Sublime Space
2025-12-19 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-21 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-27 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-02 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-03 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-04 11:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 17 more dates | Heath Robinson Museum, 50 West End Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AE, United Kingdom
This exciting exhibition explores landscape as a space for creative reflection. It brings together contemporary artists alongside unseen landscapes by Heath Robinson to investigate how notions of space, landscape and the sublime can reveal emotional, physical, intellectual, social and political undertones. Artists include David Inshaw, William Scott, Ray Richardson, Jemma Powell, Jonathan McCree, Sue Arrowsmith, Daniel Sturgis, Peter Coyte, and Ralph Steadman.
The roots of mankind’s fascination with automata stretch back over 3,000 years as evidenced by the discovery of automaton statues buried in Egyptian tombs (the wooden figure ‘Hathor’ now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Ever since, more elaborate and complicated automatons have evolved with the development of ‘clockwork’ devices in the 14th century. A fascination which continued through the Golden Age of 17th century automatons such as the life-like machines created by Jaquet-Droz (Switzerland) and the Silver Swan of Joseph Merlin (Bowes Museum Co Durham UK), onwards through the 1840’s fascination for travelling automata exhibitions. Continuing through to the 20th century’s love of sea-side ‘end of the pier’ automata such as the laughing sailor, penny arcades, and wind up tin toys of the type seen on the likes of ‘The Antiques Roadshow’.
‘Contraptions and Connections’ brings together 15 contemporary artists along with Heath Robinson, exploring where art, invention, and engineering collide. The UK has a glorious, unabashed history of curious creators with an infectious humorous perspective on the human condition. The automatons gathered for this show range from kinetic music playing machines made from pianos and sewing machines (Fi Henshall), hand cranked toys, swimming fish made from old plastic bottles and steel (Tim Lewis), to self-drawing chalk boards (Jim Bond) and a steam propelled bric-a-brac locomotive inspired by the Railway drawings of Heath Robinson (Tim Ellis).
This mesmerising exhibition will appeal to all ages, revealing a thriving artistic community, exploring the human condition through invention and humour.
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Christmas Baby Reindeer Trail - Heath Robinson Museum.
2025-12-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Heath Robinson Museum, 50 West End Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AE, United Kingdom
All Santa’s reindeer are in a panic because their children have wandered off into the park! Can you help guide them back to Santa HQ? Follow the map, find each baby reindeer, and answer their questions to complete the trail. Return with all the answers to Santa HQ to win a special prize.
Venue: Santa Headquarters will be at the entrance of West House opposite the Heath Robinson Museum, Pinner Memorial Park, 50 West End Lane, Pinner HA5 1AE.
https://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org/whats-on/christmas-baby-reindeer-trail/
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Christmas Junior Art Workshop 2025 - Heath Robinson Museum.
2025-12-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Heath Robinson Museum, 50 West End Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AE, United Kingdom
Join us for a fun and creative Christmas art workshop. Juniors will design and print their own festive wrapping paper using colourful pattern-making and printmaking techniques.
https://www.heathrobinsonmuseum.org/whats-on/christmas-junior-art-workshop-2025/

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Christmas Senior Art Workshop 2025 - Heath Robinson Museum.
2025-12-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Heath Robinson Museum, 50 West End Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AE, United Kingdom
Join us for a fun and creative Christmas art workshop. Students will create a beautiful illustrated Christmas scene to wrap around a glass candle jar, complete with a paper sleeve featuring backlit cut-outs. They will finish by illuminating it with fairy lights for a magical, glowing effect, perfect for adding handmade cheer to your home or as a thoughtful gift.

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Harrow Holocaust Memorial Day Event
2026-01-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middlesex, HA5 4EA, United Kingdom
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Pinner Local History Society - "From Pinner to Paradise"
2026-02-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 1AA, United Kingdom
Unfortunately, due to a family bereavement, our advertised talk ‘Battle of Britain House, Ruislip’ by Evan Panagopoulos will not take place.

In its place we will present ‘From Pinner to Paradise’ by Roy Jakes on Thursday 5th February at 8-00 in the Pinner Village Hall. In 1883, a young man from Pinner set sail for Australia in search of his fortune. His family and friends wrote to him with news of home and life in Pinner during a period of great change driven by the arrival of the Metropolitan Railway.
We are sorry to change the talk at short notice and hope you enjoy our alternative.
Visitors welcome, suggested donation £3.
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