This year marks 100 years since the Housing Act, which in 1919 gave rise to widespread building of council housing across the UK and including the London Borough of Croydon. So since visiting my Stormzy / Coming Home installation currently on at the Museum of Croydon, the Croydon Housing team got in touch, felt the ‘bricks’ vibe and wanted an interactive element to their ‘100 Years Of Council Housing’ exhibition which they were putting on, along with archival bits from the Museum itself.…
‘Plate of Peace’ anyone? – A unifying art installation engaging audiences into serving their peace through design, one plate at a time🌹
To commemorate 100 years since World War 1, Museum of Croydon will be holding a Clocktower Late on Friday / 6-9pm – a free event showcasing the impact of the war through music, art & film. I’ll be in full peace making engagement mode, so feel free to pop by, grab a plate and serve your peace – which will be exhibited alongside others to form a bigger peace of the plate pie until 13th Nov.…
I went along to the recent private view of ‘Croydon School Of Art’ at the Museum of Croydon, which celebrates its 150th anniversary as one of Croydon’s key cultural institutions, and came across some pretty looking banners draped across the tables…
My curiosity prompted me to find out more about them, so met Lindsay Ould, the Borough Archivist, who mentioned they were for a London-wide project celebrating 100 years of votes for women, made by community groups, museum visitors, school pupils and Museum of Croydon staff inspired by the borough and its history.…
