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What's On

See what's on

Lecture: HLSI Autumn Lectures – book the Zoom season

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sep - Dec
29 - 8

Interview: One-to-One

Martyn Bond with Jean Coussins
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Nov
29

Quiz: HLSI Christmas Quiz

Elizabeth Duff and Julia Stevens
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Dec
1
Person painting

Courses

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Gallery

Visit our gallery

Highgate Gallery was founded in 1994 and is a bright modern space housed in the 19th-century vaulted hall within the HLSI. Come and see our regularly changing programme or apply for an exhibition.

Library

Visit out library

Check the new Library Lockdown Log - lots of things to get you through the next few weeks. Keep checking too as we will be updating this regularly.

Archive

Explore the archive

The Archive houses a wealth of documents and pictures of all kinds relating to Highgate, its environs and its residents since the early seventeenth century.

About Us

More about us

There is something interesting happening almost every day at the HLSI. We offer a wide range of courses, on languages and art, music and cultural history.

Room Hire

Hire a room

Our rooms can be hired when they are not in use by its members. Uniquely placed in the heart of Highgate Village, this historic building is ideal for events & weddings.