Upcoming events
The Abney Unearthed project is pleased to be included in Hackney History Month, and have created an exhibition that is being hosted by Hackney Archives. Displays include a project overview, a brief history of Abney Park, plot maps and stories of just some of the fascinating figures who lived and worked in Hackney. Visit to discover more.
James Braidwood, The Father of the Modern Fire Service - A talk by Diana Hamilton-Jones.
The world’s first municipal fire service was founded in Edinburgh in 1824 and it was lead by James Braidwood. Who was this relatively unknown Scot who recruited and trained a team of fire fighters, and created a science in fire-fighting methods. Why has he been forgotten? We invite you to Diana’s talk to learn about him and why he should be remembered and honoured.
Isaac Watts (1674-1748) is remembered as one of Abney Park’s most famous connections, for his hymns – which are still sung to this day. In his lifetime, Watts’ hymns were highly controversial, marking a transition away from the practice of psalm-singing.
In this interactive talk writer, researcher, and political theorist Sarah Stein Lubrano, author of the new book “Don't Talk about Politics: Changing 21st Century Minds”, will combine insights from history, politics, and literature to point to some less-commonly-understood things about the reality of the end of (this) world.
We invite all ages to go wild with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show – Ghibli’s Forest. We invite you to celebrate our launch with our Garden Band & a special performance by multi-instrumentalist Kieron Chissik from The Enchanted Cinema on viola, guitar, keyboard & immersive sound instruments, accompanying a visual tapestry of underwater footage and graphic illustrations.
We invite all ages to go wild with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show – Ghibli’s Forest featuring Where the Wild Things Are (the 1973 animation) and our favourite two scenes from My Neighbour Totoro (catbus & flying).
You can access recordings of our previous online talks here. If you are able to visit the park in person, why not take one of our self-guided walking tours.
