Dear Chapel Friends, The government advised us all yesterday that we should stop non-essential contact with others and unnecessary travel. They have also asked us to avoid social venues. As you know, this advice is in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To help protect our visitors, staff, volunteers and the wider community, we have...
Author: Madeleine Boomgaarden (Madeleine Boomgaarden)
Hannah Watson Appointed New Chapel Chair
The Fitzrovia Chapel has appointed Hannah Watson, Director of TJ Boulting gallery and art book publisher Trolley Books, as chair. Hannah has been a trustee of the Fitzrovia Chapel since 2016.
Opens Days at the Chapel
Our Wednesday open days are a time for visitors to wander in to the chapel and absorb the history and beauty. A chance to step out of the city and into a place of calm and reflection. From February next year (with a break in January), they will also be a time to perhaps discover...
Telling the Truth about Nina Hamnett
In our autumn exhibition, Nina Hamnett – ‘Everybody was Furious’, we offer a rare glimpse at the life and legacy of former Fitzrovia resident, artist Nina Hamnett. The show displays six rarely exhibited sketches by the ‘Queen of Bohemia’ (kindly loaned from the museum in her home town of Tenby) set under the chapel’s golden ceiling,...
Nina Hamnett – a Simple Exhibition Celebrating a Complex Woman of Fitzrovia
The Fitzrovia Chapel presents a rare glimpse into the life and work of writer and artist Nina Hamnett through an intimate exhibition of rarely seen sketches. ‘Nina Hamnett — ‘Everybody was Furious’ explores this often-overlooked Welsh artist who is central to the creative and cultural legacy of Fitzrovia as well as the wider art scene....