Exhibition: ‘Souvenir’, at the Fitzrovia Chapel

The first in a series of exhibitions by newly appointed curators Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard will open this month at the Fitzrovia Chapel.

“Souvenir”, taken from the title of Michael Bracewell’s haunting eulogy to the London of the late 1970s and early 1980s, is the first in a trilogy of exhibitions Forsyth and Pollard will organise throughout 2026.

Passages from Bracewell’s text will be voiced by actor Paul Kaye, accompanied by a composition from composer and piano inventor Sarah Nicolls created on her radically modified upright grand piano.

Meanwhile, artist Matthew Healey will reflect on the Chapel itself as a symbol of a vanishing London, while filmmaker Sal Pittman will bring a series of unique cinematic vignettes.

Souvenir, 9 January to 8 February 2026 at the Fitzrovia Chapel, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF. Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 11am-6pm; Thursday: Late night until 8pm; Sunday: 12 noon-5pm. Free admission.

Special events: There will be a curators’ tour on Saturday 10 January at 4pm and Saturday 7 February at 4pm. Tickets to the tours are free but booking is required. Book here. The author of Souvenir, Michael Bracewell, will be in conversation with Lias Saoudi on Tuesday 13 January – book here. Sarah Nicolls will give a live performance on her Inside-Out Piano on 20 January – book here.

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