Custom House, Our House: Touring Exhibition at Forest Gate Library

Custom House, Our House: Touring Exhibition at Forest Gate Library

By Royal College of Art

Check out our touring exhibition at Forest Gate Library showcasing oral histories from Custom House, published in our new book!

Date and time

Location

Forest Gate Library

Woodgrange Road London E7 0QH United Kingdom

Good to know

Highlights

  • 2 hours
  • In person

About this event

Custom House, Our House is a community oral history and photography project with people impacted by regeneration and/or participating in community-led regeneration in Custom House.

Public View:

Saturday 27 September, 3–5pm

Oral histories by people of Custom House

Photographs by Chris Dorley-Brown and Inés Yearwood-Sanchez

  • Listen to oral history interview excerpts
  • Hear from people involved in the project
  • Free VR heritage workshop with artist Mado Kelleyan (family friendly, drop-in)
  • Refreshments provided, everyone welcome!

Custom House, Our House book available, all sales support Custom House Bookshop’s community engagement activities

Please book a ticket, so we have an idea of numbers for catering

Forest Gate Library

Woodgrange Road, London E7 0QH

Exhibition: 2 – 28 September

Open: Monday–Saturday, 9am–8pm

Custom House, Our House touring exhibition 2025:

  • Custom House Library, 10 June – 5 July; Public View (launch event): Saturday 14 June, 2–6pm
  • Canning Town Library, 8 July – 3 August; Public View: Friday 11 July, 5:30-7:30pm
  • Beckton Globe Library, 5 – 31 August; Public View: Wednesday 6 August, 5:30-7:30pm
  • Forest Gate Library, 2 – 28 September; Public View: Saturday 27 September, 3-5pm
  • Stratford Library, 1 – 31 October; Public View (closing event): Saturday 25 October, 2–6pm

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Free
Sep 27 · 3:00 PM GMT+1