The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The prize-winning poet and translator will talk about his experience as a member of the Second Generation, his parent’s background in the camps, coming to the UK as a refugee from Hungary in 1956 and the creative process.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
The Kitchener Camp has been largely forgotten today, but in 1939 this derelict army base on the Kent coast became the scene of an extraordinary rescue in which 4,000 men were saved from the Holocaust.
Discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s
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.
A book about the search for belonging and the pain of letting go, The See-Through House is a moving memoir of one man’s distinctive way of looking at the world, told with tenderness and humour and a daughter’s love.
Art dealer René Gimpel will be in discussion with Sue Grayson Ford MBE, co-curator of last year’s Brave New Visions exhibition at Sotheby’s.
The Emigré Contribution to Animation Film-making in 1940s Britain.
Nancy Greenspan will discuss this still under-explored aspect of World War Two internment history
This focused exhibition, 25 years since the artist’s death, offers a snapshot of a pivotal moment in Żyw’s artistic career.
Marion Kant and Clare Lidbury discuss a deeply problematic yet influential dance philosophy and aesthetic.
An event dedicated to photographer Peter Rauter, focussing on his 1990s ‘Immigrants of Influence’ series.
Julia Crockatt will be in conversation with photographic researcher John March about her remarkable grandmother Laelia Goehr.
Pamela Howard in conversation with Di Trevis, Charles Woolff and Simon Callow about stage designer and artist Ralph Koltai.
Alan Powers will discuss the subject of his latest book ‘Abbatt Toys: Modern Toys for Modern Children’
Simon Lake, former curator at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, will tell the story of a remarkable artist, Johannes Matthaeus Koelz
Yvonne Cresswell, Curator of Social History at Manx National Heritage, will provide a fascinating insight into this rich archival material.