Exhibitions
Image courtesy of Mark Goldby
CLOCKTOWER EXHIBITIONS
8 March - 26 April 2024
Museum of Croydon, Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Routes to Roots - A South Asian Heritage Project Exhibition explores themes of migration, family, home and cultural identity. The celebratory exhibition opens at the Museum of Croydon on 8 March 2024 and includes art, poetry, photography, documentary and podcast, created in collaboration with South Asian communities in Croydon, Bradford and Sheffield.
9th Feb - 7th Sep 2024
Croydon Clocktower, Level 1, Then & Now Gallery
Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music is a new exhibition that looks to unveil the rich history of music within the borough of Croydon. It will be located in our newly refurbished Then and Now gallery and include fascinating objects, images and stories collected within the local music community. As part of This Is Croydon, the Mayor of London’s London Borough of Culture, the Croydon's Music Heritage Trail Project is made possible thanks to generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Mayor of London with the support of the Museum of Croydon and Croydon Council.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Little Manhattan: Exploring Croydon’s urban heritage
NOW CLOSED
Discover how Croydon was transformed into an architecturally modern urban space through a period of major regeneration from the 1950s-1970s.
‘Old Town 1890’. Evacustes E. Phipson. No date. © Museum of Croydon. (reference M/1993/855).
Croydon from the Palette of Evacustes Phipson
NOW CLOSED
Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society in conjunction with Museum of Croydon presents an exhibition of pictures of the works of the artist Evacustes Phipson who made watercolour sketches of buildings in Croydon from 1893 to c.1928.
Citizen UK: Croydon’s Caribbean Influencers
NOW CLOSED
An exhibition in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, artist Kyam and Croydon Poet Laureate Shaniqua Benjamin, exploring stories of the Caribbean community and influencers who have made an impact on the borough. Artwork: @kyamarts
I Saw a God Dance
NOW CLOSED
Celebrating the extraordinary life of the dancer Ram Gopal, who’s performances increased the awareness and appreciation of Indian classical dances in the UK.
Croydon Presents
NOW CLOSED
Explore the theatres of Croydon through place, design, people and performance. Featuring photography exhibition by Lukasz Izdebski
Kathakali: Life Behind the Costume
NOW CLOSED
Discover the culture of Kerala through an inspiring exhibition. Showcasing the traditional dress of Kerala, films and photographs.
ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
Shaniqua’s Corner
Croydon’s first Poet Laureate, Shaniqua Benjamin launches Shaniqua’s Corner, exploring how poetry can empower, inform, inspire and bring people together.
QUEER + Croydon
Mark Goldby returns with a research project and exhibition focusing on Croydon’s Queer History and people.
That’s Entertainment
Take a trip down memory lane to explore venues past and present and some of the amazing productions they have hosted.
My Home Is My Island
COVID-19 has changed the way we live and the things we do on a daily basis. MHIMI explores a variety of experiences during lockdown from Croydonites.
Hospitality
A History of Hospitals in Croydon; the new virtual exhibition where we look at different hospitals from around the borough and their histories.
Roots & Branches
Play For Progress have returned with Roots & Branches in digital form. Experience the art, the music and the love that went into this project virtually, now!
Arnhem
Their heroic deeds inspired the post-war link between Arnhem and Croydon which we continue to value today.
Victory Day Celebration Event
Explore our Victory Day celebration pages and discover artwork, films and blogs on how Croydon celebrated the end of World War 2
Windrush Day Celebrations
The Museum of Croydon is proud to share some of their amazing stories to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.
CNHSS Virtual Exhibition
Using postcards handpicked from the John Gent collection, the CNHSS have created a digital exhibition to show old Croydon.
Virtual StoryTellers
Inspired by Good Wolf’s ‘StoryTellers’ exhibition we created Virtual StoryTellers. Become your own storyteller in this interactive exhibition
Voice of Young People
During lockdown our local kids have been making time capsules, recording their experience at home. Find out how they dealt with it.
Colour Croydon
We collaborated with Scene In Croydon to make an exhibition filled through competition entries. See Croydon more colourful than ever!