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Open 10am to 5pm, every Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays). Entry is free. No booking is required to visit.

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Featured exhibitions and events

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Events Workshop

Uncovering Vietnamese Archives: Library of Ancestral Knowledge

The Library of Ancestral Knowledge is a growing resource, dedicated to exploring and preserving the stories and heritage of our local ESEA community.

October 2025 to March 2026

 

Uncovering Vietnamese Archives: Library of Ancestral Knowledge
Exhibitions

Nature KwenTour: Exploring Island-Urban Dialogues from Siargao to London

A cross-cultural island-urban showcase of collective works from across Green Lions and Lokal Lab’s Nature KwenTour programme.

Friday 7 November (Opening Event from 5pm only) Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 November (Drop-in)

Free

Nature KwenTour: Exploring Island-Urban Dialogues from Siargao to London
Events Tours guided

East End Homes: A Walking Tour

An immersive and educational walking tour in East London exploring housing landscapes surrounding Museum of the Home.

Multiple dates

£15

East End Homes: A Walking Tour
Collections Tours guided

Almshouse 14 by candlelight

Explore new festive installations in our restored Almshouse by candlelight in this special seasonal tour based on the imagined lives of residents…

Various, November - December 2025

£16 (£14 concession)

Almshouse 14 by candlelight

“I've done all the tourist stuff in London this past week and this was by far the best. Incredible exhibit and including modern and historical people - so good!”

Lydia, Visitor, 2025

“One of the best museums I have visited in London – not that well known, and it should be. Fabulous presentation of historic interiors you will struggle to see outside a stately home. Well worth a visit. Unforgettable experience if you are in town.”

Visitor, 2024

“Very impressed with the set up of all the various homes. Brought back fondest childhood memories. Thank you. ”

First time visitor, 2025

“Well preserved, fascinating, welcoming, moving, informative and overall excellent!”

Visitor, 2025

“LOVE this museum. Honestly one of the best days out in London I’ve had in a while. ”

Visitor, 2024

“Absolutely loved this museum! Loved the cosy rooms and gardens.”

Visitor, 2025

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Updates Statement

Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community

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Museum of the Home Statement of Support for the Transgender Community
A framed painting hangs on floral-patterned wallpaper depicting a South Asian ayah—modelled by Jamaican-born Fanny Eaton—in an orange drape and white skirt, reading from a book to two white children, a toddler on her lap and an older girl leaning on the table.
Updates Press release

Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’

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Museum of the Home and Tate jointly acquire Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’
A dimly lit still‐life setting evoking a 19th-century parlour: in the foreground, an ornate wooden chair upholstered in dark damask holds a folded white fabric over its back. Beside it, a small square table displays a crystal pedestal bowl, a spotted ceramic dog figurine, and a cluster of deep red grapes. In the back is another table draped in moss green fabric with a pink vase. To the right, a richly patterned hangs against the shadowed wall.
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Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living

Hong Kong & London-based photographer Kenneth Lam has created a series of seven exclusive photographs based on Museum of the Home’s historical…

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Museum of the Home commissions artist Kenneth Lam in new photography series Still Living
A richly patterned red, black, and floral carpet with a stitched square textile laid at the centre, bordered in red, yellow, and orange. Five colourful check-patterned balls sit atop the textile. Scattered around the edges are old-fashioned toys, paper cards, and a small illustrated box, suggesting a Victorian-era play setting. The scene is lit with dim but warm light, with shadows cast diagonally across the composition.

Call for Expressions of Interest: AHRC CDP Awards

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Call for Expressions of Interest: AHRC CDP Awards
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