It Takes a Village Exhibition

Type:Exhibition

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8SP
The Wunnderkammer at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

About

This summer, Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft invites visitors behind the scenes with a new exhibition that re-examines its extraordinary collection of over 20,000 arts and craft objects from fresh perspectives. Marking 40 years since the museum’s inception, this living curatorial experiment will shape the museum’s major redisplay planned for 2028. 

The museum is collaborating with over 50 contributors to bring together rarely seen discoveries from the collection alongside familiar works, presented in new ways. Featuring pieces by renowned artists and craftspeople - including Ethel Mairet, Eric Gill, Joseph Cribb, David Jones and Amy Sawyer - It Takes a Village offers new ways of looking at these objects and the connections between them. Visitors will also be invited into the process, contributing their own local items into the museum’s Wunderkammer, with each object's origin marked on a map of Ditchling designed by illustrator Neil Gower - building a unique, community-sourced collection.

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • Accessible Lift
  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • Disabled Parking
  • Disabled persons toilet
  • Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors
  • Induction Loop System
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Wheelchair user accessible

Catering

  • Cafe
  • On-Site cafe/restaurant
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments Available

Children & Infants

  • Baby changing
  • Children’s packs
  • Family Friendly, Children Welcome

Establishment Features

  • Air conditioning throughout
  • All weather attraction
  • Gift shop
  • Groups by arrangement
  • LGBT Friendly
  • Meeting rooms
  • Open on bank holidays

Provider Preferences

  • Village Location

Specialist Features

  • Cyclists welcome
  • Family Fun

Opening Times

2025 (5 July 2025 - 1 Feb 2026)

* * Wednesday: 10:30am - 1pm
Thursday - Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 5pm
Closed: Monday - Tuesday

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