To mark the anniversary of a Kindertransport reaching Lowestoft in 1938 we are pleased to offer another chance to view the critically acclaimed A Thousand Kisses Exhibition telling the story of the Kindertransport through the experiences of eight children.
Between December 1938 and May 1940, almost 10,000 unaccompanied mostly Jewish children were brought to Britain from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland in what became known as the Kindertransport.
Developed as part of the Harwich Haven Surrender & Sanctuary project, the exhibition draws on the Weiner Library collections to tell the story of the Kindertransport through the experiences of eight children and the loved ones they left behind.
It is a story of persecution, migration, of refugees who were made welcome and those who were turned away. Lowestoft railway station welcomed a Kindertransport to the town in December 1938 with over 500 children escaping Nazi persecution in Vienna.
Hosted by the Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnership and the Lowestoft Central Project, this free exhibition, staged as part of the National Railway 200 Anniversary, returns to the Parcels Office at Lowestoft station from 1pm on Friday 12 December 2025 and runs through on selected dates until December 20 before returning to the station between Tuesday 27 and Saturday 31 January 2026.
A THOUSAND KISSES EXHIBITION – PARCELS OFFICE PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACE, LOWESTOFT RAILWAY STATION – Denmark Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
Exhibition opening times:
Friday 12th Dec 2025 1pm – 3pm, Saturday 13th December 2025 10.30am – 3pm,
Monday 15th December 2025 10.30am -3pm, Wednesday 17th, Friday 19th & Saturday 20th December 2025 10.30am – 3pm
Tuesday 27th January 2025 1pm -3pm, Wednesday 28th, Friday 30th & Saturday 31st January 2026 10.30am – 3pm
ADMISSION FREE