News & Events

A flavour of the exhibitions, talks and open days the museum puts on through the year. For this year's exact dates, check our Facebook or Instagram — for everything since 2013, see the News Archive.

The Charles Dawson Brown Museum today, viewed from St Bridget's churchyard
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wirral History & Heritage Fair

A recurring fixture on the local history calendar — look out for the museum's stall alongside other Wirral heritage groups.

Wirral History and Heritage Fair poster, 2023 Wirral History and Heritage Fair poster, 2024

West Kirby Remembers

An annual exhibition marking Remembrance, drawing on the museum's collection of wartime local history.

West Kirby Remembers exhibition poster

See the News Archive for a fuller record of exhibitions, talks and open days since the museum reopened in 2013.

Plan ahead

Bringing a group, or tracing local history?

Group visits

Bring a group to the museum

Clubs, schools, historical societies and social groups are welcome by arrangement — £2 per head, up to 20 people, with two weeks' notice.

Book a group visit

Research Group

Researching West Kirby's past?

Our Research Group holds decades of local material — including records of who lived and worked in individual houses and shops across the village. Genuine enquiries are welcome.

Contact the Research Group