Past Exhibitions
Find out more about closed temporary exhibitions (2022-2024) below, ordered by year of launch:
2024
Out of Silence Exhibition
Out of Silence is a multi-generational poetry project telling the untold stories of Croydon’s community, produced by Croydon’s first Poet Laureate Shaniqua Benjamin.
Routes to Roots: A South Asian Heritage Exhibition
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.
2023
Little Manhattan: Exploring Croydon’s urban heritage
Discover how Croydon was transformed into an architecturally modern urban space through a period of major regeneration from the 1950s-1970s. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Little Manhattan Project has worked with volunteers in 2023 to record and preserve local people’s memories from the 1950s-1970s. These have been edited with little-seen archival footage. Alongside the film, audio trail and posters, a towering artistic representation of Croydon’s skyline made by families and young people in a series of community craft workshops will be exhibited
‘Old Town 1890’. Evacustes E. Phipson. No date. © Museum of Croydon. (reference M/1993/855).
Croydon from the Palette of Evacustes Phipson
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
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. In collaboration with local volunteer Citizen Researchers, we creatively tell these inspiring stories using archive material, poetry and portraits.
I Saw a God Dance
Celebrating the extraordinary life of the dancer Ram Gopal, who’s performances increased the awareness and appreciation of Indian classical dances in the UK.
2022
Croydon Presents
Explore the theatres of Croydon through place, design, people and performance. Featuring photography exhibition by Lukasz Izdebski
Kathakali: Life Behind the Costume
Discover the culture of Kerala through an inspiring exhibition. Showcasing the traditional dress of Kerala, films and photographs.