Guests beneath the changing wall art at Talisman

Art & Events

A hub for art
and culture.

Film nights, a new artist on the walls every month, book launches, live bands and DJs. Talisman has always been more than a dining room.

What we host

The Art Music & DJs The Nights

The Art

New walls,
every month.

The walls here are rehung with a different artist every month. Everything is the work of a living artist, and almost all of it is for sale.

01 / 06

A large oil painting of dhows and a Kenyan flag, hung above a carved chest
A different painter on the walls each month

02 / 06

Bird and elephant canvases hung along the red dining room wall
Everything hanging is the work of a living artist

03 / 06

Paintings shown on easels beside a table in the Talisman garden
Shown on easels through the garden

04 / 06

An elephant portrait on an easel beside the garden fountain
Almost all of it is for sale — ask any of the team

05 / 06

Guests in front of a painting at Talisman
Opening nights are open to whoever is here

06 / 06

Carved pillars, stained glass and collected pieces in the dining room
Thirty years of collecting, kept on show

Live Nights

The band starts
when the plates clear.

Jazz and soul by the fireplace, close enough to feel. No stage, no tickets — just musicians in the room and an evening that refuses to end. Once the tables clear, the DJs take it on and the garden keeps going.

Dates on Instagram

A vocalist performing with the band at Talisman
A guitarist playing at Talisman
The guitarist playing beneath the wall art at Talisman
Live music, four nights a month
A harmonica player performing at Talisman
Guest vocalists and long sets
The bar in full flow at Talisman
DJ nights, once the tables clear

Film screenings, book launches and readings run through the year alongside the music. Dates go up on Instagram — they tend to fill quickly.

Plan your visit Dates on Instagram