Museum of Croydon

Name: Museum of Croydon
Address: Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR91ET, GB
Telephone: +442082531022

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We share the stories of Croydon's people, past and present.

15/10/2026

Join the Museum of Croydon for a bespoke guided tour celebrating Croydon's rich Black musical heritage, past and present!

⏰ Saturday 14th November | 11:00 - 12:30
📍Meeting at Thornton Heath Library
🎟 Free. Booking advised via Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/ypx7akuw
ℹ Please bring a bottle of water and wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for weather conditions. See link above for further access and route information.

Part of the Museum of Croydon & Croydon Archives Black History Season.

First launched as part of the London Borough of Culture 2023 programme, this walk explores the stories of artists, musicians and changemakers whose influence extends far beyond music.

14/10/2026

Sunsets are usually more colourful in the Autumn and Winter, and in these colder and darker months it becomes even more important to look out for the special moments in the everyday.

Through their photography, Romantic Croydon invites us to look differently at Croydon and notice its beauty, romance, and softness.

Explore Croydon through the lens of Romantic Croydon and more photographers in our new major exhibition 'Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition'. Open for free Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10am-4:30pm in the Croydon Clocktower, Level 1.

Images from the Romantic Croydon archival project, 2025.

© Romantic Croydon, Courtesy of the Subtopia Collective

13/10/2026

Announcing the next book!

For our next session we will be reading 'The Use of Photography' by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie as part of our 'Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition' exhibition programme.

The book recounts a love affair between Annie Ernaux and the journalist and author Marc Marie, after the two met in January 2003, and how Ernaux used photography to preserve their relationship - taking images of belongings strewn about and remains of their last meal of the evening still on the table. Ernaux is the 2022 Nobel prize winner for literature.

⏰ Saturday 14 November | 11:00 - 12:00
📍 Clocktower Café, Croydon Clocktower, CR9 1ET
ℹ Free, no booking required.

12/10/2026

Explore what an archive can do this October at the Croydon Archives Open Day with:

🖍️ Collaging, colouring, and badge-making
🧩 Puzzles and fun facts
🎬 An introduction to Digital Archives
📜 Where to start with house history and family history
🎁 Object handling station
🎖️ Croydon during the war - including bomb maps and objects
🌟 and more!

Taking place on 24th October, 11:30am-4:30pm in the Croydon Clocktower, level 0. Free, and no booking required!

11/10/2026

The Model Railway Weekend returns to the Croydon Clocktower this November! 🚂🌟

Join us for a weekend of fun for all ages featuring model railways of Croydon, Brio and more! In partnership with Croydon Model Railway Society.

📅 Friday 20th-Saturday 21st November
⏰ 11am-4pm (11:00 - 16:00)
📍 Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET
ℹ No booking required. Free entry.

10/10/2026

Skylines are a backdrop for life.

In his series 'Light Falls Here', photographer Chris O'Donovan explores a distinctive, deeply personal interpretation of the suburban metropolis of Croydon - navigating its contradictions and challenging conventional narratives to offer an enigmatic glimpse into everyday life. Light bounces off the surrounding architecture and onto fleeting and unpredictable figures.

Explore more photography in our current exhibition: 'Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition' open Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10am-4:30pm until July 2027.

Images:
[1] Untitled (Saffron Square), 2023
[2] Untitled (Whitgift Road Carpark), 2023
[3] Untitled (North End), 2023
[4] Untitled (Billinton Hill), 2024

© Chris O'Donovan, Courtesy of the Subtopia Collective.

07/10/2026

Join us for an evening with Charo Havermans (aka the Public Historian) as she walks us through the long and fascinating history of the pub - in Croydon and beyond.

Access to Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition begins from 18:30. The talk starts at 19:00 with a Q&A session following.

⏰ Thursday 19th November | 18:30 - 20:30
📍Museum of Croydon & Central Library, Level 1, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET
🎟 Tickets are £5 including a drink. Book via Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/mayd9s9c

05/10/2026

Have you ever wondered where the Wandle goes in Croydon?

Anna Kroeger explores just that in her ongoing series 'Concrete and Kingfishers'.

Walking the partly hidden course of the River Wandle, using old maps, road names, discussions in obscure online forums and clues in the landscape to guide her way - Leading her from a Tesco Express to retail parks and Wandle Park.

See Anna's photography at the Museum of Croydon in our new major exhibition 'Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition'. Open for free Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10am-4:30pm in the Croydon Clocktower, Level 1.

Images:
(1) The Saffron Square tower, seen from the riverbed of the Wandle in Wandle Park.
(2) A sign by Mill Lane, near the location where the Wandle exits its culvert.
(3) The river in Wandle Park. Resurfaced in 2012 as part of the park redevelopment, the Wandle is now an important urban habitat for wildlife.

© Anna Kroeger, Courtesy of the Subtopia Collective

04/10/2026

We're back this with more free family craft activities inspired by the Museum's current exhibitions.

🗺 Collect a spooky trail from the Museum front desk and get exploring the secret spooky past of Croydon (17th-31st October, 10am-4pm)

📸Make a paper camera inspired by the photography in Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition (28th October, 2-3:30pm)

🎃 Create creepy crafts in a friendly drop-in workshop (30th October, 11:30am-1pm)

Free, no booking required.

03/10/2026

Join us for an evening with Charo Haverman (aka the Public Historian) as she walks us through the long and fascinating history of the pub - in Croydon and beyond.

Access to Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition begins from 18:30. The talk starts at 19:00 with a Q&A session following.

⏰ Thursday 19th November | 18:30 - 20:30
📍Museum of Croydon & Central Library, Level 1, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET
🎟 Tickets are £5 including a drink. Book via Eventbrite:
https://tinyurl.com/mayd9s9c

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Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street
Croydon
CR91ET

Telephone

+442082531022

Website

http://www.museumofcroydon.com/

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