Museum of the Home

Museum of the Home A person, a place or just a feeling – what does home mean to you? Open to all, free to visit.
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22/01/2025

Welcome to the Innovo Room of the Future🦤 Designed by Interaction Research Studio (IRS), Northumbria University, the Converted Flat in 2049 imagines Hackney homes amidst future societal challenges such as climate change, social inequality, and technological advances🍄‍🟫

Find out more about the Rooms Through Time at museumofthehome.org.uk

19/01/2025

As we settle into the new year, we’re reflecting on who we are and why we exist. Exploring the notion of home and the changing ways we live together are as important as ever.

Home is universally relevant yet deeply personal. Thanks to the contributions of our collaborators, community, partners, and visitors who have shared their personal experiences with us, we are growing in new ways. A heartfelt thank you to each of you.

We are a space uniquely placed to explore the changes to homes and home life that will be necessary for us, as a society, to face the future. We hope you join us as we expand our understanding of how we live today and imagine how we can live better together.

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This year, we've launched new creative workshops for schools! Our brand-new facilitated workshops invite school and coll...
18/01/2025

This year, we've launched new creative workshops for schools!

Our brand-new facilitated workshops invite school and college students to explore the concept of home in bold and meaningful ways. Through hands-on activities and thought-provoking discussions, young people will explore themes like migration and identity, gender and activism, and sustainability and the lifecycle of everyday objects

👉 Explore our offer at museumofthehome.org.uk/visit-us/school-visits

Interested in getting involved with our new schools offer? Applications are open to volunteer in workshops, supporting Facilitators to deliver sessions. Closing date: Thursday 23 January 2025 📌

👉 Find out more and apply at volunteer.museumofthehome.org.uk/schools-regular-role

15/01/2025

Step inside A Terraced House in 2024 🌿 Curator Lara takes us through the journey of building this British Vietnamese home, highlighting the responsibility of curators and institutions to communities and working collaboratively.

Co-curated with Anna Nguyen. Generously funded in part by the Lien Viet fund by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association ().

Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities to learn more about our Rooms Through Time:
📅 Housewarming: A British Vietnamese Home | Thursday 30 January, 6pm-9pm
📅 Lunar New Year Family Day | Tuesday 18 February, 10.30am–3.30pm
📅 Tết display | Tuesday 14 January - Sunday 23 February

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Discover the British Vietnamese home redressed for Tết where the Nguyễn family is cleaning the house, preparing the shri...
12/01/2025

Discover the British Vietnamese home redressed for Tết where the Nguyễn family is cleaning the house, preparing the shrine and redecorating after Christmas 🧧

Immerse yourself in the kitchen, living room and herb garden as you learn about customs to bring prosperity and good fortune at Lunar New Year. The money tree is decorated with red paper lanterns while the ancestral shrine is cleaned and prepared with offerings of fruits and food. The children will wear their best outfits and recite their new year wishes in exchange for 'li xi', red envelopes with money...

📅 On view in the Rooms Through Time exclusively from 14 January - 23 February 2025

Visit during our Housewarming late and Lunar New Year Family Day! Go to our website for details 🔗

📷 Jaron James / Museum of the Home

This room has been curated in collaboration with community authors drawing on lived experience to bring the galleries to life during the festive season

Tickets selling fast for our next Late! 🎟️🎟️🎟️ Deep dive into this month's room in focus: a British Vietnamese home dres...
11/01/2025

Tickets selling fast for our next Late! 🎟️🎟️🎟️

Deep dive into this month's room in focus: a British Vietnamese home dressed specially for Tết. Coinciding with Lunar New Year, pop in for a night of creativity, celebration and learning while supporting our ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) partners to celebrate the occasion🐍

👉 Swipe to find out what's on, including:

— film premiere and screening of Roast Pork, a fashion film documentary by Andy Hoang & Macy Trieu-Dingle celebrating South-East Asian culture and tradition in London
— spring roll-making workshop with Vietcentric, the grassroots organisation preserving and dispersing Vietnamese culture to the community through cuisine, art, and people
— mahjong for all levels with ESEA-led Four Winds Mahjong Club
— supporting local brands in our shop, including our neighbours and a pop-up from upcycle bookbinder/community artist Kamipaper
— music all night curated by Cường Minh Bá Phạm, aka Phambinho

🔗Find out more at museumofthehome.org.uk

We're hiring a Senior Events Manager 📢📌 Senior Events Manager [applications close Wednesday 22 January 2025]We are looki...
10/01/2025

We're hiring a Senior Events Manager 📢

📌 Senior Events Manager [applications close Wednesday 22 January 2025]

We are looking for someone to manage, coordinate and support the work of the Events Team, delivering commercial and income-generating events at the museum including private and corporate hires, commercial partnerships and development events to support the Museum’s fundraising work.

Find out more and apply before the deadline 👉 museumofthehome.org.uk/what-we-do/work-with-us/

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you would like to request an alternative application format, please get in touch with [email protected]

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a day full of creative, play-based activities for the whole family 🐍Activities will...
10/01/2025

Celebrate the Year of the Snake with a day full of creative, play-based activities for the whole family 🐍

Activities will include musical storytelling with Tony Tang and a ssssnake play workshop where children can experiment with fabric, paper, shadows, and sound to embody their version of a snake.

Plus, our Mini Playhouse will be open inviting everyone to make their own temporary homes using sensory materials, colours and textures!

📅 Tuesday 18 February, 10.30am to 3.30pm | Free, drop-in
📍Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road E2 8EA

Find out more on our website (bit.ly/lnyfamilyday_2025)

Kick off your year with these events at  ! Swipe to see 👉12.1 | Last day to see Winter Past exhibition14.1 - 23.2 | Tết ...
08/01/2025

Kick off your year with these events at ! Swipe to see 👉

12.1 | Last day to see Winter Past exhibition

14.1 - 23.2 | Tết in A Terraced House in 2024
—Explore the Nguyễn family home redressed for Vietnamese Lunar New Year as they prepare for ceremonies, festivities and dining together. An Tết!

30.1 | Housewarming: A British Vietnamese Home
—A museum late celebrating the first room of its kind at the Museum, co-curated with the community. Come for music, drinks, tours, mahjong, workshops and more!

6.2 | Home Truths: Behind the Scenes Round Table

18.2 | Lunar New Year Family Day (drop-in, no booking required)

🎟️ Save the dates and get tickets while they last at museumofthehome.org.uk
📍 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA

Final week to see   🌟🎟️ Come in from the cold for our seasonal free exhibition, no booking is required!This is your last...
08/01/2025

Final week to see 🌟

🎟️ Come in from the cold for our seasonal free exhibition, no booking is required!

This is your last chance to see the Rooms Through Time dressed up for winter across the ages. From decorations and food to the ways people kept warm and gathered with loved ones, discover how the festive season has been celebrated across homes and communities in East London.

📅 Last day to visit: Sunday 12 January 2025
📍 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA

〰️Still Living 〰️ An exclusive photography series by Kenneth Lam x Museum of the HomeWe're honoured to be displaying thi...
06/01/2025

〰️Still Living 〰️ An exclusive photography series by Kenneth Lam x Museum of the Home

We're honoured to be displaying this new collection photographed by Kenneth Lam which reimagines our newest gallery Rooms Through Time: 1878-2049 through his unique lens of home.

Inspired by the objects in each period room, Lam blends personal histories and social commentary in these still-life images, producing a series of seven evocative vignettes. Can you identify which eras inspired each image?

📅 On view at the Museum from Tuesday 28 January. Original prints will be available to purchase. Postcards now on sale in the Museum Shop.

For more information and enquiries, visit our website (bit.ly/stillliving)

Ever wondered how exhibitions come to life? Join us for an exclusive round table discussion with our Museum curators and...
03/01/2025

Ever wondered how exhibitions come to life?

Join us for an exclusive round table discussion with our Museum curators and producers alongside leading scholars and artists, as we dive behind the scenes into the development of our newest gallery, Rooms Through Time: 1878-2049.

The team will share memorable moments and insights into the art of producing, highlighting the realities of working with communities, engaging with challenging histories, and the opportunities that come with collaborative work.

Home Truths: Behind the Scenes Round Table
📅 Thursday 6 February, 6.30pm-9pm
📍Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road E2 8EA

Get tickets for £10 (£7 for concession) 🔗 bit.ly/btsroundtable_hometruths

Celebrate Lunar New Year with us at the first Museum Late of 2025! 🧧Immerse yourself in the stories and seasonal customs...
02/01/2025

Celebrate Lunar New Year with us at the first Museum Late of 2025! 🧧

Immerse yourself in the stories and seasonal customs inspiring the first British Vietnamese home at the museum. A Terraced House in 2024 will be specially dressed for Tết / Vietnamese Lunar New Year—join us and support our ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) partners to celebrate the occasion🐍

The evening will include:
🎵 Late-night gallery access, drinks and music
🎨 Spring roll-making workshop from Vietcentric Cooking Class
📽️ Short film screenings of community film Home Grown, and the premiere of Roast Pork by Andy Hoang
👁️ Exclusive tours of our newest Rooms Through Time, spanning 1878 to 2049, with the curators.

More details to be announced!

Thursday 30 January, 6pm-9pm | Museum of the Home, E2 8EA
🎟️ Book now at bit.ly/housewarming_tet

Photo: A Terraced House in 2024, by Kenneth Lam

A big THANK YOU to our visitors, supporters, ambassadors, co-curators and partners this year. In early 2024 we closed, r...
01/01/2025

A big THANK YOU to our visitors, supporters, ambassadors, co-curators and partners this year.

In early 2024 we closed, refurbished and reopened half of our galleries to bring our vision to life. Our museum explores the ways we have lived, the ways we make home, and the many meanings of home to communities and individuals through time.

We are now 'home' to seven new period rooms. But this was not the only highlight of the year. From sharing your own memories of home with us to spotting the details that bring each of the carefully curated rooms to life, we have been wonderfully overwhelmed by your feedback. Swipe to read a selection👉

Our galleries have been collaboratively created and curated with the communities they represent. That these stories have resonated with you is a testament to their work with our team. Your continued curiosity about home and living better together, your donations, and your support for our community engagement programming has been the greatest encouragement to us all.

We can’t wait to welcome you back for more next year. We have lots in store.

- Museum of the Home

📷 Primrose Films / Jaron James / Hayley Madden

30/12/2024

This year we asked our staff about their favourite rooms in Winter Past. Have you visited our annual festive displays? Which is your favourite era? Tell us in the comments! 🌎🎄

28/12/2024

This year we asked our staff about their favourite rooms in Winter Past. Have you visited our annual festive displays? Which is your favourite era? Tell us in the comments! 🪩️‍🌈🚽

26/12/2024

This year we asked our staff about their favourite rooms in Winter Past. Have you visited our annual festive displays? Which is your favourite era? Tell us in the comments! 🕎🍊

23/12/2024

This year we asked our staff about their favourite rooms in Winter Past. Have you visited our annual festive displays? Which is your favourite era? Tell us in the comments! ♻️🎄

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