Crawley Museum

About

Crawley Museum is a independent local history museum, which tells the history of the town through objects and their stories. Our collections include objects from Crawley prehistory, its medieval settlement, the Victorian town and the 20th Century New Town development. Items on permanent display include our 1903 Rex Forecar and a Bronze Age sword. We also have a temporary exhibition space. This hosts a variety of displays which change regularly. We also collect contemporary objects. We celebrate Crawley’s communities today through our oral history collections, temporary exhibitions and community engagement projects. We are fully accessible to wheelchair users. We welcome children as visitors. Due to Covid-19 we have made a number of changes to keep our visitors and volunteers safe. All visitors need to wear face coverings unless they are exempt. We are a free museum but welcome a donation if you can afford it as it helps to pay our running costs.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes