Custom House, Our House touring exhibition and book launch

📚 Custom House, Our House: Touring Exhibition & Book Launch

🗓️ Public View at Forest Gate Library:

Saturday 27 September, 3–5pm

Join us for an afternoon of community stories. Oral histories by people of Custom House. Photographs by Chris Dorley-Brown and Inés Yearwood-Sanchez.

✨ Hear excerpts from oral history interviews and people involved in the project

🎨 Drop in for a free family-friendly VR workshop with artist Mado Kelleyan

📖 Grab a copy of the book — proceeds support community engagement activities at Custom House Bookshop

☕ Refreshments provided — all welcome!

🚌 Part of our 2025 touring exhibition at:

📌 Custom House Library (10 Jun–5 Jul)

📌 Beckton Globe Library (5–31 Aug)

📌 Forest Gate Library (2–28 Sep)

📌 Stratford Library (1–31 Oct) Public View (closing event) on Saturday 25 October, 2–6pm, tickets here

Led by artists/designers Jessie Brennan, Joseph Pochodzaj and Céline Strolz at the Royal College of Art in collaboration with Custom House Bookshop, with partners Newham Heritage Service, Newham Libraries and Rosetta Arts.

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund (2024–2025).

Visit our project website for further info:

https://www.customhouseourhouse.co.uk/

Royal College of Art’s recent article:

https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/custom-house-our-house-a-communitys-fight-to-be-heard/