Hampstead in the 1930s – A Walking Tour + Visits

As the abundance of wall plaques in the area demonstrates, visual artists have been drawn to the physical and cultural attractions of Hampstead since the late eighteenth century. This London day, however, concentrates on artistic life in Hampstead in the 1930s, the period in which it occupied a unique place in the story of British art and architecture.

£215

Modernist Hampstead Walk

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s

£9 – £12

In the Footsteps of Fred Uhlman: Art and Refugees in Hampstead

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

We visit sites Uhlman was known to frequent and discuss the role of his artistic friends and neighbours and consider other refugees who settled in Hampstead during this time

£9 – £12

Hampstead’s Pioneers of Modern Art

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era's most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the Slade School artists. In Downshire Hill we learn of the artistic Carline family and will also discuss the role that Roland Penrose, Margaret Gardiner and Fred and Diana Uhlman played in the art world in the years leading up to, and during, the Second World War. We walk to Belsize Park to learn of the Modernists including Henry Moore, Piet Mondrian and Barbara Hepworth whom Herbert Read described as living as a “nest of gentle artists” and conclude with the refugee designers who stayed at the Isokon flats.

£9 – £12

The Freuds in Hampstead Walking Tour

Hampstead London, United Kingdom

Explore the memories of the Freud family in Hampstead in this walk led by Blue Badge Guide Rachel Kolsky.

£15

Hampstead in the 1930s – A Walking Tour + Visits

As the abundance of wall plaques in the area demonstrates, visual artists have been drawn to the physical and cultural attractions of Hampstead since the late eighteenth century. This London day, however, concentrates on artistic life in Hampstead in the 1930s, the period in which it occupied a unique place in the story of British art and architecture.

£215

In the Footsteps of Fred Uhlman: Art and Refugees in Hampstead

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

We visit sites Uhlman was known to frequent and discuss the role of his artistic friends and neighbours and consider other refugees who settled in Hampstead during this time

£15 – £19

Modernist Hampstead Walk

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s

£9 – £12

From Streamform to Arts and Crafts

East Finchley Tube Station High Road, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

This walk travels back in time looking at inter-war architectural styles on the North side of Hampstead Garden Suburb finishing with arts and crafts cottages. It includes Belvedere Court by Ernst Freud

£9 – £12

Modernist Hampstead Walk

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s

£9 – £12

Hampstead’s Pioneers of Modern Art

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era's most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the Slade School artists. In Downshire Hill we learn of the artistic Carline family and will also discuss the role that Roland Penrose, Margaret Gardiner and Fred and Diana Uhlman played in the art world in the years leading up to, and during, the Second World War. We walk to Belsize Park to learn of the Modernists including Henry Moore, Piet Mondrian and Barbara Hepworth whom Herbert Read described as living as a “nest of gentle artists” and conclude with the refugee designers who stayed at the Isokon flats.

£9 – £12

Modernist Hampstead Walk

Hampstead Tube Station Hampstead High Street, London, London, United Kingdom

Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s

£9 – £12

Sanctuary and Exile: Sara’s Last Steps

Calgarth Estate Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, United Kingdom

A 'slow' morning walk is to take place on the Calgarth Estate where the Windermere Boys were accommodated. It is being organised by Lorna Brunstein and her co-artist Richard White to commemorate the arrival of The Boys from Theresienstadt to Windermere.