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Near to the Trafalgar Square end of the St Martin’s Lane in Central London, one will happen upon an enigmatic shop window. With leather satchels on display, it is not immediately apparent that this frontage leads to the year old member’s club. The hushed appearance suits a venue called The Library.
The Library describes itself as a member’s club for the eclectic literary, music, and design community in Covent Garden. As quirky as the demographic it serves, the club gives members and visitors unique experiences that rely on a shifting environmental circumstances.
For example, between now and August 8, one can treat themselves to a “white rabbit” over a “pool of tears” as part of the Lewis Carroll-inspired menu commemorating the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland.
The four course meal and set specially was specially designed by Chloe Morris for the club. Falling down a rabbit hole into mad hatter’s tea party suggests decadence but the Library’s approach is a conscientious one. Ten per cent of all profits from the event will be donated to Royal London Society for Blind People and diners will be led through darkness in order to simulate the experience of people who have lost this most vital of senses.
The spectacle is not limited to gastronomy. The club recently hosted an Art Journey. Defying the silence usually demanded by a place with the sobriquet library, recent visitors were treated to buzz of artworks engaged in intense dialectic with one another as part of a masterfully curated exhibition.
Organised by the Secret Pop-Up Gallery and The Art Partners, the Library turns into a gallery space showcasing the work of ten international artists. Among the artists featured were Alex J Wood, Anastasia Belous, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Malgosia Stepnik, Marina Borozna, Mary Wintour, Mike Ballard, Lewis Baileys and Eliseo Pau.
The Art Partners is an art consultancy firm which provide art advisory and collection management services to corporate and individual clients. Secret Art Pop-Up Gallery utilises spaces other than conventional galleries around London, seeking to mimic the atmosphere of a collector’s house or an artist’s studio.Seeing the works virtually in situ, rather than on the sterile walls of a gallery helps the viewer connect with each piece and triggers the appetite of collectors.
Whether it’s artful food or delicious art, the Library’s constantly morphing agenda guarantees one with the opportunity for both. To book a table click here or call . To enquire about membership, click here and membership enquiries should be made
by Yasmin Bilbeisi
Photos by David Kerr
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