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Ditchling Museum tells the story of a remarkable village and its community of 20th century artists and craftsmen.

The founders of the museum were two sisters, Joanna and Hilary Bourne who started life in India and arrived in Ditchling as young girls before the First World War.

They spent their childhood exploring the Downs and growing up in the creative atmosphere of the village with its artists and craftsmen including Eric Gill and Edward Johnston. The museum has a unique collection of work by these and othe artists who came to Ditchling to live and work.

The education programme at Ditchling Museum has been designed to enhance visitor enjoyment and understanding of the museum’s collection. Through a range of courses, workshops, lectures and practical museum activities we hope to make the collection more accessible to all and to encourage life long learning.

Our schools programme offers a range of services such as loans boxes, independent or structured visits, object handling boxes and an outreach service. We are able to tailor visits to suit all groups and they can either be led independently or by an artist educator.

The museum’s collection can help support a range of cross curricula subjects and encourages hands on learning, analysing and exploring. We can help support a range of national curriculum subjects and topics including art and design, citizenship and history.

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