Events
Bruce Castle Museum
Admission is free for all events. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 1pm - 5pm.
Please note: we are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday.
Free family art and craft activities
Drop-in every Sunday 2pm - 4pm
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The Man Who Named The Clouds
Saturday 20 March 2010
1pm
In celebration of their 350th anniversary in 2010, the Royal Society has awarded a grant to Bruce Castle Museum so we may celebrate our local hero, Luke Howard FRS, the Father of Meteorology and the Namer of Clouds. There will be a programme of Luke Howard events this year.
Join us today to launch our exhibition.. All welcome.
Ground floor East-wing gallery
Exhibitions
The Man Who Named The Clouds: Luke Howard FRS, our local hero
From mid-March 2010
Did you know that the Father of Meteorology, Luke Howard, lived in Tottenham? Find out more about this local hero and how he influenced the way we look at the clouds.
Supported by the Royal Society, in celebration of their 350th Anniversary
Ground floor east-wing gallery.
Passing Shadows and Reflections
25 November 2009 to Spring 2010
The highly accomplished photographer, and a Friend of Tottenham Marshes, David Cottridge presents his latest inspired work.
First floor back gallery.
Postal People
From April 2010
To celebrate the end of our Postal History Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, ten people having connections with the Post Office or Royal Mail choose an object that means something special to them from the Morten Collection .
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Markfield Beam Engine and Museum
Markfield Road, Markfield Park, N15 4RB
Open on the Second Sunday of every Month from March to November
11am to 4pm
The Beam Engine has now been restored with help of the Heritage Lottery Fund. It can be seen operating under steam power on designated days. The Engine House has been renovated and there is now a Cafe on site.
Evening talks
Talks may be subject to change
Make Do and Mend: Rationing and World War Two
31 March 2010
It is 70 years since rationing came into force in 1940. Pat and Barbara Elliott look back at how women coped with looking after their families through the hardship of WW2.
Part of International Women’s Day Programme
Talk begins 7.30pm. Free entry.
Doors open at 7pm for refreshments.
Supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle.
Munch and Listen lunchtime talks
Comic and Satirical Edwardian Postcards by Cynicus
Monday 29 March
Discover how ‘Cynicus’ made his fortune with the production of these amusing postcards. Presented by local postcard collector Hugh Garnsworthy.
Talk begins 12.15pm.
Doors open at 12 noon for refreshments.
Supported by the Friends of Bruce Castle.
Other information
Untold London
Untold London is a valuable resource for exploring London’s hidden histories of our diverse communities. Click onto the link in the external links section below to discover more about exhibitions, events and collections including material from Bruce Castle Museum.
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Useful External Links
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- Moving Here
- Access to Archives
- Bernie Grant Archive
- The ART Fund
- The Tottenham Outrage 1909
- Official Black History Month website
- The British Library Learning Programme
- Untold London
- Journey Planner London Transport (TFL)
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