Podcasts: Including new 'Brief Lives'

Discover Czech Routes with curator Nicola Baird and Judi Herman

Kindertransport Chronicles I Harry Heber

Listen to an interview with Harry Heber as he discusses his memories of the Anschluss, fleeing Austria on the Kindertransport and settling in the UK. 

Kindertransport Chronicles II 

Gerta Regensburger

Artist Gerta Regensburger discusses her escape to Belgium on the Kindertransport in 1939, eventually arriving in the UK later that year. Listen to her childhood memories and her reflections on her early career.

Kindertransport Chronicles III Daisy Hoffner

Daisy Hoffner - Kindertransport child - reflects on her memories of leaving Germany before the war and her life afterwards.

Richard Cork on Bomberg

David Bomberg was one of the great artists of the 20th century, 60 years on from the artist's death and as an exhibition of his work opened at the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, Richard Cork explains Bomberg's significance.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang.

Wellbeing and Migration — a panel discussion

Art therapists and artists came together with members of the public to explore the role art can play in combating trauma, and the responsibilities of galleries like Ben Uri to help. Panel: Tania Kaczynski and Shan Rixon, art therapists and artist Cedoux Kadima. The event was chaired by Ed Dickenson, Wellbeing Officer at Ben Uri Gallery. 

A Jewish refugee from Germany - Ralph Blumenau

Ralph reflects on his memories of living in Germany during the Nazi uprising, travelling to the UK and his life afterwards.

The journey of Artist and Afghan refugee Sayed Nas

Walking from Afghanistan at 17, crossing border in the dead of night, sleeping outdoors in extreme conditions and fearing for his very survival. Listen to Sayed's story.

Dr Katie McGown on Grete Marks

A lecture by Dr Katie McGown, curator at the Sidney Cooper Gallery in Canterbury, on the work of Grete Marks, held at the Ben Uri Gallery as part of the Refugees: The Lives of Others exhibition.

Art Out of the Bloodlands exhibition review

Artist Estelle Lovatt reviews Ben Uri's Out of the Bloodlands: A Century of Polish Artists to Britain on BBC Radio London. 

Artist Joanna Ciechanowska on growing up Jewish

Listen to Joanna talk about discovering her Jewish heritage, growing up in Poland in the 1950s and how, and why, she settled in the UK. 

Escaping persecution with artist Alicia Melamed Adams

Excerpts from an interview with Alicia Melamed Adams discussing her fascinating life story, how she escaped persecution during her childhood and teens, and her art career. 

Artist Maja Ngom reflects on her upbringing and its impact on her work

Excerpts from an interview with artist Maja Ngom. Learn about Maja's heritage and upbringing, how this has impacted the work she makes and her plans for the future. 

Dr Michael Spiro on his childhood before the war

Dr Michael Spiro reflects on his childhood in Germany before the war, how his family escaped to the UK and then New Zealand, and how he came to finally settle in London in 1960.

Modern Day Immigrant: Barbara, a German UK Resident

Argula Rublack on her German and British Heritage

Argula reflects on her childhood, growing up in Germany with a British mother and German father. Listen in as she considers her identity and how she found herself living in the UK. 

Bulldozer Exhibition,Moscow, 1974

Ben Uri and International Women's Day 2017 

Women from University of the Third Age, and school girls from Acland Burghley Secondary in conversation, as part of the International Women's Day celebrations at the Ben Uri Gallery.

See the Sabbath through Samuel Hirszenberg's eyes

Sabbath Rest by Samuel Hirszenberg discussed. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Lazar Berson Circular Design for Ben Uri Art Society — Ben Uri Beginnings

Discover and enjoy the work of Lazar Benson Ben Uri founder. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

A Short History of the Jewish Community in Britain

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Solomon Hart — Portrait of Queen Victoria

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Lily Delissa Joseph — Self-Portrait with Candles

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Conflict and Modernism

A short introduction to the rise of modern art and the Jewish story. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Mark Gertler — Rabbi and Rabbitzin

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Isaac Rosenberg — Self-Portrait in Steel Helmet

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Explore Jacob Kramer's Day of Atonement

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Mark Gertler — Merry-Go-Round

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Ben Uri's famous Ghetto Theatre by David Bomberg

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Clare Winsten — Portrait of Joseph Leftwich

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Forced Journeys

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Jankel Adler — Ein Jude

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Take a trip down Lesser Ury's Berlin Street Scene

Arthur Segal —La Ciotat and Martin Bloch — Svendborg Harbour

Get a closer understanding of this image courtesy of our curators. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Explore the Iconic Image that is Josef Herman's Refugees

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Ernst Eisenmeyer — Internment in Douglas and Alfred Lomnitz — Girl Behind Barbed Wire

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Ben Uri Post-War

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Leon Kossoff — Portrait of N. M. Seedo

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Eva Frankfurther -West Indian Waitresses

The Shooting of George Wallace by Michael Rothenstein 

Part of an audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Frank Auerbach — Mornington Crescent, Summer Morning II

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Chaïm Soutine — La Soubrette

Tune in to a discussion on Chaïm Soutine's Jeune Servante. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Discussions on Marc Chagall's Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Ben Uri's Early Days

An Insight into Arnold Daghani's Caricature of Hitler

Learn more about this bold piece by Arnold Daghani. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Max Liebermann — Self Portrait

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Ludwig Meidner — Portrait of a Girl

The New Century

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

The Image of the Crucifixion

Discover the unexpected image of the crucifixion and its role in Jewish Art. Listen as Ben Uri curators guide you through this bold painting by famous Jewish Artist Emmanuel Levy. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

Shmuel Dresner — The Ghost Town

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

The Acquisition of Chaïm Soutine's La Soubrette by Ben Uri 

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary.

The Acquisition of Marc Chagall's Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio by Ben Uri

Listen to Charlie Patterson's 7 fast observations on Art Therapy

Charlie Patterson, a 2nd year trainee Art Therapist at Roehampton University, spent her placement at Netherwood Dementia Centre in Kilburn from September 2016 to June 2017 working in partnership with Ben Uri Gallery & Museum as part of the Picturing Memories programme.

New Media

Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary Exhibition at Somerset House, London.

Looking to the Future

What comes next for Ben Uri? Listen to find out. Part of the audio guide produced for Ben Uri Gallery 2015 Centenary Exhibition at Somerset House, London. 

The Second Generation

Marsha Ribeiro and David Herman discuss their experiences of growing up with immigrant artist fathers.