Permanent ExhibitionsThe Cuming Museum has three galleries, two of which hold the permenant displays of the Cuming family collection and the history of Southwark.
Cuming family gallery
Discover the history of the family and their curious collection. Why did the family collect so much? Explore objects from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas Oceania.
This exhibition includes trails and activities for children, information in six of Southwark's languages and a basic audio guide.
Southwark gallery
The new Southwark gallery explores the story of Southwark from
Roman times to today. The exhibition explores three themes
- Settling here
- Visiting Southwark
- World connections
As well as exploring Southwark's past, the exhibition reveals stories from Southwark's communities today.
The permanent exhibition includes trails and activities for children, information in six of Southwark's languages and a basic audio guide.
To find out more about the history of Southwark and find out more about some of the famous people and events connected to London's most historic borough, see the Historic Southwark pages. A new timeline and walk telling the story of Southwark's connection with the translatlantic slave trade and its abolition in 1807 is now available on the Slave Trade web page.
To find out about the current exhibition on show in the temporary exhibition gallery see the Temporary Exhibitions page. To find out more about the Cuming collection on display in the galleries see the Collections pages.
Contact us
The Cuming Museum
Tel: 020 7525 2332
Fax: 020 7525 2345
Cuming.museum@southwark.gov.uk
Old Walworth Town Hall
151 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RY
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