Keats House 100: From Poet’s Life to ‘Living Memorial’

Описание: Discover how a Hampstead home inspired John Keats, and was later saved to become a museum to his creative genius.

John Keats lived at Wentworth Place, Hampstead for less than two years but during that time wrote most of the work for which he is now remembered and loved. After all connection between Keats and the house was forgotten, his poetry and life was re-discovered by later artists, eventually leading to the house being purchased as a ‘museum and living memorial’ celebrating his life and works.

Join Keats House curator, Rob Shakespeare, to discover the fascinating story of why and how Keats House became a museum one hundred years ago.

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Rob Shakespear is responsible for heritage across the City of London Corporation’s Natural Environments division, which includes iconic spaces such as Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood, Epping Forest and Keats House. A former teacher, Rob joined the City Corporation in 2018 and has led on projects such as Keats200, the 150th anniversary celebrations of Hampstead Heath and West Ham Park being saved for the public and, more recently, the ‘Firing London’s Imagination’ in Highgate Wood, ‘Culturally Speaking’ with Doctor Johnson’s House, and Keats House 100 projects.
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Dr Johnson's House was the home of Samuel Johnson when he compiled his seminal Dictionary of the English Language (1755) and many other works. This publication was of crucial importance in the development of the English language and the House is a remarkably intact glimpse into the Age of Enlightenment.

Fleet Street Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) works with businesses in the area to collectively in lead, shape, and influence a comprehensive programme of activity – positioning the Fleet Street Quarter as a thriving and vibrant destination.

Visit www.drjohnsonshouse.org or www.fleetstreetquarter.co.uk for more information.