Exhibitions

This exhibition is a celebration of beautiful books and print technology in the nineteenth century. It explores a Victorian publishing phenomenon and shows how Dickens shaped and coloured Christmas in ways that we still recognise today.

20th November - 19th April 2020

This exhibition explores the pivotal role of food in the author’s life and novels and give new insights into the experience of dining with Dickens.

28th November 2018 – 22nd April 2019

This exhibition investigates and reveals Dickens’s deep and influential interest in medicine, chemistry, geology, the energy of the Earth and the ability of science to drive change, cure disease, clean the city, clear the atmosphere and inspire the imagination.

24th May - 11th November 2018

This exhibition of new and recent work by artist Louise Weir, takes visitors on an investigative journey of memory, identity and loss informed by Charles Dickens’s classic novel, Great Expectations.

13th March - 29th April 2018

This exhibition explores a largely unknown and under-rated body of Dickens’s work that speaks plainly to social justice with energy and relevance.

9th May – 5th November 2017

This exhibition aimed to debunk a series of myths surrounding the life of Catherine Dickens.

3rd May – 20th November 2016

 Exhibition in conjunction with the BBC television series Dickensian in partnership with Red Planet Pictures!

19th January – 17th April 2016

Special exhibition exploring the themes of perhaps Dickens’s most enduring piece of work.

1st December 2015 – 6th January 2016