Swedenborg House

08/10/2026

8 October 1906: Death of Vernon Watkins (1906-1967) a modern metaphysical poet. Watkins was inspired to write the poem, ‘Swedenborg’s Skull’, after he had been shown the skull confidentially in 1956. Dylan Thomas – close friend and collaborator - said of Vernon Watkins, “I think him to be the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshman writing poems in English.”

07/10/2026

To accompany our regular Thursday late openings please join us at Swedenborg House on Thursday 15 October 6pm-8pm for Handwriting Club with artist Sally Kindberg. As Sally says:
'Handwriting is fun! Join the Handwriting Club, exercise your brain, write and draw with author/artist/comic strip maker and handwriting wizard Sally Kindberg, looking at some of Swedenborg’s handwritten notes.'
For more information and to book your FREE place please visit: https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/handwriting-club-with-artist-sally-kindberg/

06/10/2026

6 October: Death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). The most popular poet of the Victorian age and Poet Laureate from 1850-1892. Like many of his contemporaries, Tennyson was a reader of Swedenborg. The influence of Swedenborg may be seen in 'In Memoriam' (on life after death) and in 'The Princess' (marriage and the relation of the sexes). Image: The Lady of Shalott, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall, 1853.

05/10/2026

As part of the programme of events to accompany the exhibition Visionary Landscapes and the John Berger Centenary, and in collaboration with Objectif Press, please join us at Swedenborg House on Thursday 8 October 7pm-9pm (doors open 6.30pm) for an evening of conversation with John Christie and Ken Worpole to mark the publication of John Berger’s 'Four Horizons' (Objectif Press, 2026).
For more information and to book your FREE place please visit: https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/john-berger-four-horizons-book-launch-john-christie-ken-worpole-in-conversation/

04/10/2026

DON'T MISS!! Our current exhibition exhibition 'Visionary Landscapes'. An exhibition exploring the relationship between landscape, imagination and visionary states. Curated by Museum Director Stephen McNeilly, the exhibition brings together historic works in dialogue with contemporary paintings, photography and film.

Organized, in part, to showcase new acquisitions in to the Swedenborg Collection, including works by William Blake, F H Evans and Francis Oliver Finch. Additionally, featuring works by Alice Albinia, Malcolm de Chazal, Austin Osman Spare and Jason Orton amongst others.

Open Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm, Thursday late opening 5pm - 9pm, until Wednesday 16 December 2026: https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/exhibition-visionary-landscapes/

Image: Jason Orton, 'Santa María de Toloño, Álava, Spain', 2025. Photograph. Courtesy of the artist.

04/10/2026