Heritage Space
Archive photograph exhibition around Cromer ends in January.
Final chance to see outdoor exhibition
From the goat carts on the Gangway, memories of Cromer during the war on Cromer Museum, to the selection of old postcards on the Cromer TIC, the Heritage Space exhibition around the streets of Cromer has been a great success according to feedback from the community. A joint project between Cromer Artspace and Cromer Museum, liberating some of the museum’s image archive to the open air, was funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The exhibition will be taken down in January. Look out for the new Bigger Picture outdoor exhibition of exciting art which will go up at the end of February.
“It has been wonderful seeing people studying the boards around the town, and discussing memories and wondering about Cromer’s history!” said Barry Meadows from Cromer Artspace. “It has been a slight divergence from our usual Bigger Picture exhibition, but has brought something really interesting and new to a different audience; It has brought more people into the museum, and the staff have enjoyed pointing out the exhibition to visitors.”.
Wayne Kett, from the Norfolk Museum Service, said: “The Heritage Space project enabled us to empower local groups to make decisions about which topics or themes mattered to them, to decide which historic images most resonated and to create engaging and creative interpretation. It enabled us to share collections beyond the walls of the museum and place them at the heart of the community where they could be enjoyed by all.”
There was a prize quiz accompanying the exhibition over the summer; prize winners to the quiz have come from all parts of the UK including Glasgow, Lincoln and Cromer.
The community groups involved represent a diverse range of people from Cromer to help curate this exhibition.
- About with Friends provide a service for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and difficulties.
- Young people from North Norfolk, an informal group bringing young ideas to the project
- Cromer Junior School for boys and girls aged from 7 to 11
- Friends of Cromer Museum, supporters of the museum who arrange talks, visits and fund-raising events – good fun, and generating funds
- Merchants’ Place
- CoraCora Art Workshops are aimed at anyone wishing to engage with their creative side
- North Norfolk Writers Group
- Queer Norfolk a volunteer project to hand ownership of queer collections back to communities and empower people to access, discover, and contribute to collections that reflect their shared histories
Cromer Library Story Walk Bags


Come and borrow one of Cromer Library’s Story Walk bags; follow the Heritage Space history trail around Cromer, learn about the town’s history and read our lovely books together. We have stories and information books, along with the trail and map – all ready to go in a rucksack for a fun-filled family adventure.
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