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Brent Museum and Archives
Plan your visit

Plan your visit

Situated in the library of Willesden Green, Brent Museum and Archives, hold a variety of material covering the history of the local areas of Brent for over 50 years and a collection of over 10,000 objects.

Facilities

The Museum and Exhibition Space

  • Over 10,000 artefacts, videos, oral history recordings and other items that reflect working and domestic life in Brent from about 1850 to the present day.
  • Free temporary exhibitions that feature newly acquired objects, objects which have been in storage for decades and loaned objects from other museums.

The Archive

  • A wide range of  photographs, postcards, documents and historical objects related to the Borough
  • Records of Brent Council and its predecessors, including council minutes and building plans
  • Electoral registers, local history library and pamphlet boxes and microfilms
  • Historical maps and street directories
  • School records
  • Records of local groups and organisations
  • Local newspapers dating back to 1870

Access

Access to The Brent Museum and Archives:

  • Dropped kerbs without tactile paving
  • Entrance via an automatic door and level access from the street 
  • Lift access in the building to upper floors

How to get to Brent Museum and Archives

Public transport

Underground

Nearest tube station to the library is: Willesden Green (Jubilee)

Bus

Bus 52 and 302 stop at the Library at Willesden Green bus stop.

View interactive map for all bus route 

By car

There is no parking available at this library. The nearest council car park is located on Salusbury Rd.

Pay and display parking available on Grange Road

Find us

Visit Brent Museum and Archives

Address:

The Library at Willesden Green – second floor
95 High Road
Willesden
London, NW10 2SF

Museum and the Exhibition Space opening times (First and third week of the month):
Monday- closed
Tuesday: 10:30am to 5pm
Wednesday: 10:30am to 5pm
Thursday: 10:30am to 8pm
Friday: Closed to general public but open for collection-related activites.
Saturday: 10:30am to 5pm
Sunday: 12pm to 5pm

All other weeks

Monday – closed
Tuesday – 10.30-5
Wednesday – 10.30-5
Thursday 10.30-5
Friday – closed to the general public but open for collection-related activities
Saturday – closed
Sunday - closed

The Exhibition Space is sometimes closed for exhibition install and takedown.

Archive opening times:

Monday: closed
Tuesday: 10.30-5
Wednesday: 10.30-5
Thursday: 10.30-5 (open 10:30am - 8pm every alternate Thursday)
Friday: 11-4 (open to volunteers and project partners only)
Saturday: (open 10:30am - 5pm every alternate Saturday)
Sunday: closed

Please ensure to give at least one calendar week's notice for your appointment and specify the date you wish to visit.

Phone: 020 8937 3600