This exhibition brings together a significant body of work spanning Hemming’s decades-long career,
including oil paintings, prints, drawings, and watercolours.
Known for his meditative landscapes and luminous handling of colour, Hemming’s practice invites viewers
to reflect on how memory shapes perception—and how the land itself becomes a repository of both
personal and collective experience.


The Shape of Memory engages deeply with themes drawn from cultural history and philosophy.
Echoing Simon Schama’s Landscape and Memory, the exhibition explores landscape not merely
as a backdrop, but as a force through which identity, myth, and memory are forged. Hemming’s
work also resonates with both Nietzsche and Proust’s reflections on conscious remembering in the
body, where memory is not only stored in the mind but experienced viscerally—through rhythm,
sensation, and image.
As noted in the late Professor Denis Cosgrove’s essay on Hemming, his landscapes are “charged with the
geography of emotion,” operating between place and psyche. Hemming’s canvases often blur the boundary
between inner and outer worlds, rendering terrain that is at once real and remembered, abstract and intimate.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to engage with the full emotional and intellectual range of
Hemming’s work—a practice deeply rooted in the poetics of place and the subtle architectures of memory.

Adrian Hemming at Highgate Gallery opening times:

Friday 14 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 15  & Sunday 16 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 November: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday 22  & Sunday 23 November: 10.00 – 16.00

Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November: 13.00 – 17.00

 

Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.