Welcome to our guide for the area around Pitfield Street in Hackney. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop. The nearest station to Pitfield Street is 'Old Street Tube' which is about 16 minutes to the South West.
Turner Prize-winning artist and maveric potter Grayson Perry presents his largest work to date, a monumental tapestry designed specifically for the Victoria Miro gallery's top ...More
"In a Sunday Shoot anyone can walk in and almost anything can happen," says photographer Seamus Ryan. It's this element of surprise that appeals to ...More
This cutting edge contemporary art gallery is run by director Rebecca May Marston, a graduate of the RCA's curating course who first took on the ... More
This spacious gallery strategically situated opposite White Cube in Hoxton Square opened in 2007 and is run by co-directors Richard Graham, Adam Waymouth and Alex ... More
We love this great little book shop. As the name suggests, you'll find books on art but, more specifically, they specialise in artists' books - ... More
This Shoreditch cafe on Kingsland Road is a great spot for the full English. You can breakfast on poached eggs, cooked tomatoes and succulent sausages ...More
SAE Institute is a private college for audio engineering, digital film making, 3-D animation and web design with 45 partner schools worldwide. The courses are ...More
There's a real art to making cocktails. Don't be fooled into thinking it's all about shaking vigorously and pouring because, to be a proper cocktail ...More
Fantastic education in the complete selection of circus arts, including a degree in circus performance and an affordable six-week clowning course. They also present regular ... More
Originally rows of terraced housing, flattened in the 1940s by the Blitz, Shoreditch Park is now a small but well-loved community space. It regularly ... More
This bohemian boozer was an integral part of the Shoreditch explosion. Tucked away down a cobbled East End alley it was originally a mecca for ... More
Plastic People boasts the best sound system in Shoreditch. This friendly, unpretentious space serves up seriously fresh music to a loyal crowd. Their no-frills ...More
Cargo were pioneers of the multi-tasking MDF concept (that's Music-Dance-Food, not cheap fibreboard) and boast one of the most imaginative live music line-ups in the ... More
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