About the Garden Museum
The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection, temporary exhibitions, events and garden.
Visitors will also see a permanent display of paintings, tools, ephemera and historic artefacts: a glimpse into the uniquely British love affair with gardens.
Whether you are an enthusiastic amateur gardener, more of a specialist or someone with a passion for museums, history or architecture, the Museum has something for you.
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"Substance over style at its very best" 😊
Looks like Eater London has discovered one of our favourite hidden gems - the glorious Garden Cafe at the Garden Museum!
Truly an urban oasis serving some of the best contemporary British cooking in the city
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Englantilaiset puutarhat - tykkäätkö? 🌿
Mitä englantilainen puutarha, The English Garden, sulle tarkoittaa?
Englantilainen tyyli syntyi jo 1700-luvullla vastapainoksi Ranskasta ja Italiasta tulleelle, hyvin tarkalle ja harkitulle, formaalille puutarhatyylille.
Maisema sai liittyä luontoon, puutarhaa tai puistoa ei tarvinnut rajata. Muodot olivat luonnollisia.
Mentiin kohti rennompaa. Ja entistä rennompaa, kun muotiin tuli 1800-luvun lopussa Arts &
Crafts, joka salli hulluttelun ja luovat ratkaisut ja myös puutarhan omistajien sekaantumisen
puutarhanhoitoon😊
Rentoa on myös Cottage Garden- sekaisin perennoja, pensaita, puita, hyötykasveja🌱
Vietin alkuviikon työreissussa Lontoossa, tässä muutama tuliaiskuva, ole hyvä!
Onko muuten Garden Museum sulle tuttu? Aivan hurmaava paikka 🌿
(näkyy vähän ekassa kuvassa)
I was recently given an engraving of the gardens of Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1784. Today, I was delighted to go there to conduct research at Lambeth Palace Library for the first time in five years. Its new building is an impressive facility.
The church tower shown on the left in the engraving is that of St Mary at Lambeth (now the Garden Museum), where my 6x great-aunt Mary Griffiths was baptised in 1770. Her parents were Jenkin Griffiths (a treenail maker) and Margaret Evans, who were married at Camberwell in 1769.
Art in its most natural form 🌱🌷🌳
Explore the Garden Museum with to take in the beauty of British gardens. The collection, temporary exhibitions, events, and gardens are one of a kind.
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Our next zoom lecture is on 21st November at 2pm, Richard Bisgrove will be talking about garden designer Nancy Lancaster who's bright yellow hat is kept at Garden Museum London. Richard Bisgrove is a retired Course Director in Landscape Management at the University of Reading, and author of several books on garden design and garden history including his most recent publication, Gardening Across the Pond, in 2018. Richard has been a member of BGT since we first started in 2010.
To book your place
https://www.berkshiregardenstrust.org/november-2022-zoom-lecture
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We honestly don't know if we could be more excited for this collaboration than we already are! Join the plant-tastic* class hosted at the beautiful Garden Museum in London on Friday, 18th November.
LUCIAN FREUD: DRAWING PLANTS & PORTRAITS will be held both in person and on zoom!
Infamous for his gritty, fleshy nudes, LDG will be offering A LIFE DRAWING CLASS LIKE NO OTHER! Set against the soaring backdrop of the Garden Museum’s church knave, and nestled amongst a backdrop of lush plants, our incredible model Lily Holder will be posing in, with and amongst our leafy friends.
Few people know that Freud was also a prolific painter of plants. Plants appear alongside his human subjects, in their own right s individual ‘plant portraits’, or as tangled, knotty landscapes of his London garden. Indeed, aside from his human subjects, plants were perhaps of Freud’s greatest painting obsession, appearing throughout his sixty-plus year oeuvre.
Through this class, we’ll be exploring the unique ways in which Freud approached drawing with bespoke exercises designed to offer new insights into the point where the human and vegetal intersect.
This collaboration celebrates the new exhibition of Lucian Freud’s Plant Portraits.
Led by your gal Luisa Maria MacCormack, tickets will include access to the exhibition, a short talk by Luisa, as well as our Life Drawing class. 🌿
*excuse our pun!
DATE: Friday, 18 November 2022 6:30 pm
LINK TO EVENT:
https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/lucian-freud-drawing-plant-portraits/
PRICE: £30 (Standard tickets) / (£25 Young Fronds)
This week, we were delighted to welcome Ceri from our neighbour Garden Museum to deliver a cooking class for our families! 👩🍳
Our budding young chefs cooked up some delicious quesadillas and lemon muffins. 🧁
Ceri guided the group through preparing vegetables, baking cakes, and even shared fun facts. For example, did you know that carrots used to be purple? 🥕
I’m sure you’ll agree that the finished products look delicious, and they tasted amazing! Thank you Ceri for delivering a great cooking class. ❤️
So excited that this film by Adele Mary Reed that we commissioned in between lockdowns through our DIALOGUE programme is being screened at the Garden Museum this weekend as part of the Garden Museum 2022. Details here:
An exhibition of Lucian Freud's “plant portraits” at the Garden Museum includes an image of one of his beloved cyclamens and a rarely seen painting of a Zimmerlinde, descended from a plant owned by Sigmund Freud
http://ow.ly/iKht50L8gYW
AFRICANA BOOK TOUR has been such a dream come true! See dates & destinations here:
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Thanks to everyone who has made and continues to make this possible and so wonderful. There are lots to come with FREE online streaming with Fanewhere I will be “In conversation” with food perfectionist 💃🏽 with a chance for you to order the book from anywhere in the world 😯 I’ll also be stopping at some iconic bookstores such as Daunt Books in London and we will be celebrating in Brighton & London with lots more to come, oh I am so excited. 💃🏽
We have been to Manchester with the UK’s leading garden charity RHS - Royal Horticultural Society to kick off the fabulous festival of flavours where I cooked for a live audience and now I’m in the beautiful city of Bath where I cooked at the iconic Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath and signed more books and had such a memorable experience that I will never forget. This weekend I’ll be on London hosting my first AFRICANA Masterclass Garden Museum where we will cook the book together. 🍅 I can’t wait to see you!
Being back in London is very emotional for me. This brilliant and vibrant place is where my parents met, I was made, home of the only love of my life and the source of my shattered heart. 💙
Garden Museum Westminster Abbey
📣 2022 London exhibition
The Garden Museum is hosting a special exhibition to celebrate the twelve gardens supported by Project Giving Back that were presented at earlier this year.
🌱 All twelve gardens are in the process of being relocated to their permanent homes where they will make a positive long-term difference to communities and the beneficiaries of the good causes that inspired them.
The exhibition is currently open and runs until 6 October 2022. Visit The Garden Museum to learn more about the gardens, their relocation journeys, and the charities that inspired them.
🔎 gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/gardens-for-good-causes-at-rhs-chelsea-flower-show/
📷 St Mungo's Putting Down Roots Garden relocated to Guy's Hospital at King's College London and Southwark Crown Court, London; Mothers for Mothers Garden relocated to Hartcliffe City Farm, Bristol; Alder Hey Urban Foraging Station, relocated to the new Children's Mental Health Building, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool; Mind Garden relocated to Mind in Furness, Cumbria.
Photo credit: Britt Willoughby Dyer
Here at Home Grown we love to see ways our community can learn more about food and what better than the Autumnal Pumpkin!
The Garden Museum’s Pumpkin Festival at Lambeth Palace promises learning, cooking demos and tasting!
🆓FREE LONDON KIDS ACTIVITIES: WEEK 4🆓
Over half way through the school holidays, how are you holding up? In case you're running out of ideas/money/both, here's my pick of completely FREE family activities this week in London!
📅I've suggested 1-2 per day, but noted when they run on other days. All have spaces now or are drop in
🔗Links to more details and booking coming up in stories!
MON 15
🏦Minecraft Missions: build a Roman temple Museum of London. Hourly 11:00-16:00, book. Also 16 and 19 Aug 📍City
🌍Under 5s Storytelling Session: The Environment Autograph. 11:15-12:00, book. Also 22 Aug📍EC2
TUES 16
🎪Free hoop and circus classes for kids from The Majorettes. 17:00-18:00, book. Also every Tues in Aug📍E8
WEDS 17
🕯Beeswax candle making Museum of the Order of St John. 11:00-15:30 with storytelling at 13:30-14:30, drop in📍EC1M
⭐Storytime and children's stargazing workshop Old Royal Naval College. 11:00 and 12:00. Book/limited walk up. Also 24 Aug📍Greenwich
THURS 18
🤸🏼♀️Assemble Play at Kilburn Grange Park. 11:00-15:00. Drop in. Part of Brent Biennial by Metroland Cultures. Also 20 and 21 Aug📍NW6
👑Brilliant Britannia drop in activity The Bank Of England Museum. 10:00-16:00. Also every day between 15-19 Aug📍City
FRI 19
🥁Creative Challenge Family Junk Percussion Workshop by Lewisham London Borough of Culture. 10:30-12:00, book. Ages 5-11📍Deptford
SAT 20
🦸♂️Superheroes Unlimited, Healing and Helping Family Day at Institute of Physics. 10:00-16:00, book📍N1
🎨Hospital Rooms family festival by Hospital Rooms x Hauser & Wirth. 10:00-16:00, book. Ages 6+📍W1
SUN 21
🍃Make cyanotype prints at Summer Family Activity: Shelter Camden Art Centre 12:00-16:00. Book/drop in📍NW3
🌱Mini Secret Garden in a box Garden Museum. 14:00-16:00. FREE, first come first served. Secret Garden Arty Sundays, every Sun in Aug📍SE1
DROP IN DAILY:
💡LAST CHANCE TO SEE Summer Lights Canary Wharf. Until 20 Aug 📍E14
🎡 This Bright Land Somerset House family film screenings. Until 29 Aug, 13:00 Mon-Fri 📍WC2
🔴Obliteration Room Tate Modern until 29 Aug 📍SE1
🔖Save 💞Share @ Tag Museum Mum
📸 MG in Covent Garden London
💬What are you up to this week?