Redbridge Museum

A new Redbridge Museum

Thanks to a £100,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and funding from Arts Council England, Art Fund and others, a new permanent Redbridge Museum has now re-opened. The Museum team worked with residents, community groups and schools to plan and revamp the Museum's much-loved permanent exhibition.

Find out more about the new Redbridge Museum

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What's in the Museum?

Early History Explore the Ice Age, Iron Age and Roman Redbridge through interactive displays. Find out how medieval manors shape the local area today
Rural Redbridge Was your house built on a farm? Find out what life was like in the 1800s
Grand Houses & the East India Company Uncover the wealthy mansions of the area and Redbridge’s historic links to the wider world in the 1700s
Institutions Redbridge looked after Londoners in several orphanages and asylums during the 1800s and 1900s
London’s Playground Celebrate at the Fairlop Fair and Woodford Cycle Meet!
Village to Suburb Discover how Redbridge grew from a number of villages to a modern suburb between 1900 and 1939
Moving Stories Meet some of the people who have lived and worked in Redbridge from the Second World War to the present

Since opening in 2000, we have worked with hundreds of local people, produced more than 70 exhibitions and displays, attracted more than 200,000 visitors, held over 600 family activities, and taught 33,518 school pupils. Find out more about how we work in partnership with local groups and individuals

What's on?

Redbridge Museum has a busy programme of exhibitions, projects and events involving local communities.

Discover what's on at Redbridge Museum

Schools

Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre delivers a wide range of free education sessions based around the national curriculum. These educational sessions can take place online, at your school or at Valentines Mansion.

Find out more about our Schools programme

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Visitor information

Location

Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre
2nd floor, Redbridge Central Library
Clements Road
Ilford
IG1 1EA

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Opening times

Tuesday: 11am to 5pm
Wednesday: 11am to 5pm
Thursday: 11am to 5pm
Friday: 11am to 5pm
Saturday: 11am to 5pm

Contact details

Telephone: 020 8708 2422
Email: redbridge.museum@visionrcl.org.uk

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