Exhibitions

This exhibition presents a global picture of Dickens, exploring the impact of his travels on his life and his writing, and examining how Dickens has gone on to shape the lives of people around the globe.

14th May - 3rd November 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 the inspiration behind Dickens’s novella, A Christmas Carol, one of his best known and best loved works. 

29th November 2017– 25th February 2018

A special display of original illustrations by John Kenney for the 1965 Ladybird life of Dickens

30th November 2016 - 23rd April 2017

 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

On the Friday 22nd August 2014, the museum opened its first community-led exhibition, entitled What Shall We have For Dinner’.

August - November 2014