This Club is instituted for the purpose of facilitating the social intercourse of those connected with, or interested in Art, Literature or Science. The Arts Club was founded in 1863 by men of vision in order to provide a haven for those people who had professional or amateur relationships with the Arts, Literature or Sciences. The Club has provided this hospitality and friendship ever since, having survived two world wars including a direct hit on the building during the Blitz in 1940, as well as the fluctuations in the economy over the years. www.theartsclub.co.uk