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Brent Museum and Archives
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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:
Monday-
10:30am-8pm
Tuesday
: 10:30am to 8pm
Wednesday
: 10:30am to 8pm
Thursday
: 10:30am to 8pm
Friday:
10:30am to 8pm
Saturday:
10:30am to 5pm
Sunday
: 12pm to 5pm
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) (Closed from 12noon to 1pm for lunch)
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
Email:
museum.archives@brent.gov.uk