Bringing history to life with Lambeth’s Heritage Festival
Find more than 80 walks, talks, art exhibitions and more to celebrate Shakespeare in Lambeth and the people and places that make up Lambeth’s history and heritage.
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African Women in Art at Lambeth Archives
See work by four women artists celebrating the remarkable achievements and contributions of African women free in Lambeth Archives now and to the end of August.
Bard brought back to Lambeth
After being on loan to the British Library since 1950, valuable early printings of Shakespeare’s plays are back in Lambeth’s new Archive building.
Treasures of Lambeth Archives: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
For almost 200 years, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens inspired visitors, writers, and lovers. Lambeth Archives’ collection records its story in sheet music, advertising flyers and more.
Treasures of Lambeth Archives: Harry Jacobs Photography – portrait of the Windrush Generation
Harry Jacobs’ photographic archive - over 5,000 rescued portrait pictures from 35 years of the Windrush Generation – will soon open at Lambeth Archives new location
Lambeth Archives: a window on History
The timeline in the windows of Lambeth Archives’ new custom-built home invites everyone interested in local history to see the treasures in store.
Read Winter 2023’s Lambeth Talk
Read or download your new, free Lambeth Talk magazine for information on Lambeth’s plans to become a Living Wage Place, campaign to end Violence Against Women and Girls, cost...
Lambeth’s Archives turn over a new leaf
Energy-saving and environmentally friendly methods are a vital part of moving Lambeth Archives from the Minet Library to Brixton.