Museum of Enfield

About the museum

The Museum of Enfield looks after a collection of about 20,000 objects that tell the story of the places, people and businesses of the London Borough of Enfield. It is an Accredited Museum, which means that it meets nationally agreed standards for museums.

Highlights of the collection are shown in the museum's permanent gallery in the Dugdale Arts Centre in Enfield Town, and in two exhibitions each year. The gallery is organised by theme: nature, home, production, people, and mammoths and Roman coffins. Notable objects include mammoth bones found at Tatem Park, a Roman lead coffin, a 16th-century mural from Broomfield House, and household items and industrial products from the 20th century such as Belling appliances and valves. Information about the displays is also available through QR codes next to each display and as a printed sheet at the museum entrance.

The museum also reaches people beyond its gallery. Small displays are shown in local libraries and at Forty Hall, an outdoor exhibition tours parks and high streets, and the museum takes part in heritage projects across the borough such as Untold Edmonton. A school loan pack scheme provides handling objects and lesson plans, and the collection has been available online since October 2025.

Highlights

• Mammoth bones from Tatem Park
• Roman lead coffin
• 16th-century mural from Broomfield House
• Belling appliances and industrial valves from 20th-century Enfield
• Touring outdoor exhibition in parks and high streets

Permanent exhibition

• Permanent gallery of the Museum of Enfield – The gallery presents objects from the collection under five themes: nature, home, production, people, and mammoths and Roman coffins.

Operated by

London Borough of Enfield

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

The museum is free to visit. Performances at the arts centre are ticketed separately.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The arts centre has full wheelchair access throughout, including toilets for visitors with disabilities. Guide dogs are welcome in the auditorium. Assisted-hearing necklaces that work with hearing aids on the T setting are available from reception for performances. Companions may attend performances free of charge, subject to the promoter's concession rates. Baby changing facilities are available.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

Baby changing facilities are available in the arts centre. The museum runs a school loan pack scheme.

Getting there & parking

The centre stands at the junction of Genotin Road, London Road and Cecil Road. Cycling and walking are encouraged, and there are bike racks at the front entrance.

Amenities & dining

• Café

The cafe is open whenever the Dugdale Arts Centre is open and serves salads, toasties and coffee. Laptop use is welcome, subject to space, and a soft seating area is available for reading or relaxing.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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