London Shh - Small historic houses

27 January - 02 March 2010

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Course:Recording Life Stories, Capture the Hidden Past

An introductory course on collecting oral histories led by oral historian Verusca Calabria.  Learn how to capture people’s memories for posterity, become familiar with digital recording methods, and how to preserve the recordings.  At the end of the course you will have gained experience of the theory and practice of life history interviewing and will have the confidence to carry out your own interviews.

Time: 6-9pm for six weeks from 27th January 2010

Cost: Standard rate £180, concession rate £140.

For queries and bookings contact:

Verusca Calabria

e. verusca@oralhistorymatters.co.uk,

t. 0779 1092850.

25 February - 02 May 2010

Exhibitions

Andy Hope 1930 at the Freud

Andreas Hofer has created a new series of works for Sigmund Freud’s house that includes paintings, collages, sculptures and site-specific installations. The exhibition’s title relates to the name and date Hofer often signs his work. The name is a kind of alter-ego, while 1930 is a significant date since it was during the major economic and political crises in twentieth century Europe and marked a shift in the history of modern art with its avant-garde movements.

That same year Sigmund Freud was living in Vienna, and wrote the book, ‘Civilization and Its Discontents’. This argues that violence is inherent in human nature, what Freud calls "the inclination toward aggression". After Hitler invaded Austria, Freud and his family, who were Jewish, witnessed violent anti-Semitism and eventually fled to London in 1938.

Curated by James Putnam.

02 March 2010

Talks

Shared Churches, Private Chapels, or Regular Commutes: Arrangements for Dissenting Worship in Early Modern Europe

One of the most pressing questions for religiously mixed communities in the early modern era was where different religious groups would be allowed to worship.  This talk by Dr Ben Kaplan of UCL explores the various physical arrangements made for dissenting worship in England and Europe in the wake of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. 

Time: 7pm

Tickets: £8/ £6 Friends of Burgh House

Booking: 0207 431 0144, info@burghhouse.org.uk

04 March 2010

Talks

Lifelines with Andrew Sachs

7pm for 7.30pm

Born in Berlin, Sachs family moved to England when he was eight to escape the Nazi persecution and settled in North London.  He made his screen debut in 1959 in the film The Night We Dropped a Clanger. He then appeared in numerous TV series and is perhaps best known for his role as Manuel, in Fawlty Towers for which he was BAFTA-nominated. He is now frequently heard as a narrator of television and radio documentaries

£12, Friends of BH £10.  Add £18 for the delicious supper afterwards inc wine
Advance booking essential. T. 0207 431 0144, E. info@burghhouse.org.uk
 

10 March 2010

Talks

Lady Reid Lecture- Franklin in Portraiture

During his long years in London, Franklin sat for many portraits including the famous likeness painted by David Martin in 1766, commissioned by Scottish merchant and Franklin friend, Robert Alexander.  The talk will look at what this portrait and others of the period 'say' about Franklin and encompass Franklin's connection to 18^th century London art - including as a member of the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufacture - and artists like Benjamin West, who himself had ties to Pennsylvania.

Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm

Tickets: £5/£3.50 Friends and concessions, includes refreshments

Booking: Email info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org or phone +44(0)20 7839 2006

18 - 19 March 2010

Other

The Famous Fanny Burney

Performed by Karin Fernald
Frances Burney (1752-1840), Jane Austen's most admired authoress, is best known to later generations for her journals, letters and her first novel EVELINA. Her journals offer a witty, perceptive and highly personal view of life in late l8th-century London.
"Full of lively humour and much graced by the personality of the actress" Harold Atkins, Daily Telegraph
The performance lasts approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes
£15/£13 concessions, includes a glass of wine following the performance
For more information click here or email us here or phone 020 7353 3745

22 March 2010

Talks

Franklin and his Craven Street Gazette

Founding Director, Dr Márcia Balisciano will explore the real and the fictional in Franklin's Craven Street Gazette, his charming tale of life at his London lodgings.

Time: 1pm-2pm

Tickets: £5/3.50 Friends and concessions

Booking: +44(0)20 7839 2006