One-off events, festivals and heritage days.
Free, all welcome. Booking essential.
Join us for the launch of our brand new exhibition, Joyce Butler: 'The National Woman's MP' - celebrating the life and work of Joyce Butler, MP for Wood Green 1955-1979.
This exhibition has been curated in partnership with Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History, Mansfield College, University of Oxford as part of an AHRC funded heritage project 'The National Woman’s MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’.
This is the inaugural display in our recently refurbished 'Townsend Gallery'; a stunning eighteenth century room restored to its original layout and named in memory of Henrietta and James Townsend, residents of Bruce Castle in the mid 1700s.
Tickets are free but must be booked via Ticket Tailor.
Programme for the evening:
Light refreshments provided.
Any queries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
About the project:
Joyce Butler (1910-1992), Haringey Councillor and MP for Wood Green had a lifelong commitment to women’s rights, social justice and spearheaded the campaign to make cervical screening available on the NHS. Most notably, she was inspired by anti-race discrimination campaigns from the mid-1960s, to instigate the landmark Sex Discrimination Act (1975), which is now the Equality Act (2010).
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Act, Bruce Castle Museum and Archive is excited to be working with Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History, Mansfield College, University of Oxford on a AHRC funded project ‘The National Woman’s MP: Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’. The project uses the Joyce Butler Archive held at Bruce Castle to commemorate her work as a Councillor and MP for Wood Green between 1955 and 1979, especially her efforts to tackle sex discrimination in education, training and employment.
Free. Visit Eventbrite for free tickets and full event details.
Join us for buns and cheese, fruit punch, cake, tea and coffee on the Museum’s lawn for a Windrush Chat and Tea Party. With games and music, come along, reminisce and meet new friends and old.
Organised by Code1 Community with Bruce Castle Museum & Archive.
Please visit Eventbrite for full details and free tickets.
Come along for this speed writing workshop with Bevali Mckenzie and produce a joint piece of writing about the experiences felt by those of the Windrush Generation. A recital of the worked piece will be held at a later date.
Organised by Code1 Community with Bruce Castle Museum & Archive.
Free, no booking required. Just drop-in! Suitable for ages 7+
Arts and crafts activities for families. Have fun making your own 1950s-style hat from recycled materials with Siân Dorman (PLASTIQUE By Siân).
For any queries, please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk
Free, all welcome.
Meet: 1.45 for 2pm start outside the clocktower entrance to Bruce Castle Museum and Archive N17 8NU. Booking is essential. Booking available from Avril's Walks and Talks.
Join walk guide Avril Nanton as she looks back over four centuries of Tottenham’s black history and shares the lives of local heroes, changemakers and activists.
From seventeenth century pioneers to the Windrush Generation, this small pocket of Tottenham tells the stories of communities that have shaped the borough and the world beyond.
Walk ends outside All Hallows Church. Please dress for the weather, wear appropriate shoes for walking and bring a bottle of water.
Organised by Bruce Castle Museum & Archive with Avril Nanton Walks and Talks.
Free, all welcome. No booking required.
A special Curator's Pick to celebrate Windrush Day 2025.
Join Carmelita Kadeena for a gallery talk at Bruce Castle about her current exhibition 'Against The Wind', exploring what inspires her, how she reframes the stories she wishes to tell and the making of her art in locally found objects.
For any queries please email museum.services@haringey.gov.uk