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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.
Book Tickets
Book Tickets Online
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) |
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* * Wednesday: 10:30am - 1pm
Thursday - Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 5pm
Closed: Monday - Tuesday
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