Drawing Keats's London

Come and experience the Keats House Museum and the legacy of John Keats’s poetry in a tactile way. Keats wrote some of his most significant poems while living at what is now Keats House Museum in Hampstead. This event will provide an introduction to Keats's poetry and visual culture in the context of early-nineteenth-century London and a guided walk through Keats House, followed by a drawing session, where we will interact with the museum, its garden, and Keats's life and work more broadly, through drawing. Drawing equipment will be provided, and no prior experience is required.

About

This event is part of the Cultures of London Event Series organised by researchers at Northeastern University London. The event will be run by Dr Flora Lisica, Assistant Professor in English and Creative Writing, and artist Celeste Anstruther.

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 7–16 November 2024. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org.

This event is generously supported by the British Association of Romantic Studies and Northeastern University London.

Access Information

There is wheelchair access to most rooms on the ground floor of Keats House where the event will be taking place. One room is accessible via a ramp from outside on request. Stairs to the basement and upper floor restrict access for people with reduced mobility and wheelchair users. There is a low-level interactive touchscreen on the ground floor with information about other rooms in the house. Large print guides for the permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions are available. An induction loop is available at the Welcome Desk and in the events rooms. Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas. There is one accessible toilet with a baby changing facility in the garden, adjacent to the house.

Host or Publisher Cultures of London