Past Exhibitions & Projects

A display which uncovered the artist Emma Brownlow and her works depicting life at the Foundling Hospital.

We displayed work made by children from Thomas Coram Nursery as part of an ongoing collaboration.

Fire Choir was a community choir led by award-winning folk singer and Foundling Fellow Sam Lee, in partnership with The Nest Collective.

For this special display, we presented a series of original illustrations by award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman produced for Lucky Button, a book by Foundling Fellow Michael Morpurgo

The relationship between language and the living world was celebrated in this exhibition of poetry and illustration.

Remarkable women who have shaped contemporary British society chose objects that spoke to them from the Museum’s Collection.

A display of rare documents that related to Handel’s masterpiece, the opera Giulio Cesare.

Children from Thomas Coram Nursery made lanterns as part of a project exploring children’s experiences at the Foundling Hospital.

Children from Somers Town and King's Cross crafted a brand new piece of theatre inspired by the history of the Foundling Hospital.

We displayed a series of previously unseen sculptures by acclaimed artist Rachel Kneebone, on display amongst the Museum’s historic Collection.

Curated by Dr Jacqueline Riding, this exhibition explored Georgian attitudes to love, desire and female respectability through the radical paintings of Joseph Highmore.

This family-friendly exhibition explored how Hetty Feather has brought the history of the Foundling Hospital to life.