Welcome to Camden People's Museum

An ever-growing digital collection of art, history and community celebrating the culture of Camden.

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Culture around every corner

Tensed Muscles

Maiden Lane Estate

Bust of Bertrand Russell

Red Lion Square

bronze sculptural bust of Noor Inayat Khan

Bust of Noor Inayat Khan

Black and white newspaper clipping with image of a woman with her hair tied in a bun.

Kathlyn Oliver

white painted shop frontage with Gay's the Word painted above the window

Camden's LGBTQ+ stories

photo portrait of a woman with short curly dark grey hair, black framed glasses, black top and yellow bead necklace

Standing in Solidarity: My Journey as an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Community

blurry colour selfie style photo of two women kissing

Back to the Black Cap

The Black Cap, Camden High street

image of exhibition of photos, paintings, posters and objects inside a white gallery space

Queer Britain on Activism and Social Change

Queer Britain, Granary Square, King's Cross

pink washed image of two people in fancy dress

Queer stories at Hampstead Town Hall

Wac Arts, Old Town Hall, Haverstock Hill

black and white image of a man wearing a pinstripe suit

Sir Harold Gillies

leaves, trees and water with yellow buildings in the background

Eileen Maclean

a view of Hamstead Pond the far side lined with bushes behind which is a block of housing. The bushes and buildings are reflected in the pond

Hampstead Pond

an older white man with grey hair wearing a suit clasping his hands which hold folded glasses. A full bookshelf behind

A poem about Bertrand Russell