VISITORS to Gunnersbury Park this May can celebrate the golden years of Ealing Studios, explore the secrets on our doorsteps in virtual walking tours, look back at VE Day celebrations and try cooking some of Poland’s famous dishes.
Shooting Stars: Behind the Scenes at Ealing Studios
Monday April 12 – Sunday 11 July 11
https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whatson/
exhibitions/shooting-stars-behind-the-scenes-at-ealing-studios/
This outdoor exhibition celebrates the life and work of Ealing Studios stills photographer Roy Gough. The exhibition is free to visit, and will be open every week, 7am - dusk.
Polish Cookalong
Sunday May 9, 5-6.30pm
£15, Online, Book: https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whats-on/workshopsfor-adults/polish-cookalong/
Chef Robert Kusy teaches you how to cook some of Poland’s most famous dishes
Museum on the Streets
Every Saturday morning in May.
https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whats-on/talks-tours/
A walk by Ealing and West London Tour Guides discovering the secrets on your doorstep. Beginning with Ealing: Queen of the Suburbs on May 8 2021, online
How VE day was greeted in West London
Saturday May 8, 2-3pm
£10, Online, Boo: https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whats-on/talkstours/
how-ve-day-was-greeted-in-west-london/
The end of the war in Europe in 1945 was greeted with a variety of emotions and activities. In between the street parties there were also more sombre reflections.
This talk will be delivered by Dr Jonathan Oates, Ealing Archivist, who will look at all these events in Ealing, Acton and Southall.
Breaking the chains of convention
Thursday May 13, 6pm
£10, Online, Book: https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whats-on/talkstours/
breaking-the-chains-of-convention/
Was Hanwell Asylum just a convenient place for inconvenient people? Or was it a site to care for and cure the mentally ill?
Assistant curator Amy Dobson and historian Paul Lang will talk about the revolution and evolution of Hanwell Asylum, the first pauper lunatic asylum for Middlesex.
Forest Therapy Walk
Wednesday May 12, 11am-1pm & 2-4pm
£10, Gunnersbury Park, Book: https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/whatson/
nature-walks/forest-therapy-walk/
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