The Friends of Cromer Museum

The project "Alfred Savin and the Fossil Collectors of Cromer" is being undertaken by the Friends of Cromer Museum in collaboration with the Norfolk Museums Service, who manage Cromer Museum. The project is made possible through a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We'd love you to support the Friends - you can download a membership form here.

Friends of Cromer Museum Application Form

Friends stand at the Crab and Lobster Festival, May 2024Cromer Museum was opened in 1978, so is coming up to its 50th birthday in 2028. It is operated by the Norfolk Museums Service, with premises provided by North Norfolk District Council. Its first major picture collection was that of local historian Cyril Crawford Holden and many more images and artefacts have been added since then. Its curators have gathered information over the years from memories and from research, to record the story of the town and district.

There is always a need to provide extra funding for special occasions and special accessions, and that is where the Friends of the Museum can help – and you can help by being a Friend. Amongst the major contributions have been two donations of £2,000 each, which triggered a national grant to bring the Olive Edis photographic collection to the Museum. Last year the Artspace project to put pictures around the town was supported by the Friends. This year it is a contribution of £4,000 from the Friends own funds that has triggered the current grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for 'Alfred Savin and the Fossil Collectors of Cromer'.

Friends Magic Lantern Talk, October 2023.Your membership entitles you to free entry to the Museum. Family membership taken out by parents or grandparents means that you'll have 'paid' for your membership with your first visit and you'll then be able to bring the children to all other Museum events at no extra cost.

Friends visit to Templewood, May 2024.There's a 10% discount in the Museum shop on production of your membership card and this applies to all Norfolk Museums Service museums. The Friends themselves arrange talks, visits and fund-raising events – all good fun, as well as generating funds. Cromer Museum shop is a great place for local gifts and books, even on occasions when you're not visiting the Museum itself.

The Friends run a talks programme throughout the months September-April and provide a variety of other events throughout the summer. Keep an eye on the list on the right of our home page for what is coming up. Another great source of details is the Cromer Museum Facebook page a place to regularly find photographs from the extensive Museum collection and to join in lively debate, whether it is history or simply nostalgia.

Do join us in our support of our splendid Cromer Museum, make the most of all its opportunities.