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Pollock's Toy Museum, unit 49 Whitgift Centre, CR0 1UQ
A box of building bricks or connecting rods has given pleasure to generations of children, and tested the ingenuity of designers and makers. See an exhibition of childhood favourites and historical rarities- and try some of them of them out. Talks with architectural historian Alan Powers on both days, and giant constructions with architect Ambrose Gillick on Sunday. Suitable for all.
West Croydon, East Croydon
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Central Croydon served by Trains, overground buses and trams
Circulation space for one wheelchair at a time around museum cases and displays.
Small museum with a shop selling Pollocks Toy Theatres and Traditional Toys. Victorian penny music box. Moderate light levels.
11:00–17:00
Exhibition of 150 years of childrens' building toys, with talk at 12 am and 2pm. Includes a hands-on building challenge with vintage bricks
11:00–17:00
Exhibition of 150 years of childrens' building construction toys, with talks, a hands-on building challenge and Sunday bookable workshop.
Workshop
11:00–12:30
Building giant constructions with his Mapl system of lightwight components. 2 children per adult ticketholders
How to book
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Workshop
14:00–15:30
Building giant constructions with his Mapl system of lightwight components 2 children per adult ticketholders
How to book
Please create a free visitor account to book your festival tickets.
A box of building bricks or connecting rods has given pleasure to generations of children, and tested the ingenuity of designers and makers. See an exhibition of architectural construction toys, with familiar childhood favourites and historical rarities.; and try your hand at vintage construction work on our miniature building site. Additionally on Sunday two workshops creating giant light weight structures with community architect Ambrose Gillick's ingenious and fun Mapl system.
All family friendly events, with Pollock's staff on hand to chat informally between talks given at 12 am and 2pm by Dr Alan Powers, architectural historian, and chairman of Pollocks Toy Museum Trust.
The museum is tucked away at the far end of Trinity Court- a smaller concourse off Trinity Square in the Whitgift Shopping Centre-Look out for Waterstones bookshop and continue down. Alternatively access from the entrance in Wellesley Road. Pollocks is at the bottom of the first escalator down.
