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Museum of Croydon
Croydon Clocktower
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1ET
Entry
All of our exhibits are free
Accessibility
All of our areas are fully accessible
Opening times
Adjusted opening hours in December and over Christmas period
The Croydon Archives, Riesco and Exhibition Galleries will be closed:
The afternoon of Friday 6th December
Wednesday 25th December, Friday 27th December, Wednesday 1st January and Friday 3rd January.
‘Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music’ Gallery will close permanently on Saturday 21st December, in preparation for a brand new exhibition anticipated to open in April 2025.
Riesco and Exhibition Galleries [Level 0]
Open Wed and Fri 11-1pm, 2-4pm
No booking required
For more information please visit our exhibition page
Archives Research Room [Level 0]
Open by appointment Wed and Fri 11-1pm, 2-4pm
Walk-ins welcome for open access resources if there is availability
For more information on how to book, visit our service update
‘Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music’ Gallery [Level 1]
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 11am-5pm
No booking required
For more information please visit our exhibition pages
‘Croydon Unlocked: An Exhibition by Rachel Adams’ Atrium Gallery [Level 0]
Open Monday to Saturday 9.30 am-5.30 pm
No booking required
For more information please visit our exhibition pages
Plan Your Visit!
Plan your visit to the Museum of Croydon and fill your time with more to visit at the Croydon Clocktower, from art, reading groups, children activities to learning a new skill or seeing a film. Your experience does not have to end at our gallery doors!
Clocktower Cafe
Family run café offering delicious hot and cold food, fresh coffee and speciality teas. Vegan and Gluten free options. Enjoy a coffee while admiring the art of the Click Clock art gallery!
Are you planning a event? They can help you with corporate & social event catering.
Follow them for the latest news and opening times on Facebook and Instagram.
Click Clock Gallery
You can find this iconic art gallery within the café. Since opening in 2011, the gallery has welcomed over 600 artists & photographers to display their artwork with almost 100% being Croydon based.
The gallery features regular exhibitions by individuals and groups, these include; MIND, the Rotary Club, U3A, Age UK, the Corner Room Art Club. Follow on Facebook for latest news on exhibitions!
Open to all (no commission charge). Contact curator and founder John Reeve by email for more information.
Croydon Central Library
Read, study and learn a new skill with the fantastic range of books to be found at the Croydon Central Library. This library has so much to offer, from reading groups, events and a children’s library. They do popular Rhymetimes for younger children.
Find out more and/or sign up to their newsletter here.
Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT)
Learn something new at the home of Adult Education in Croydon.
Find out more about the range of subjects on offer at CALAT, from art to accounting and from English to Excel here.
The David Lean Cinema is a unique and intimate theatre, offering the best of British and World cinema, as well as classic re-releases and recent favourites. The 68 seat cinema housed within the Croydon Clocktower is run by volunteers.
To find out more and book tickets visit here.
In the Research Room you can find out more about the history of Croydon, including your family, street and local community. You can also request to see items from our collections in store including the archives, oral history and art collections.
We are answering enquiries remotely, please contact us to discuss your query.