Pushkin House, Cultural arts centre in Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom.
Pushkin House is a listed building on Bloomsbury Square in London that hosts exhibitions, performances, and talks focused on Russian and Eastern European arts. The building itself is an 18th-century Georgian townhouse with an event hall, gallery space, and a bookshop on the ground floor.
Pushkin House was founded in 1954 by Maria Mikhailovna Kullmann and a group of Russian émigrés, and was originally based in Notting Hill. In 2006 it moved to its current home on Bloomsbury Square, where it became a permanent address for Eastern European culture in London.
Pushkin House runs a small bookshop focused on Russian and Eastern European literature, politics, and visual arts. The selection draws readers looking for titles that are hard to find elsewhere in London.
The building sits on Bloomsbury Square, within walking distance of both Holborn and Russell Square tube stations. Visitors with mobility needs will find handrails on site, and there is a cloakroom where bags and coats can be left during a visit.
Since 2013 Pushkin House has awarded an annual book prize to English-language works that help readers engage with the Russian-speaking world. The prize ceremony takes place in the building itself, making it one of the few literary awards presented in a venue that is also open to the public throughout the year.
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