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Keats House
Image: Keats House
Keats Grove
Hampstead
London
NW3 2RR
England
Collection details
Archives
Literature
Personalities
Facilities
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
020 7435 2062
General information (Fax)
:
020 7431 9293
E-mail
:
keatshouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website
:
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/keats
Open
Keats House is now closed for its transformation. Please see our website for information about the progress of the works.
Discounts
International Council of Museums
Museums Association
Description
Keats House is where the poet John Keats (1795-1821) lived from 1818 to 1820. Here he wrote some of his best known poetry, including "Ode to a Nightingale". The house is a Grade 1 listed building set in a peaceful garden in Hampstead. It has been open to the public since 1925.
Collections description
The Keats House Collection consists of books, manuscripts, letters, prints, paintings and artefacts relating to the life of the poet John Keats (1795-1821), his circle and the English Romantic movement. The Keats House Collection, including the Keats Memorial Library, is currently available for consultation by appointment only. Please contact us for further information.
Key artists and exhibits
John Keats
;
Joseph Severn
Articles
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MGM Commendations - The Best Of May 2008
MGM 2007 - Seven Events For Seven Days In Museums & Galleries
Summer 2007
Available resources
Big Draw
Expressions of Identity – creative writing events
My Local Area - The Peopling of London
Romanticism, Politics and Protest
The Road to Abolition – Gifted and Talented Summer College
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