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From events including issues-focused free exhibitions and stimulating free workshops, join the discussions, gain valuable insights and enjoy a fun and memorable experience. We also have regular daily performances - click here to find out more.

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Exhibition:

From Monday 28 July 2025 - March 2026

30 Objects Representing…

Chosen by staff and the communities they work with, 30 Objects Representing Justice invites you to explore what justice looks like through a powerful selection of artefacts from the National Justice…

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 12 September, 10am-12pm

30 Words of Justice with…

Join writer Leanne Moden to create poems and stories, based on the National Justice Museum’s 30 Objects Representing Justice Exhibition, using the fascinating objects in the museum’s collection as a…

Historical talk

Heritage Open Day

Event:

Sunday 14 September, 10.30am, 12pm, and 2pm

Architecture Tour - Heritage…

Join one of our expert interpreters for a 45-minute tour of the National Justice Museum and its unique architectural features.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 19 September, 11am-1pm

Making Dough and Getting By

Making Dough and Getting By is a unique, hands-on zine-building workshop inspired by Richard Wentworth's "Making do and getting by" and the We Roar exhibition. This workshop delves into the themes of…

Historical talk

Heritage Open Day

Event:

Sunday 21 September, 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm and 3pm

Historical Trial Re-enactment…

For Heritage Open Day, we’re delighted to open one of our rarely seen spaces to the public – our beautiful Civil Courtroom – for a family friendly mock trial.

Crime Club

Crime talk

Event:

Wednesday 24 September 2025, 6pm

Crime Club: 18th Century…

In 18th-century London, crime was rampant, and justice was chaotic. The city teemed with pickpockets, burglars, and highwaymen and public hangings were common.

Make It Yours

Workshop:

Friday 26 September, 10am-12pm

Pocket Museums

What would you put in your own museum? What images frame your own history? How do we preserve the memory of an object that is lost to us?

Ghost Tour

Halloween

Event:

Select dates from Saturday 27 September to Saturday 18 October 2025, 6pm

Ghosts of the Gaol

Retrace the steps of those who were locked away here, uncover eerie tales from staff and visitors alike, and learn of the many paranormal experiences reported within this historic building.