Islington Museum

245 St John Street
Islington
London
Greater London
EC1V 4NB
England

Website

www.islington.gov.uk/islington/history-heritage/heritage_museum

E-mail

islington.museum@islington.gov.uk

Telephone

Islington Museum

020 7527 2837

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Photograph of Islington Museum's gallery space.
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The New Islington Museum opened its doors in May 2008. Using its collection it explores the boroughs history through a number of exciting ways.

The Museum also houses an exhibition space which has a wide programme of temporary exhibitions on during the year.

Keep an eye on our events page to keep you up to date with our current programme of temporary exhibitions, workshops and special events.

You can find the new museum underneath the Finsbury Library, on St. John Street. The nearest tube stop is Angel, or you can get to us by bus on the 19, 38, 153 or the 341.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10.00-17.00

Closed: Wed and Sun
Christmas & New Year

 Admission charges

Free

Islington Museum’s collection has been built up over the past 20 years. It is based on objects relevant to the boroughs varied and important history from the Roman period through to modern times.

The gallery uses audio and visual displays, along side object based display cases to explore some themes that have made Islington what it is today. The museum focuses on 9 main topics, these are: Food and Drink, Fashion, Childhood, Leisure, Healthcare, Radicals, Caring, Home, and Wartime.

Collection details

Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Film and Media, Fine Art, Industry, Inland Waterways, Law and Order, Literature, Medicine, Music, Performing Arts, Personalities, Photography, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, Sport, Toys and Hobbies, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

  • Joe Orton
  • Feminism
  • Lenin
  • New River
  • Caribbean nursing
  • Gay and Lesbian rights

Kurdish

Islington Museum holds a small number of Kurdish objects, including photographs and some headwear. The headwear includes a man's headdress from the Kurdish area of Turkey dated around 1991.
There's also a black and white turban cloth, (shown above). It was brought back to the UK by a cameraman covering the crisis of 1991 in Iraq when many Kurds fled to the mountains following the gassing of Kurds by Saddam Hussein. The photographs held by the museum cover the same events and period.

Fujaan decorated with shells

Somali

Islington Museum holds a small number of Somalian objects, including a ceremonial Fujaan (marriage container), an incense burner, and a wooden cup.

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

From Hollywood to Highbury: Islington goes to the movies

10 May — 23 August 2013 *on now

Islington was one of the first areas of the country to embrace the new medium of cinema and the moving pictures.

This north London borough was the birthplace of acknowledged ‘Father of British Cinema’, Robert William Paul (1869-1943), it presented the first sound-film show and was, possibly, the home of the Britain’s first dedicated cinema. The area also made ‘movies’. In 1919 Islington Film Studios became the main British base of the giant American film industry and, in 1936, Highbury Studios emerged, offering services as an independent alternative to its larger neighbour.

'From Hollywood to Highbury' explores Islington's cinematic past and present. From Robert Paul to the Vue Cinema, by way of the locality’s sound-stages and film-sets, it is a story of endeavour, technology, ‘palaces’ and ‘flea-pits’ and glitz and glamour. So, with popcorn at the ready, sit back as the lights go down and take a trip with us down movie memory lane!

For out interactive map that accompanies this exhibition please visit our Historypin website.

Visit our events page at www.islington.gov.uk/heritage to find out more about forthcoming events related to the exhibition. For more information, call 020 7527 2837 or email islington.museum@islington.gov.uk

Suitable for

Admission

Free

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
shadow puppets

Holiday Puppet Making Days!

15 August 2013

In conjunction with Islington Museums From Highbury to Hollywood exhibition Little Angel Theatre will be delivering one day puppet making and performing workshops at the museum. Participants will make their own mini shadow box theatre screens and shadow puppets to animate and create their own mini live movies! Friends and family are invited back at the end of the day to share in their work and participants will be able to take their theatre and puppets with them at the end of the day to enjoy at home.
Come and join the fun:
Thursday 30th May – Half Term
Thursday 15th and Thursday 29th August
Note – The same workshop is repeated on each
date, so choose the date that suits you best!
Daily: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost per Day: £40 per child / £20 (concession and low income)
For: 5-11 years (Year 1 to Year 6)
Note – All participants are left with us for the duration of the workshop and will need to bring a packed lunch
Bookings through the Little Angel on: 0207 226 1787
www.littleangeltheatre.com

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Especially for children

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Cost per Day: £40 per child / £20 (concession and low income)

Website

http://www.littleangeltheatre.com/lat/education/children/MjI3

shadow puppets

Holiday Puppet Making Days!

29 August 2013

In conjunction with Islington Museums From Highbury to Hollywood exhibition Little Angel Theatre will be delivering one day puppet making and performing workshops at the museum. Participants will make their own mini shadow box theatre screens and shadow puppets to animate and create their own mini live movies! Friends and family are invited back at the end of the day to share in their work and participants will be able to take their theatre and puppets with them at the end of the day to enjoy at home.
Come and join the fun:
Thursday 30th May – Half Term
Thursday 15th and Thursday 29th August
Note – The same workshop is repeated on each
date, so choose the date that suits you best!
Daily: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost per Day: £40 per child / £20 (concession and low income)
For: 5-11 years (Year 1 to Year 6)
Note – All participants are left with us for the duration of the workshop and will need to bring a packed lunch
Bookings through the Little Angel on: 0207 226 1787
www.littleangeltheatre.com

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Especially for children

When

10am-4pm

Admission

Cost per Day: £40 per child / £20 (concession and low income)

Website

http://www.littleangeltheatre.com/lat/education/children/MjI3

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Olympics

An education resource for key stage 2 teachers. This pack includes 5 activities and resources to go along with them. It aids the exploration of the history of the Olympic Games by covering some key curriculum topics.

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