Current Exhibitions
See what is on display in our changing Gallery spaces.
Jacksons Lane: 50 Years of Arts, Innovation and Inclusion
- From Friday 23 January
Celebrating 50 years of the iconic arts and community centre
Jacksons Lane has always been a place where community is at its very heart. Throughout 2025 the arts and cultural centre celebrated its 50th anniversary. People came together to enjoy a programme of activities - from original founders, past and present staff to community partners, performers, volunteers, attendees and supporters of Jacksons Lane over the last 50 years, thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
This exhibition marks Jacksons Lane’s 50th anniversary year, sharing highlights from the historical archive and celebrating the organisation’s significant contribution to the borough and people of Haringey. Archive material, posters and programmes showcase how it has embraced diversity and inclusivity from its inception, developing into one of London’s premier arts, community and circus venues.
Come and also visit the ‘Little Big Top’ – community designed and created as a big-top experience, celebrating 50 years of arts, innovation and inclusion at Jacksons Lane.
Location: Coleraine Gallery
Named after the Lords Coleraine, residents of Bruce Castle who made many architectural transformations during 17th - 18th centuries.
Joyce Butler: 'The National Woman's MP'
- Until June 2026
This exhibition celebrates the contributions Joyce Butler (1910-1992) made towards the improvement of women’s lives as Councillor and MP for Wood Green from 1947 to 1979. A pioneering MP in many respects - most notably she instigated what became the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. Butler was deeply immersed in local politics, universally respected for her expertise in housing and local government, and the first Chairman of the newly formed Haringey Council in 1965. A campaigner for peace, consumer rights, and environmental protection, her political concerns remain vital and urgent today.
Curated in partnership with Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History, Mansfield College, University of Oxford, this exhibition is part of an AHRC funded heritage project 'The National Woman’s MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’.
Location: Townsend Gallery
A stunning 18th century room restored to its original layout and named after Henrietta and James Townsend, residents of Bruce Castle in the mid 1700s.
Getting the Measure of William Bedwell: Maths, Measurement and the Arabic World
- Until Spring 2026
Discover the story of the Vicar of Tottenham at All Hallows Church, who was a leading figure in the study of Arabic in the early 1600s. Developed in partnership with PhD Researcher Samantha Brown, the exhibition explores Bedwell’s Tottenham, his interest in mathematics and the role he had in the development of Arabic Studies in England. Through manuscripts, maps, artefacts and contemporary artworks by Mary Yacoob, the exhibition brings the little known story of William Bedwell to life.
Exhibition kindly funded by The Royal Society.
Location: Hankin Gallery
Named after the remarkable Hankin family, who served Bruce Castle School for the best part of a century.
The Brook by Ben Nathan
- 18 February to 22 March
- Artist talk 14 March 3pm for International Day of Action for Rivers - free tickets available on Eventbrite
An exhibition of photographs and maps of Bounds Green Brook. This partially covered tributary of Pymmes Brook, the River Lea and finally the River Thames, rises on the northern slopes of Muswell Hill and the eastern slopes of Finchley. Over the last year, Ben has sought out – and climbed into – subterranean culverts to explore and photograph a paradoxical landscape of spring water and sewage due to drainage misconnections. Alongside he has gathered local people to share knowledge and test water quality in cemeteries, allotments and under the North Circular.
About the Artist
Ben Nathan works across drawing, photography, film and sculpture, documenting overlooked aspects of the city and the people who sustain it. Recent works have focused on widespread pollution highlighting the role of the artist as environmental activist. Ben studied at Slade School of Fine Art and Prince's Drawing School. He is founder of Pinhole London and co-founder of Baden Projekt. The research leading to The Brook has been funded through Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England. www.bnathan.co.uk
Location: The Makers' Studio