Museum News

Take part in this new Museum project, designed by and for participants aged between 18-25, who are interested in traditional crafts and skills. This is a chance to find out…

We hope you are enjoying our monthly posts focusing on the people behind the Museum. This month, Carlotta Holt, Museum Gardener; explains how the Museum's six historic gardens are designed…

In May, the latest update of the ‘Red list’ of Heritage Crafts at risk was published by the Heritage Crafts Association (HCA). The list has different categories, from extinct in…

Weald & Downland Living Museum team up with local designer to transform old museum banners into a beautiful bespoke bag collection. The award-winning Weald & Downland Living Museum has partnered…

After being fashionable and popular in the 14th and early 15th centuries, salads went through a stage of being considered as “food more meet for hogs and savage beasts to…

The Heritage Crafts at Risk exhibition will take place in the Michael Burton Gallery, Weald & Downland Living Museum and run from 10 June to 22 August. This exhibition looks…

We hope you enjoy our monthly posts focusing on the people behind the Museum. This month, Julian Bell, Museum Curator; explains the Museum's role in keeping our rural past alive.…

Roger Champion 1937-2021 A hole has been left at the heart of the Museum. It is with great sadness that we share the news with our community of the passing…

Spring is such a hopeful and beautiful time of year and the Museum Historic Gardens are bursting with flora and fauna. Warden pears, a 13th century variety, are just coming…

Did you know? Flax was traditionally grown in this area (weald & downland) to produce linen cloth. At the Weald & Downland Living Musuem we grow our own flax in…

Crawley Hall Wedding Open Day UPDATED: 15 March 2021 On Saturday, 24 and Sunday, 25 April we are inviting happy couples to view our unique, charming and rustic timber-framed barn…

As we near our reopening, we would like to give back to our Weald & Downland Living Museum community and to say a BIG thank you for your support over…